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Aglianico synonyms

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Anglianichello
Aglianico panarano

Aglianico di Napoli (not the same) toronto

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Aglianico biotypes

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Taurasi -more cylindrical bunch and smaller berries less vigourus
Tabourno- aka aglianico Amaro, less fertile than taurasi, ripens sooner
Del Vulture-most intense fruit aroma and flavour

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Aglianico

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Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Abruzzo Lazio Molise
One of Italy’s oldest varieties since Roman times
Does best in volcanic soils
Small/med pyrimidial usually winged compact bunches thick skinned
Dominates its terroir

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Aglianico DOCs (g)

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Del Vulture -g 100%
Taurasi -g up to 15% others
Tabourno-g up to 15%

Others:
Cilento
Sannio
Gallucio

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Aglianico blending partners

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Campania-piedrosso
Puglia-primitivo
Abruzzo/Molise-Montepuliciano

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Barbera

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Found nearly everywhere
One of 5 most planted in Italy
Believed to be from monferrato hills
Does not share close genetic ties with any other piedmont grapes
Caught in methanol scandal
Med to larg pyramidal bunches
Med oval berries dark blue and covered in bloom.
Almost 2*as much malvin as in Nebbiolo
Biotype Barbera grossa= bigger berries more tightly packed bunches
Vigourus drought resistant ripens late
Good yielder

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Barbera crossings

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Albarossa
Cornarea
Ervi
Incrocio terzi 1

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Barbera DOC(g)

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D’Asti (g)
Generally oldest vines in region
Del Monferrato superiore (g)
at least 85%
*Nizza is subzone within Monferrato must be 100% higher quality, stricter regs
Blended in DOCG Curtefranca (Lombardy)
D’Alba DOC- usually younger vines, bigger, richer

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Barbera in Lombardy

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Oltrepo pavese

Blend with croatina

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Corvina

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Veneto, Lombardy
A bird grape -little raven 
Most important in blend for valp 
Aka Covina Veronese 
Biotypes or unrelated:
   Corvina comune
   Corvina gentile
   Corvina rizza 
   Corvinone 
    Corbinella
   Corbina

Parent/offspring
Refosco del peduncolo rosso
Rondinella
Marzemino

Siblings
Oseleta
Rondinella
Dindarella

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Corvina characteristics

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Med, long bunch
Med berries with bloom
Thick skin
Vigourus large yield
Susceptible to drought, disease, sunburn
Pergola raining
Grapes naturally low sugar so takes well to air drying

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Corvina DOC(g)

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Doc valp 45-95%
DOC bardolino 35-80%

Blending partners rondinella, molinara

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Sagrantino

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Umbria
Very ancient
Possible name origin: sagra-feast, sacrestia-wine of the mass
Originally a sweet wine

Character:
Vigourus, med yield, needs sunlight and magnesium 
Susceptible to peronspora
Underside of leaf is hairy 
Best in clay soils 
Rich in polyphenols 
Best areas:
Montefalco: structured but refined
Bevagna: more floral 
Castel Ritaldi: softer 
Producer: caprai 
Italys most tannic wine
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Sagrantino DOC(g)

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(G) montefalco sagrantino
100%

DOC montefalco Rosso
10-15% blended with Sangiovese

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Gaglioppo

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Calabria, Campania, Marche 
Name= Greek= beautiful foot 
One of Italy's oldest varieties 
Aka: cirotana, maglioppo 
Distinct varieties: magliocco, magliocco dulce, magliocco canino, galioppo delle Marche, morellino pizzuto

Sibling of frappato
Crossing of Sangiovese and mantonico

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Gaglioppo biotypes:
G paesano
G napoletano-more vigor
G di Consenza -diff antho profile

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See above

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Gaglioppo characteristics

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Med/large compact bunch

Sensitive to disease and drought

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Ciro

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Most famous area for gaglioppo 
More than 80%
Villages:
Melissa 
Crucoli
Ciro marina
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Gaglioppo DOCs

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Bivongi: 30-50%
Lamezia: 25-35%
Savuto: max 45% (high quality 
Blending partner:
Magliocco 
CS-poor quality
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Gaglioppo wine

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Oxidizes easily
High peonin and cyanin (60%)
High acidity
Moderate tannins 
Herbal 
Red berries and citrus zest 
Mineral and underbrush.
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Nero dAvola

Calabrese

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Sicily Calabria 
Aka
Merla 
Ceresoulo di Vittoria 
GC Pechino

