Nero d'Avola
Calabrese | |
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Synonyms | Nero d'Avola, Calabrese d'Avola - for more see the Synonyms section |
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Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
Berry color | black |
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origin | Italy |
VIVC no. | 1986 |
List of grape varieties |
Nero d'Avola ( Italian , "Black from Avola ") is a synonym for the red Calabrese grape variety , probably of Sicilian origin, which is widespread in southern Italy and is also called "Principe Siciliano" (Sicilian prince) by the locals. Nero d'Avola is currently considered the most important grape variety in Sicily and is there on 18,000 hectares of vineyards (2013). It is one of the traditional grape varieties in Sicily and is also known under the name "Calabrese", which gives Calabria as the presumed origin of the grape variety, although it is rarely grown there. The forerunners of the vine are more likely to be found in Greece .
The Nero d'Avola is often used as a blend with Frappato , and more rarely with the Nerello Mascalese and Perricone varieties . Lately the internationally known grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot and Syrah have also been blended . Since the 1990s, it has also been used increasingly single-variety , often with reduced yields. The wine is usually deep dark (hence the name component "black") and concentrated, without lacking the necessary acidity .
Synonyms
There are 26 synonyms known: Alba de Calabria, Calabrese Cappuciu Nero, Calabrese d'Avola, Calabrese de Calabria, Calabrese di Noto, Calabrese di Vittoria, Calabrese Dolce, Calabrese Nero, Calabrese Pittatello, Calabrese Pizuto, Calabrese Pizzutello, Calabrese Pizzutello con la Foglia Rotonda, Calabrese Pizzuto, Calabreser Weiss, Calabria, Calabriai Fekete, Calabrisi d'Avola, Calavrese d'Avola, Fekete Calabriai, Kalabriai Fekete, Malpe, Nero d'Avola, Niureddu Calavrisi, Raisin de Calabre Noir, Strugeri de Calabria, Uva de Calabria
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nero d'Avola from Sicily - The black red from the green island Marcus Hofschuster August 16, 2013 at Wein-Plus .eu, accessed January 6, 2017
- ^ Nero d'Avola in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), accessed on March 25, 2020
literature
- Der Brockhaus Wein , Verlag FA Brockhaus, 1st edition 2005, ISBN 3-7653-0281-3
- Norbert Tischelmayer: Wine Glossary. 2777 terms around wine , Np Buchverlag, 2001, ISBN 3853261779
- Horst Dippel u. a .: Das Weinlexikon , S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, 2003, ISBN 3596158672
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon, 3rd revised edition . 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz : Wine Grapes. A complete guide to 1368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavors . Ecco, New York 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .