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Major Grapes Flashcards

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Abrostine

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Tuscany

Red

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Abrusco

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Tuscany

Red

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Aglianico

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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

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Albana

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Emilia Romagna
Around the town Ravenna

Albana di Romagna DOCG first DOCG white

Full body, tannic, pear
Dry and sweet Passito

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Albarola

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Liguria, Toscany
Doc golfo del tigullio

High acidity fresh citrus almond

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Aleatico

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Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Sicily, Umbria

DOCG Aleatico Passito
Doc Elba

Dry to sweet
Strong aromas, bright acidity, very deep color

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Ansonica

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Tuscany, Sicily

Low acidity/ tannic

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Arneis

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Piedmont

Roero DOCG, langhe Doc

White flowers, white peach, apricot

Med bunch, early ripening

White soil with sand and chalk

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Barbera

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Piemonte (everywhere)

DOCG barbera d’asti
DOCG barbera del monferato superiore
Doc barbera d’Alba

High acid bright fruit low tannin

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Bellone

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Lazio

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Bosco

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Liguria

A blending partner to albarola and vermentino. Provides body and structure

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Brachetto

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Piemonte
DOCG Brachetto d’Acqui
DOCG ruche di castagnole monferrato

Aromatic light bodied sour red cherry raspberry

Still and sparkling

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Cagnulari

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Sardinia
Red
Blending partner with cannonao and pascale
Pale red berries tannic mid weight

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Calabrese

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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

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Canaiolo Nero

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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

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Cannonau

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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

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Carignago

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Sardinia

Doc carignano del sulcis

Velvet, creamy, full bodied with clay soils

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Carricante

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Sicily
Etna Bianco DOC blended with cataratto
High acid, refined, lemon, orange blossom

Thick skin high acid low alcohol

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Cataratto

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Sicily
Doc alcamo 
Doc contea sclafani
Med/ full bodies 
Intense aroma nice acidity
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Cesanese comune

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Lazio
DOCG Cesanese del piglio
Ripe red cherries rose petals med tannins
Unstable color compact bunch

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Chatus

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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

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Cilliegiolo

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Tuscany
Lazio Liguria puglia Umbria
Great blending partner of Sangiovese 
Maremma doc most known
Med large bunches
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Cococciola

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Puglia
Abruzzo- Chieti
Molise

Pale straw green vibrant acidity herbal
Related to bombino Bianco
Blended with trebbiano d’Abruzzo

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Coda di volpe Bianca

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Campania, Sicily, puglia

Doc sannio, Doc taburno coda di volpe
Blended with finao and greco
Often confused with caprettone

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Cornalin

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Valle d’Aosta
Doc Valle d’Aosta
Med garnet smoky + spicy, med acidity tannic
Med small berries

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Cortese

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Piemonte
DOCG Gavi
Rovereto best subzone
High acidity, mineral, white flowers, herbal nuances crisp

Thin skin, med large berries and bunch

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Corvina

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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

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Croatina

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Lombardy, 
Veneto, piedmont, Sardinia, ER
DOC Oltrepo Pavese 
DOC Bonarda Dell Oltrep Pavese
Softening agent for Amarone
High and soft tannins deep color
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Erbaluce

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Piemonte white
DOCG Erbaluce di Caluso
Sandy gravel soil
Still sparkling sweet
Fresh, floral balanced apricot

Thick skins med large berries

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Dolcetto

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Piemonte
Dry low acidity med body

Dolcetto d’Alba, Dolcetto di Ovada, Dogliani DOCG, dolcetto di diano d’alba, dolcetto d’asti

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Falanghina

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Campania puglia Lazio

Costa d’almalfi bianco

Falanghina flegrea
Falanghina beneventana

Unripe peach golden apple

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Fiano

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Campania, Sicily Tuscany puglia

DOCG Fiano di Avellino
DOC sannio fiano
Doc Cilento Bianco
Blended with Greco, coda di volpe, trebbiano Toscana

Thick skin

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Foraserta

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Campania
Doc Ischia

Low acid low body herbal ripe apples

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Frappato

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Sicily
Blended with Nero d’avala in Cerasuolo di vittoria DOCG
Pale color low tannins lively acidity
Strawberry, violet, dried herbs

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Fresia

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Piedmont
Freisa d’asti DOC
Fizzy, perfumed, high acidity, tannic strawberries and cherries

Sandy soil

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Fumin

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Valle d’Aosta
Blending agent for body and color
Med bodied perfumes, spicy

Thin skin

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Gaglioppo

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Calabria, Campania, Marche

Ciro
Lamezia doc, savuto doc,
Red orange color unstable anthocynins
Moderate tannins

Relationship to Frappato Sangiovese and Mantonico

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Garganega

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Veneto
Soave
Bright white flowers

Sicily blends with inzolia and Chardonnay

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Glera

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Veneto friuli

Prosecco

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Grechetto

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Umbria, Lazio

Orvieto

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Vernaccia group

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Vernaccia di San gimignano
Vernaccia Nera grossa
Vernaccia riminese 
Vernaccia di oristano
Vernaccia nera
Vernaccia

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