DOC Noto
Alcamo ragusa

Blender: frappato, internationals

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Negro Amaro in Puglia

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Doc copertino: min 70%
Blend with: Malvasia Nera, Montepuliciano, Sangiovese

Doc Lizzano : 60-80%

DOC salice Salento: most famous, min 75% blend with aleatico

DOC squinzano: min 70%
Blend with sussumaniello

DOC Leverano min 50%
Blend with Malvasia nera, Montepuliciano, Sangiovese

Grows mainly near Brisindi and Lecce

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Krimisa

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Ancient name for gaglioppo

Believed to be used as reward at Olympics

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Gaglioppo biotypes

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G paesano
G napoletano
G di Cosenza

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Grignolino

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Piedmont
Ancient 1200s
Once very popular with noblemen 
Med large compact bunch 
Med small berries
Thin skin
Intravarietal instability 
Numerous biotypes 
Numerous clones 
Susceptible to disease 
Very transparent to soil type 
Low yield
Native to monferrato hills
Aka: balestra
  Verbesino
  Arlandino
   Rossetto
   Barbesino 
Grignole=grimace from biting into high tannin and acid grape 
Has on average more pips than other cultivars 
Blending partners:
Freisa 
Barbera
Style:
Delicate aromas
Pale colour
High tannins 
High acidity
Floral
Red berries
Spices
Can be low alcohol 
Covers 1 % of piedmont vineyard surface 
Easily oxidized-low anthonyacins 
Hard to extract colour 
Needs sun to ripen and well ventilated sites
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Grignolino DOCs

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Doc grignolino d’asti
Min 90%

Doc grignolino del Monferrato casalese
Min 90% blended with freisa

Highest quality on right bank of Tanaro river

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Grignolino styles

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DAsti- perfumed

Monferrato casalese- heavier style

Piedmont range of styles

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Vermentino

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Sardinia, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, abruzzo, Lazio, Sicily 
Biotypes: 
Favorita-piedmont
Pigato-Liguria (spotted grapes) 
Vermentino di Alghero
Vermentino di gallura

Aka rollè (sfrance ) verlantin (antibe)
Tolerant of drought, marine winds, needs sun, sensitive to mildew

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Vermentino in Liguria

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In eastern half=vermentino
In western half =pigato 
6DOCs 
DOC Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato min 95%
Tend to have bigger berries 
Pigato is bigger fatter and creamier
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Vermentino in Sardinia

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12 % of grape plantings 
15 clones to choose from of Italian origin 
CAPVS is Sardinian origin 
Also 10 Corsican clones to choose from 
DOCG Verm di Gallura
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Aleatico

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Tuscany, Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Sicily, Umbria
Red
Lightly aromatic (think black muscat)
One of Italy’s most ancient grapes
Known in Tuscany in 17th cen
Lots of synonyms:
Aleatica, aleatica di Firenze, aleatichina, aleatico di Altamura, alitino di Beneventoare

Has parent offspring relation with moscato Bianco and close ties to Lacrima di morro d’Alba, Sangiovese and gaglioppo
Biotype: vernaccia rossa

Vigourus, good drought tolerance,
Bush vine training typical for older vyds
Sensitive to wet springs
Not many grapes on bunches -millerandage

6 clones from mainland and more in the islands
Almost always subjected to dehydration tech

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Aleatico GCs

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Islands of Elba and capraia

For biotype vernaccia di pergola is grifoleto

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Aleatico in Lazio

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Grown around lake Bolsena -sweet wines

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Aleatico wine

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High levels of citronellol and nerol
Deeply hued with high percentage of malvin
Have a spice note
Sweet wines are made passito on islands to avoid fall rains

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Rappu

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Highly alcoholic aparitiv wine made from aleatico grapes on Corsica

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Aleatico In Tuscany

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Docg aleatico passito

Doc Elba-max40%

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Aleatico in Lazio

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Doc aleatico di gradoli min 95%

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Aleatico in Puglia

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Doc salice Salento
Blended with Negro Amaro

Doc aleatico di Puglia min 85%

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Lagrein

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Alto Adige, trentino 
Monovarietal 
Doc Alto Adige lagrein 100%
Doc trentino lagrein 100%
Home around Bolzano 
Ancient variety 
Relationships with teroldego, PN, schiava gentile

Low fertility
Among Italy’s jiggers in anthcyanin content
Likes warmth and gravel calcareous
2 main biotypes-short and long bunch

