Major Grapes Flashcards
Abrostine
Tuscany
Red
Abrusco
Tuscany
Red
Aglianico
Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Abruzzo, Lazio, Molise
Taurasi DOCG, taburno DOCG, del Vulture DOC
Cilento, Sannino, Gallucio Doc’s
Style: firm, great structure, high tannin, high acidity
Albana
Emilia Romagna
Around the town Ravenna
Albana di Romagna DOCG first DOCG white
Full body, tannic, pear
Dry and sweet Passito
Albarola
Liguria, Toscany
Doc golfo del tigullio
High acidity fresh citrus almond
Aleatico
Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Sicily, Umbria
DOCG Aleatico Passito
Doc Elba
Dry to sweet
Strong aromas, bright acidity, very deep color
Ansonica
Tuscany, Sicily
Low acidity/ tannic
Arneis
Piedmont
Roero DOCG, langhe Doc
White flowers, white peach, apricot
Med bunch, early ripening
White soil with sand and chalk
Barbera
Piemonte (everywhere)
DOCG barbera d’asti
DOCG barbera del monferato superiore
Doc barbera d’Alba
High acid bright fruit low tannin
Bellone
Lazio
Bosco
Liguria
A blending partner to albarola and vermentino. Provides body and structure
Brachetto
Piemonte
DOCG Brachetto d’Acqui
DOCG ruche di castagnole monferrato
Aromatic light bodied sour red cherry raspberry
Still and sparkling
Cagnulari
Sardinia
Red
Blending partner with cannonao and pascale
Pale red berries tannic mid weight
Calabrese
Nero d’Avola
Sicily and puglia
Docg cerasuolo di vittoria with Frappato
Doc contea di sclafini
High acid, dark cherry spicy
Likes heat, mid ripener, med berries
Canaiolo Nero
Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, marche, Liguria
DOCG carmignano, DOC maremma Toscana great blending partner to sangiovese
Leaves downy underside, late ripener, thin skin, darker more stable anthocynins
Cannonau
Sardinia (Grenache)
Doc cannonau di sardegna
Sandy soils with granite. Not rich in coloring anthocynins
Young- Floral, fresh, herbs. Old- Creamy spicy
Biotypes: Gamay Perogino, Cai Rosso, Alicante
Carignago
Sardinia
Doc carignano del sulcis
Velvet, creamy, full bodied with clay soils
Carricante
Sicily
Etna Bianco DOC blended with cataratto
High acid, refined, lemon, orange blossom
Thick skin high acid low alcohol
Cataratto
Sicily Doc alcamo Doc contea sclafani Med/ full bodies Intense aroma nice acidity
Cesanese comune
Lazio
DOCG Cesanese del piglio
Ripe red cherries rose petals med tannins
Unstable color compact bunch
Chatus
Piemonte
Doc Colline saluzzesi
Blended with Nebbiolo, barbera, pelaverga
Light deep purple, high tannins, spicy, herbal
Crossed with Nebbiolo to make albarossa
Very stable anthocynins. Resistant easy to grow
Cilliegiolo
Tuscany Lazio Liguria puglia Umbria Great blending partner of Sangiovese Maremma doc most known Med large bunches
Cococciola
Puglia
Abruzzo- Chieti
Molise
Pale straw green vibrant acidity herbal
Related to bombino Bianco
Blended with trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Coda di volpe Bianca
Campania, Sicily, puglia
Doc sannio, Doc taburno coda di volpe
Blended with finao and greco
Often confused with caprettone
Cornalin
Valle d’Aosta
Doc Valle d’Aosta
Med garnet smoky + spicy, med acidity tannic
Med small berries
Cortese
Piemonte
DOCG Gavi
Rovereto best subzone
High acidity, mineral, white flowers, herbal nuances crisp
Thin skin, med large berries and bunch
Corvina
Veneto, Lombady
Doc valpolicella, Amarone, doc Bardolino superiore
Most important grape of Amarone
Med Long bunch, med berries, thick skin
Child of Refosco del peduncolo rosso
Croatina
Lombardy, Veneto, piedmont, Sardinia, ER DOC Oltrepo Pavese DOC Bonarda Dell Oltrep Pavese Softening agent for Amarone High and soft tannins deep color
Erbaluce
Piemonte white DOCG Erbaluce di Caluso Sandy gravel soil Still sparkling sweet Fresh, floral balanced apricot
Thick skins med large berries
Dolcetto
Piemonte
Dry low acidity med body
Dolcetto d’Alba, Dolcetto di Ovada, Dogliani DOCG, dolcetto di diano d’alba, dolcetto d’asti
Falanghina
Campania puglia Lazio
Costa d’almalfi bianco
Falanghina flegrea
Falanghina beneventana
Unripe peach golden apple
Fiano
Campania, Sicily Tuscany puglia
DOCG Fiano di Avellino
DOC sannio fiano
Doc Cilento Bianco
Blended with Greco, coda di volpe, trebbiano Toscana
Thick skin
Foraserta
Campania
Doc Ischia
Low acid low body herbal ripe apples
Frappato
Sicily
Blended with Nero d’avala in Cerasuolo di vittoria DOCG
Pale color low tannins lively acidity
Strawberry, violet, dried herbs
Fresia
Piedmont
Freisa d’asti DOC
Fizzy, perfumed, high acidity, tannic strawberries and cherries
Sandy soil
Fumin
Valle d’Aosta
Blending agent for body and color
Med bodied perfumes, spicy
Thin skin
Gaglioppo
Calabria, Campania, Marche
Ciro
Lamezia doc, savuto doc,
Red orange color unstable anthocynins
Moderate tannins
Relationship to Frappato Sangiovese and Mantonico
Garganega
Veneto
Soave
Bright white flowers
Sicily blends with inzolia and Chardonnay
Glera
Veneto friuli
Prosecco
Grechetto
Umbria, Lazio
Orvieto
Vernaccia group
Vernaccia di San gimignano Vernaccia Nera grossa Vernaccia riminese Vernaccia di oristano Vernaccia nera Vernaccia
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