Gaglioppo is a red

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grape that is grown in southern Italy, primarily around

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. The vine performs well in drought conditions but is susceptible to oidium and

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. The grape produces wine that is full-bodied, high in

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and

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with a need for considerable time in the bottle for it to soften in character. It is sometimes blended with up to 10% white wine.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 213 Mitchell Beazley 1986

Origin

Gaglioppo has previously been thought to be of

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origin, but recent studies using

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instead indicate an Italian origin. The grape is believed to be an offspring of the Calabrian wine grape Mantonico bianco.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 593-594 Allen Lane 2012 It was previously claimed that it was introduced to southern Italy around the same time as the Aglianico vine. An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between

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on the one hand and ten other Italian grape varieties on the other hand, including Gaglioppo. It is therefore likely that Gaglioppo is a crossing of Sangiovese and another, so far unidentified, grape variety.''‘Sangiovese’ and ‘Garganega’ are two key varieties of the Italian grapevine assortment evolution''
, M. Crespan, A. Calò, S. Giannetto, A. Sparacio, P. Storchi and A. Costacurta, Vitis 47 (2), 97–104 (2008)

Synonyms

Gaglioppo is also known under the synonyms Aglianico di Cassano, Arvino, Gaglioppa, Gaglioppa , Gaglioppo di Ciro, Gaglioppo nero, Gaglioppo Paesano, Gagliuoppo, Gaioppo, Galaffa, Galloffa, Galloppo, Galloppolo, Galoffa, Lacrima di Cosenza, Lacrima , Lancianese, Latifolia, Maghioccu nero, Magliocco, Magliocco Antico, Magliocco Dolce, Magliocco Tondo, Magliocolo nero, Maioppa, Mantonico nero, Montonico nero, and Uva Navarra.Gaglioppo
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, accessed 2010-07-14

References

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