Opaque colour
Harsh tannins
Full bodied
Long aging potential

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Mammolo

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Tuscany
Red
Fat bunch with big berries 
Takes name from viola mammola- very intense notes of violet 
Native to Tuscany 
Best viewed as group of grapes instead of one grape, several biotypes 
Has unstable anthonyacins 
Only 100 ha planted 
Duraguzza synonym of
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Mammolo in wine

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It is usually a blending partner
DOCs:
Chianti (all )
Carmignano 
Morellino di scansano 
Colli di luni 
Rosso and vino nobile di monte
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Molinara

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Veneto 
Blender in valp 
With: corvina 
           Corvinone 
           Rondinella 
Light colour and mouth feel
Decreasing in valp
But increasing in bardolino

Aka
Garda: rossanella
Rossara (distinct)
Valtapena: Brepon

Uva sala

Character:
High yield
Med bunch, med berries thick bloom
Sensitive to humidity and potassium deficiency
Resistant to most disease except grey rot

Biotypes: serego Alighieri (richer higher quality but sensitive to botrytis)

Wine style:
Light colour, red berry, citrus, herb and spice, high acidity probe to oxidation

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Fumin

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Valle dAosta
Blender for colour and body
High acidity and tannin, black pepper, red fruit, herbal
Air dried grapes in blend
Name derives from thick smoky bloom the grape has.
Thin skinned, resistant to cold, late budding/flowering good vigour and yield med small compact bunch, thick bloom. Hardy but prone to sunburn.
Can be green as fuck if not fully ripened
Considered very high quality (in 70s was almost abandoned)

Has parent offspring with Vuillermin
And relation with Petit rouge
No clones

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Viullermin

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Valle d'Aosta 
Red
Almost extinct at beginning of 20th cen 
Very high quality potential 
Parentage:
Fumin 
Relationship with: 
Rouge de pays 
Reze
Nosiola 
Resistant to sunburn 
Aromatic, powerful structure, spicy and floral
Just starting to be made mono 
First doc' edin 1890
DOC Valle dAosta vuillermin
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Vespolina

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Piedmont Lombardy
Progeny of Nebbiolo
Aka Ughetta or uvetta di canneto in Lombardy
Grapes have tendency to dehydrate on vine
Low productivity
High polyphenols dark and tannic so used as blender often with Nebbiolo croatina and uva rara to make Boca Gattinara, Ghemme and Lessona
Can have intense pepper note rich in rotundone

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Uva rara

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Piedmont, Lombardy
Wrongly called bombarda novarese and croatina
Name comes from sparse bunch, so immune to botrytis and good for air drying
Late ripener, vigourus

Found in Oltrepo pavese area
Best areas: rovescala, buttafuoco, casteggio
and NE piedmont : most famous is Ghemme
(Most often blends)

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Uva di Troia

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Puglia red
Often called Nero di Troia, but this is the wine
Came into popularity 2000s now made mono as well as adding freshness to blends with primativo, Montepuliciano Negro Amaro Aglianico
Found in castel del monte area
Rosso Barletta 70-100% castel del monte rosso with monte and Aglianico , rosso canosa 65%
2 biotypes
Barletta adds perfume
Canosa-larger looser bunches hard to find gives colour and structure

Slow ripener, hard tannins

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Tintore di tramonti

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Campania
A teinturier grape
Named after town on almafi coast, related to obscure Campanian grapes
Rare variety, most vines are ingrafted and over 100 yrs old
Accumulates sugars, high yield, rustic
Blended in DOC Costa d’almafi Rosso
High acidity, often slightly air dried

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Tintilia

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Molise
Aka tintiglia
Native to Molise, and important variety
Yields few grapes per bunch small berries, extra pips, does best with altitude 400msl
20th cen not popular, plantings in province of Campobasso
Cipressi brought grape back in 1995

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Terrano

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FVG
Red
Related to refosco del penduncolo rosso 
Aka refosco del Carso , Refosco d'Istria but not really a refosco 
Aka: cagnina, teran, 
Very dark colour, large berries, thick skin 
Found in Carso area 
2 areas 
Carso triestino
Carso goriziano 
Also grows in ER

DOC Carso Terrano -FVG
DOC Cagnina di Romagna-ER (off dry red wine )
Lambrusco Pjcol Ros wines are made with locally grown Terrano

