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Supplemental references used for chart [ edit ] J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pgs XXVIII-XXX Allen Lane 2012.
During his exile in Elba, wine made from Aleatico was reportedly a favorite drink of Napoleon. Ampelographers suspect that Aleatico may be a dark-skinned variant of the French wine grape Muscat blanc à Petits Grains, which is a member of the extensive Muscat family of grapes, believed to be the oldest family of Vitis vinifera in the world. [2]
Tuscan Chianti in a traditional fiasco. Italian wine (Italian: vino italiano) is produced in every region of Italy.Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world, [1] [2] with an area of 702,000 hectares (1.73 million acres) under vineyard cultivation, [3] as well as the world's second largest wine producer and the largest exporter as of 2023.
Gaglioppo is a red wine grape that is grown in southern Italy, primarily around Calabria. The vine performs well in drought conditions but is susceptible to oidium and peronospora. The grape produces wine that is full-bodied, high in alcohol and tannins with a need for considerable time in the bottle for it to soften in character. It is ...
Grappa is an alcoholic beverage: a fragrant, grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin that contains 35 to 60 percent alcohol by volume (70 to 120 US proof). Grappa is a protected name in the European Union. Grappa is made by distilling the skins, pulp, seeds and stems (i.e., the pomace) left over from winemaking after pressing the grapes. It ...
Italia Grape. Italia is a fairly popular Italian seeded white table grape variety. It was bred by Luigi and Alberto Pirovano in Vaprio d'Adda by crossing Bican and Muscat Hamburg in 1911. It is also a grape variety that is used in the production of Peruvian Pisco. It is classified as one of the 4 aromatic varieties.
Craft beers, which tend to be made in smaller batches by smaller breweries, may also “use higher-quality ingredients and have fewer additives or preservatives than mass-produced beers ...
Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine.It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillon. [1]