Impigno

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Impigno is a white wine variety that is cultivated in the Italian wine-growing region of Apulia . The name Impigno translates as lazy and was a common mockery of farmers around 1900. However, it is said that the grape variety got this name because a farmer named Impigno from Ostuni introduced this variety to the Martina Franca appellation . It was first described by the ampelographs Gaudio and Giusto.

The grape variety grows primarily in the hills north of Brindisi . The main cultivation areas can be found near Ostuni. There the white wine finds its way into the DOC - Ostuni Bianco wine . The wine of the late-ripening variety is mostly blended with other varieties such as Francavidda but also Verdeca or Bianco d'Alessano .

See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is woolly hairy, colored light green with a slight carmine red tinge. The light green young leaves are lightly hairy, light green and have a bronze-colored edge.
  • The medium-sized, almost pentagonal leaves are five-lobed and deeply indented (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is closed. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are set closely in comparison with other grape varieties.
  • The cylindrical grape is medium-sized, sometimes winged and dense berries. The elongated berries are medium-sized and white-green in color.

The grape variety ripens approx. 30 days after the Gutedel and belongs to the grape varieties of the middle third ripening period (see the chapter in the article grape variety). It is therefore considered to ripen late.

Impigno is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ).

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