Violet, black current, blackberry

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Teroldego

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Trentino, Tuscany Sicily 
Most important in trentino
The golden one from Tirolo "
Dating back to 1400s
Relationship with Syrah and possibly PN 
Parent of Lagrein
Med bunches and med berries, need to train high
2 small wings 
Sensitive to rot 
5 clones 
Only mono in trentino
Used for blends and experiments elsewhere 
GC= campo Rotaliano 
Very high anthonyacins malvin, perunin, delphin
Makes very good Novello wines
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Tazzelenghe

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FVG
Crisp clean high acid 
Name means cut the tongue 
Plantings on decline 
Grown mainly in Colli Orieantali del Friuli 
Buttrio, Manzano, Cividale

Med bunch, cone shaped
One clone
Only DOC is Colli Orientali del Friuli Tazzelenghe
Otherwise in blends

Violets, blackberry, underbrush, tar

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Susumaniello

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Puglia
Red
Very productive
Name means load the donkey 
Crossing of garganega and Uva sogra 
Aka: cucciguaniello, susipaniello, cozzomaniello and many more 
2 biotypes
Small berries with large pips
Grown mainly around Bari and brisindi 
Used for blends- adds colour tough tannins 
Used for rosato
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Schioppettino

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FVG
Was outlaw in 1976
Missed on official grape registry 
Rapuzzi fought to bring it back, with help of Nonino family. Brought back in 1977 
GCs prepotto & albana and Cialla
Aka pocalza , ribolla nera
Name comes from "crunchy berries"
Big bunches, large round berries
Not good yielder, suffers from lots
Can be green and is sensitive to site
Some producers air dry
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Sanforte

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Tuscany
Aka Sangiovese forte
More fertile than Sangiovese and earlier ripener
Can pile up sugar
Planted in Lamole region of chianti because of this
Found in IGT Costa Toscana wines
Like a bigger Sangiovese

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Ruche

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Piedmont
AromAtic red
Probably native to piedmont in the area of castagnole monferato
Was used as blender with Barbera and grignolino to add perfume
Early ripening fairly resistant
Produced around towns of castagnole Monferrato and scurzolengo
DOC ruche di castagnole Monferrato

Floral and spicy, red berry, can be confected

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Rossese

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Liguria
Small section in western Liguria
Number of different rosseses
Most famous is rossese di dolceacqua
Rossese di campochiesa is considered lesser quality and is distinct
Possibly a French variety
Dolce is harder to grow needs specific terroir

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Rondinella

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Veneto
Another bird grape: name refers to plumage of swallow
Easy to recognize, has small slightly curved bunches
Hardy, resistant
Prized for recioto production as resists rot and accumulates sugar
Dry wines neutral and herbal
Up to 30 % of blend in valp and bard

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Pignolo

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FVG 
Small compact bunch 
Almost extinct in 1950s 
Casalosa vineyard worker helped preserve, Zamo estate as well
3 biotypes
Sensitive to odium 
Not related to any other pigna grapes 
DOC Colli Orientali del Friuli pignolo 
Has a lot of polyphenols so a very tannic wine
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Piedrosso

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Campania, Puglia
One of the most ancient grapes
Red stalks
Aka palombina nera, per e Palummo, palummina, piede palombo
Lots of biotypes
Piedrosso beneventano , napoletano avellinese
2nd most planted red in Campania in tones of docs IGTs
Usually blended with Aglianico to soften
DOC Ischia
Campi Flegrei,
Lacrima christi
And more

Has poor anthonyacins content
So difficult to extract colour without bitterness , micro ox
Lower acidity, softer tannins, green note

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Pignoletto

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ER Umbria, Lazio, Marche 
White
Aka grechetto di Todi in Umbria 
Rebola in ER also ribolla 
Light lemony wines, floral, chamomile, anise, apple, high acid 
Has highly tannic skins 
Can be made sweet
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Pignoletto DOCs

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ER: colli Bolognesi
Colli Rimini
Colli Martani
Reno pignoletto

GC San pietro area

63
Q

Barbera crossings

A

Albarossa Barbera and chatus

Ervi croatina and Barbera

Incrocio terzi #1 Barbera and CF

64
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Cannonau

A 
Sardinia 
Biotypes:
Tuscany -Alicante
Umbria- gamay perugino 
Veneto -tocai (tai) rosso

Ancient variety 1300s
Low anthonyacins
Doesn’t do well with oak

Bitter almond
Herbal
Underbrush

65
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Cannonau in Sardinia

A 
Most planted in
Nuoro
Sassari
Cagliari
Oristano
DOC cannonau di Sardinia 
High quality subzones:
Jerzu
Oliena
Capo ferato

