Crovassa
| Crovassa | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Croassa, Croassera, Crova Nera, Crovassa Nera |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | black |
| use | |
| origin | Italy |
| VIVC no. | 21050 |
| List of grape varieties | |
Crovassa is a red wine variety . It is grown in the communes of Issogne and Donnas in the eastern Aosta Valley in Italy , but is almost extinct. It is genetically different from other native vines there. It is therefore believed that it originated in neighboring Piedmont and was introduced from there.
origin
Crovassa belongs to a group of grape varieties that have been able to maintain themselves in the geographical island location of the Alpine regions of Italy and the Valais in Switzerland. The following varieties belong to this group:
- Red wine varieties: Bonda , Cornalin d'Aoste , Cornalin du Valais , Crovassa, Durize , Eyholzer , Fumin , Goron de Bovernier , Mayolet , Ner d'Ala , Petit-Rouge , Prëmetta / Prié rouge, Roussin , Roussin de Morgex , Vien de Nus , Vuillermin .
- White wine varieties: Completer , Himbertscha , Humagne Blanche , Lafnetscha , Petite Arvine , Planscher , Prié Blanc , Resi .
ancestry
Covassa is an autochthonous variety in the Aosta Valley.
Phenological values
The values were collected between 1996 and 1998 in Issogne at an altitude of 450 m in a north-facing vineyard:
- Budding: April 16 (→ BBCH scale for grapevines )
- Flowering: June 13th
- Maturity: August 21
- Harvest: October 26th
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Crovassa in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English) May 2050
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Giulio Moriondo: Vini e Vitigni Autoctoni della Valle d'Aosta. (139 pages) . 1st edition. Institut Agricole Régional, Aosta 1999.
Web links
- Crovassa in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)