Grignolino
| Grignolino | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | see section synonyms |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | black |
| use | |
| origin | Italy |
| VIVC no. | 5019 |
| List of grape varieties | |
Grignolino is a red wine that is mainly grown in Italy in Piedmont . The grape , made from a single variety, produces a light, refreshing red wine (or rosé ) that is best drinkable young and cool. The cultivation of the grape variety is recommended in the provinces of Cuneo , Alessandria and Asti . Smaller plantings are also known in California (→ viticulture in California with the designations of origin Napa Valley AVA and Santa Clara Valley AVA ).
DOC appellations are Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC and Grignolino d'Asti DOC. These wines consist of at least 90% Grignolino, Freisa may be mitvinified up to 10% . Small amounts of Grignolino can also be added to Gabiano , Malvasia di Casorzo d'Asti and Rubino di Cantavenna wines .
See also the articles Viticulture in Italy and Viticulture in the United States and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
The Grignolino grape variety is also known under 26 other names: Arlandino, Balestra, Barbesino, Barbesino Nero, Barbesinone, Barbezina, Barbisino, Barbisone d'Espagne, Barbosina de Bologne, Berbesino, Chiavennaschino, Girodino, Girondino, Grignolino Comune, Grignolino Fino Nero, Grignolino Grosso Nero, Grignolino Rosato, Grignolino Rosso, Grugnolino, Grugnolino Pisano, Nebbiolo Rosato, Pollasecca, Rosetta, Rossello, Rossetto, Verbesino.
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 2nd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grignolino in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), March 30, 2020