Fresh and faded floral

66
Q

Cannonau in Veneto

A

Tai Rosso
DOC barbarano
Tocai rosso Reserva -oak
Colli berici

67
Q

Cannonau in Umbria

A

Gamay perugiuno
DOC trasimeno gamay
DOC Colli del trasimeno

68
Q

Dolcetto

A 
Piedmont-uva ormeasco Liguria -ormeasco 
Sardinia 
Distinct but confused:
Charbono ,dolcetto di boca ,douce noire 
Plantings decreasing 
Difficult 
Numerous biotypes 
Dolcetto del peduncolo rosso-may be distinct
69
Q

Dolcetto in Piedmont

A 
11DOCs 
Alba-fullest
Asti-old vines, best quality
Ovada
Dogliani perfumed/powerful 
Diano d'Alba

Just labelled dogliani or diano without dolcetto is an oaked fuller version

70
Q

Dolcetto in Liguria

A

Herbal and saline
DOC riviera Ligure di Ponente ormeasco di Pornassio

Pornassio is the cru

71
Q

Montepuliciano

A 
Abruzzo, Marche, Puglia, Lazio, Tuscany, Molise, Umbria 
Ancient
Aka: torre dei passeri
Pips dont ripen!!
Climate is key...
Reductive

Biotype: violins-NE Lazio

72
Q

Montepuliciano in Abruzzo

A

DOC abruzzo: 80%
Range of styles

DOC controguerra: min70% with internationals

DOC torre tollesi : min90% with internationals

Val peligna:mountain viti- vibrant wines

Ceresoulo : best and deepest rose

DOCG m dAbruzzo colline teramane

73
Q

Montepuliciano in Marche

A

DOC conero: min 85%
With Sangiovese

DOC offida Rosso: min 85%

DOC Rosso conero: min 85%

DOC Rosso piceno: 35-85 with Sangiovese

74
Q

Montepuliciano in other areas

A

Blender in:
Molise: biferno rosso

Puglia: castel del monte

Lazio: castelli romani Rosso

75
Q

Nebbiolo

A 
Piedmont , v d'A, Lombardy 
Aka:
Spanna- piedmont NE
Chiavenesca- Lombardy
Prunent- piedmont NW
Picotener-v dA 
Biotypes:
Nebbiolo lampia is genesis 
N Bolla- poor quality not around 
Picotendro
Chiavenesca 
N michet-virus affected

Lampia is related to a lot of piedmont grapes- fresia vespolina, chassalas

Late ripener, fussy

Clone 71 is virus free and highly used

76
Q

Nebbiolo in Piedmont

A 
Docg Barolo 
Docg barbaresco 
Doc Roero Rosso
Doc n d'Alba
Doc gattinara 
Doc ghemme 
Doc boca
Doc lessona

Blend: uva rara and vespolina

77
Q

Nebbiolo V d’Aosta

A

Donnas
Mountain Barolo
Picotener

Carema - shared with piedmont- called picotener in both regions

78
Q

Nebbiolo in Lombardy

A

Valtellina
Chiavenesca
DOCG sfursat di Valtellina
DOCG Valtellina superiore

Valtellina subregions
Inferno, sassella valjella, maroggia, grumello

79
Q

Primativo

A 
Campania Puglia 
Related to Zinfandel and Croatia 
Early ripener = name 
Difficult in vyd 
Low malvin so unstable colour 
Biotypes:
Primativo di gioa del colle 
Primativo di manduria 
55/a best clone
Very transparent to terroir
80
Q

Primativo in puglia

A

DOC di manduria
Most famous 85%+

DOC gioia del colle rosso
Higher altitude 50-60%
Poor soils , cooler

DOCg primativo manduria
dolce naturale

81
Q

Primativo in Campania

A

DOC falerno del Massico primativo

85% blended with Aglianico and Piedrosso

82
Q

Nerello Mascalese

A

Calabria Sicily
Aka niureddu
Ancient
Natural crossing of Sangiovese and mantonico bianco

Sibling gaglioppo and carricante

Vigorous late ripener 
Med small light blue berries 
Small compact bunch
Many biotypes 
Unstable anthonyacins
83
Q

