Uva di Troia

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Uva di Troia
Synonyms Nero di Troia - for more see the Synonyms section
Uva di Troia
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color black
use
VIVC no. 12819
ancestry

Cross of
Bombino Bianco × Quagliano

List of grape varieties

Uva di Troia (now more commonly Nero di Troia ) is an autochthonous red wine variety in southern Italy . The variety called “Grape von Troia” (ie Troy) is said to have been imported from Troy by the Greeks . On the other hand, in Apulia not far from Foggia place Troia . It is recommended in the metropolitan city of Bari and the provinces of Brindisi and Foggia . In addition, their cultivation is also permitted in the provinces of Caserta ( Campania ), Lecce and Taranto . In 1999 a planted vineyard area of ​​3,032 hectares was raised.

The very late-ripening variety is moderately strong. The yields are not very high. The variety is susceptible to the genuine and downy mildew . In addition, the winemakers fear the Favonio , a warm south wind in Apulia. When expanded according to the variety, the vine produces deep, dark, tannic red wines with a purple sheen. The alcohol content is usually very high and can reach 14 percent by volume . The wine is included in the DOC wines Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera , Castel del Monte , Barletta Rosso and Rosso di Cerignola , as well as in the simple wine Rosso Canosa . Uva di Troia is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ).

Synonyms

Barlettana, Canosa, Cassano, Colatamurro, Nero di Troia, Sommarrello, Sumarello, Summariello, Tranese, Troiano, Troja, Trojana, Uva Antica Nera, Uva della Marina, Uva di Barletta, Uva di Canosa, Uva di Troja, Uva di Troya, Vitigno di Barletta, Vitigno di Canosa, Zagarese

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Uva di Troia in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), accessed on April 8, 2020

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