Vernaccia di San Gimignano (grape variety)
| Vernaccia di San Gimignano | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Canaiolo Bianco - for more see the Synonyms section |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | green |
| use | |
| origin | Italy |
| VIVC no. | 12998 |
| List of grape varieties | |
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is an autochthonous white wine variety in Italy . It is grown in the Tuscan metropolitan city of Florence and the provinces of Pistoia , Perugia , Terni , Viterbo , Grosseto and Pisa and (under the name Drupeccio ) in the Umbria region.
The grape variety must be at least 85% in the wine of the same name . In 2017 there were around 650 hectares of planted vineyards.
The late ripening variety is quite vigorous and gives good yields. The yellow-greenish wine is used almost exclusively as a blending partner , often with the Trebbiano , for example in Orvieto or Carmignano . Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
Vernaccia di San Gimignano is also known under the names Alba Canina, Bervedino, Bervedino Bianco, Caccinella, Caccione, Caciunella, Canaiolo Bianco, Canajola, Canajolo, Canajolo Bianco, Colombano, Drupeccio, Dumpeccio, Lupeccio, Picaboncio Bianco, Primaticcio Bianco, Tulopeccio, Uva Bianca Antica, Uva Vecchia, Verdea D'arcetri, Vernaccia, Vernaccia Bianca di San Gimignano, Vernaccia di Toscana, Vernacia and Zuccaia .
Web links
- Vernaccia di San Gimignano (grape variety) in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grape Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 2nd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regulations and description
- ↑ VQPRD D'ITALIA 2017
- ↑ Vernaccia di San Gimignano (grape variety) in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), April 2020