Nerello Mascalese in Sicily

A

Old vines pre phylloxera

Usually blended cappucio

DOC Etna rosso 60-80 with cappucio

DOC Faro 45-60% with cappucio, nocera, Nero d’Avola, gaglioppo , Sangiovese

84
Q

Sangiovese

A

Tuscany!! ER, Lazio, Marche, Puglia, Sicilia , Umbria

Very old variety, origins unclear
Best clone t-19 not officially allowed virus affected

2 main biotypes:
San piccolo
San grosso -Montalcino

85
Q

Sangiovese in Tuscany

A

6 DOCGs
Carmigano 50+% with Caniolo and internationals

Brunello

Chianti 70+

Chianti Classico 80+

Morellino di scansano 85+

Vino nobile 70+ (prugnolo )

Used to make vin santo Rosso -occhio di pernice

86
Q

Sangiovese in Veneto

A

Bardolino , valdadige , valpolicella

87
Q

Sangiovese in ER

A

Di Romagna

Darker and richer than Tuscan

88
Q

Sangiovese in Umbria

A

Montefalco Rosso

Blended with sagrantino

89
Q

Marche Sangiovese

A

Rosso piceno

Rosso conero

Conero DOCG

Blende with Montepuliciano

90
Q

Puglia Sangiovese

A

Gioia del colle

91
Q

Lazio Sangiovese

A

Velletri

92
Q

Chianti Classico blending partners

A

Malvasia nera and caniolo Nero

International varieties

93
Q

Frappato

A

Sicily
Aka surra , Nero capitano

Relationship with Sangiovese and gaglioppo

DOCG ceresoulo di vittoria

DOC eloro

94
Q

Croatina

A

Lombardy, ER, piedmont, veneto, Sardinia

Lombardy: called bonarda
DOC bonarda del oltrepo pavese 85+

DOC Oltrepo pavese 25-65

ER : bonarda
DOC colli piacentini Rosso 60+
Blended with PN and Barbera

DOC gutturnio :30-45 most famous

Softening agent in amarone
Deep colour soft tannins

95
Q

Cornalin

A

Valle dAosta
DOC v dA cornalin

Aka
Corniola
Swiss: rouge de pays , humagne rouge
Different biotypes : broblanc -the stalk is whitish gives a meatier wine

96
Q

Corvinone

A

Veneto, Lombardy
Mostly blender with Covina
Aka cruinon, corvinon

97
Q

Ciliegiolo

A 
Lazio, Liguria, Puglia, Umbria 
Aka brunellone , Sangiovese forte 
Many docs 
Liguria - colli di luni, golfo tiguillo 
Tuscany Montecarlo, colline lucchesi, maremma toscana

Umbria: rosso orvietano ciliegiolo

Takes well to carbonic

98
Q

Chatus

A

Piedmont
Aka Nebbiolo di dronero
Val di Susa
Canavese

Doc colline Saluzzesi

Blended with Barbera, Nebbiolo, pela verga

99
Q

Cesanese comune

A 
Lazio 
Aka bonvino Nero
Cesanese Rosso
Cesanese Nero
Nero ferrigno
Sanguinella

DOCG cesanese del piglio 90+
Comune or affile

DOC cesanese daffile 90+

DOC cesanese di olevano 85+
Both types

DOC cori 15+

100
Q

Cesanese d’affile

A

Lazio
Higher quality than affile
Likes altitude
Numerous clones

101
Q

Carignano

A

Sardinia

Aka: carignan (France)
Might be same as bovale grande

DOC carignano del Sulcis
Old vines 85+

DOC Sicilia as blender

102
Q

Caniolo Nero

A

Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, marche, Liguria

DOCG carmignano

DOC maremma Toscana

Aka merla

Used as blender in many doc(g)s

Important in vin nobile , chianti, carmignano

103
Q

Cagnulari

A

Sardinia

Aka cada reio, caldareddu cagiunari

DOC Alghero 100

Blender with cannonau and pascale

104
Q

Lacrima

A

Black grapes!

Marche, ER, Tuscany
Marche:
DOC Colli maceratesi max 50

DOC lacrima di moro d’Alba
Cru: around Senigallia

Also passito

105
Q

Brachetto

A

Piedmont
DOCG brachetto dAqui 97+

DOCG ruche castagnole Monferrato 10max

Around towns of Asti and Alessandra

106
Q

Bombino Nero

A

Puglia
Mainly blender w/negro Amaro
DOCG castel del monte bombino Nero 90+

GCs ruvo, corato

DOC castel del monte

Aka bombino , bonvino

107
Q

Monica

A 
Sardinia 
Red
Aka niedda mora, mora di Spagia 
Loosely packed bunches 
3rd most planted 
Blender in mandrolisai DOC :blend

Doc Monica di Sardegna all over island
Doc Monica di Cagliari :only from this area

108
Q

Prie

A

V dAosta
Aka agostegna , Blanc de valdigne

Fresh, herbal, high acid
Also sweet and spkling

Parent to mayolet

Crus: la dalle, morgex

109
Q

Petit rouge

A

V d Aosta
Ancient Oriou family
Large # of biotypes

DOC torrette also GC
70% +
Blended with fumin, mayolet, vuillermin

Mid weight and fruity

110
Q

Mayolet

A

V d Aosta
Compact bunch
Aromatic
Light /med bodied pepper

DOC Valle d’Aosta
Minority blender in torrette DOC

111
Q

Valle d’Aosta other grapes

A

Chard and PG

112
Q

FVG traditional (international)

A

Merlot, cab franc, Pinot bianco

113
Q

Ribolla Gialla

A

FVG
Aka: rebolla, ribuele, ribolla di roszzo
Raibola
Ancient, small bunches, thin light wine, white pepper, citrus sensitive to drought, needs mountains,
Ancient 1200s
2 clones

DOC collio ribolla
Crus: oslavia

DOC CODel F ribolla 85+
Cru: rosazzo

114
Q

Carricante

A 
Sicily, Etna 
95% of plantings on Etna 
Aka carricanti, necocera Bianca
Name means loading up
Thick skin, easily sunburn high yield 
Low alcohol, susceptible to disease very high acidity, malic 
2 biotypes, 2 clones

Lemony wines, high acid, green apple, stony

DOC Etna bianco min 60%
Blenders
Cattarato comune
Monella, coda del Volpe

DOC Etna bianco sup
80%+ and only on SE side of Etna

115
Q

Cataratta bianco comune

A

Sicily
Etna mainly
Aka carricanti

116
Q

Magliocco

A

Calabria
Aka mag dolce & mag tondo.
Grows mainly in Bivongi area

DOC
Donnici

Not same as mag canino

117
Q

Forestera

A

Campania
Almost exclusively on island of Ischia

DOC ischia forestera

DOC ischia bianco -blender

118
Q

Oseleta

A 
Veneto
Grown only in valp 
Dark colour and tannic 
Bosscaini family saved from extinction 
Bird grape 
Has extra pip- is resistant and so good in crappy vintages 
Small portion blender in valp
119
Q

Pela verga piccolo

A

Piedmont
Aka pelaverga di verduno grown in town of verduno near Barolo
Completely u related to pelaverga grosso

DOC verduno pelaverga
Red berry and herbal aromas light tannin good acidity

120
Q

Nerello cappucio

A

Sicily and Calabria
Easy to grow, darker colour and do adds colour to blending partner Mascalese

DOC Etna

DOC Faro

121
Q 
Nerello Mascalese 45-60%
Nerello cappucio 15-30%
Nocera 5-10%
Nero d'Avola 
Gaglioppo 
Sangiovese 
NE tip of Sicily
A

DOC Faro

122
Q

Marzemino

A 
Trentino & Lombardy 
Trentino
Mozart was a fan 
DOC isera marzemino sup
DOC Marzemino

GC site: ziresi

Lombardy:
DOC Garda

123
Q

Nebbiolo rose

A 
Piedmont , Lombardy
Not a biotype of Nebbiolo
Lighter coloured and perfumed 
Only clone is CN 111 
Good drought resistance so good in Valtellina

Piedmont :
DOCG Barolo
DOCG barbaresco

Lombardy
Rosso di Valtellina DOC
Valtellina superiore DOC
Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG

Vietti uses in lazarito bottling

124
Q

Friesa

A 
Piedmont 
Name means strawberry can be reductive
Related to Nebbiolo
DOC langhe 
DOC piedmont

Best site : Chieri
Dry, sparkling sometimes a little sugar left to tame tannins

125
Q

Bellone

A 
Lazio 
Small blender in frascati 
Found in castelli romani vyds 
IGT Cori is only mono available 
Could be made 100% in 
DOC Marino and Nettuno

