Picolite Bianco
| Picolite | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Piccolitto Friulano, Piccoliti Bianco - for more see the Synonyms section |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | White |
| use | |
| origin | Italy |
| VIVC no. | 9236 |
| List of grape varieties | |
The white wine variety Picolit Bianco is an autochthonous variety from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region , Italy . It was already grown in the Roman Empire. The name is derived from piccolo, how small , since the berries are very small. It is probably identical or at least related to the Blaustengler (Hungarian Kéknyelü) cultivated in Hungary . The previously widespread variety has a strong tendency to trickle and delivers rather low yields, so that it almost died out in the meantime and was only re-selected and promoted in the 19th century. Picolit Bianco is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ).
The Picolit Bianco results in very rare and expensive dessert wines with the name Picolit. The alcohol-rich wines are made in the Denominazione di origine controllata - Colli Orientali del Friuli region and were extremely popular in the 18th century. Antonio Zanon (1767) wrote that Picolit was served in the courts of Germany, England and France.
See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
The grape variety Picolit Bianco is also available under the names Balafan, Balafant, Blaustengler, Blaustingl Weiss, Keknyelü, Kelner, Peccoleto Bianco, Picolit, Picolit Giallo (a variety of Picolit Bianco), Piccolet, Piccoletta, Piccolit, Piccoliti Bianco, Piccolino, Piccolito del Friuli, Piccolitto Friulano, Picoleto Bianco, Pikolit, Pikolit Weiss, Piros Keknyelü, Ranful Weiss, Uva del Friuli and Wisellertraub Weiss are known.
Web links
- Picolit Bianco in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Hans Ambrosi , Erika Münch-Dettweiler, Ernst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schumann: color atlas of grape varieties. 300 varieties and their wines. 2nd, improved and supplemented edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8001-5719-5 .
- Horst Dippel (founder): The wine dictionary (= Fischer. 15867). Continued by Cornelius Lange and Fabian Lange . Completely revised and supplemented new edition. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-596-15867-2 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .