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Grape Color Region Abbuoto: Red: Lazio Abrusco: Red: Tuscany Acitana: Red: Sicily Addoraca: White: Calabria Aglianico: Red: Basilicata and Campania Aglianicone: Red
Nebbiolo (/ ˌ n ɛ b i ˈ oʊ l oʊ /, [1] Italian: [nebˈbjɔːlo]; Piedmontese: nebieul) is an Italian red wine grape variety predominantly associated with its native Piedmont region, where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara, Ghemme, and Roero, together with numerous DOC wines.
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana).For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimportant to agriculture, see Vitis.
Sangiovese [a] is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "blood of Jupiter". [5]Sangiovese Grosso, used for traditionally powerful and slow maturing red wines, is primarily grown in the central regions of Italy, particularly in Tuscany, where it is the dominant grape variety.
Notable wines. Nizza, Barbera d'Asti. VIVC number. 974. Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, full body, low tannins and high levels of acidity. [1]
12628. Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world. [1] It gives good yields, but tends to yield undistinguished wine. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Also known as ugni blanc, it has many other names reflecting a family of local subtypes, particularly in Italy and France. [2]
Aglianico (English: / ælˈjænɪkoʊ / al-YAN-ik-oh, [1] Italian: [aʎˈʎaːniko]) is a black grape grown in the southern regions of Italy, mostly Basilicata and Campania. It is considered with Sangiovese and Nebbiolo to be one of the three greatest Italian varieties. [2] Aglianico is sometimes called "The Barolo of the South" (il Barolo del ...
Verdicchio (/ vɛərˈdiːkioʊ /, also US: / vɜːrˈ -, - kjoʊ, vɛərˈdɪkioʊ /, [1][2][3] Italian: [verˈdikkjo]) is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Marche region of central Italy. [4] The name Verdicchio derives from verde (or "green") and refers to the slight green/yellow hue that wines made from the grape can ...