Luscious texture and good acidity
Ripe notes, can be used for sparkling

126
Q

Bombino bianco

A 
Lazio, Puglia 
Aka ottonese 
In Puglia: 
DOC castel del Monte 
DOC San severo

Lazio
DOC frascati

Abruzzo
DOC Trebbiano dAbruzzo
Also planted in ER

Creamy and fresh, peach and anise good acidity

Not related to bombino Nero

127
Q

Manzoni crossings

A

Manzoni bianco :trentino veneto, FVG, Sicily
Best/popular 6.1.13
Riesling and attempted PB but probably Chard

Manzoni Moscato
Trentino
13.0.25
Raboso Paive * mascots d’abrosio

Manzoni rosso:
2.1.5 
Glera and supposed to be SB but really CF 
Manzoni rosa 
Veneto 1-50 trebbiano toscano, gewerzt
128
Q

Incrocio bruni 54

A

SB and Verdicchio

129
Q

Albana

A 
ER
Thick skinned
1st DOCG 
5 biotypes
Full bodied and tannic 
Passito

GC bertinoro

130
Q

Verdeca

A

Puglia and Campania

Vermouth

131
Q

Verdiso

A

Veneto, blender in prosecco

Also in a sweet wine torchiato di Fregona

132
Q

Arneis

A

Piedmont
Nearly extinct, brought back by vietti and giàcosa
Aka Nebbiolo Bianco as it grows erect like nebb
Lower acidity, oxidizes easily
Historically blended with nebb to soften

DOCG Roero arneis

133
Q

Offida DOCG

A

Marche
White: passerina, pecorino

Red: Montepuliciano
Close to coast, near San Benedetto

134
Q

Biancame

A

Marche
Used in DOC
Bianchello del metauro DOC
Can be still spa and passito

135
Q

Verdicchio

A 
Marche 
Ageworthy wine 
Verdone, verzana, verdetto, verzello 
Same as Trebbiano di Soave 
Metallica more mineral than Jesi
136
Q

Biferno DOC

A

Molise
Trebbiano toscano
Montepuliciano
White red rose

137
Q

Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG

A

Marche

Vernaccia nera

138
Q

Faro DOC

A

Sicily
Nerello mascellese 45-60
Blenders: cappucio, no c’era, gaglioppo , Nero dAvola, Sangiovese

139
Q

Pallagrello Bianco

A

Campania
NW area, near town of Caserta

Boozy and accumulates sugar easily
Like Viognier only better acidity

140
Q

Pallagrello Nero

A

Campania
Province is caserta
Soft tannins low acidity

141
Q

Lombardy

A

Franciacorta

Croatina, Pinot Nero, chard and Barbera

142
Q

Oltrepo pavese DOC

A

Whites: chard, cortese, Malvasia, moscato, Riesling, SB, riesling itLico

Reds: Barbera, CS, croatina, PN

143
Q

Cilento DOC

A

Campania
Aglianico , Sangiovese

Fiano

144
Q

Lacrima di Morro dAlba DOC

A

Marche

Lacrima

145
Q

Groppello group

A

Compact bunch
Disease resistant except for rot
Groppello gentile : Lombardy, trentino

Bright acidity, good tannins
Doc Garda
Almost always blended with groppello mocasina

Groppello mocasina: Lombardy
DOC Garda 
Smallest bunches 
More vegetal and herbal light I. Colour and low acid 
Adds perfume

Groppello di revo: trentino

Groppello dei berici : veneto

146
Q

Biancolella

A

Campania
On islands and almafi coast
Blender with forestera in ischia DOC

Frassitelli is GC

147
Q

Albarola

A 
Liguria 
Aka binachetta genovese 
DOC golfo del tigullio 
In cinque terre 
Grand cru: Missano

Also in Tuscany

148
Q

Aspirino Bianco

A

Campania
North of Naples
Caserta
GC= aversa

Crazy acidity, used for spkling as well

149
Q

Cagnulari

A 
Sardinia 
Bastardo nero, cada reio, 
Found in north around Sassari 
Usini is GC 
Often in blends with cannonau and pascale

DOC Alghero

150
Q

Caprettone

A

Campania
Near vesuvious
Small blender in lacrima christi

151
Q

Cococciola

A

Abruzzo
And Molise easy to grow,
Abruzzo DOC and some IGTs

152
Q

Cosa di Volpe

A

Campania
Sannio, Vesuvio, irpina,
Small blender in fiano DOCG and Greco DOCG

Low on acidity
Mostly a blender

153
Q

Erbaluce

A

Piedmont
Caluso DOCG
Thick skins high acidity

Can be passito

Native Grapes Of Italy (9 decks)

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