Terrano ( sl, Teran) is a
Slovenian and
Italian
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wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
variety (not to be confused with a completely different grape variety also called ''
Teran'', which is indigenous to the Croatian part of the Istrian peninsula), bearing the mark of recognized traditional denomination.
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, Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung Gei ...
, accessed 2010-10-23[Agrotur TERAN PTP / TERRANO, accessed 2012-05-21](_blank)
/ref> It is a member of the Refosco
Refosco is a very old family of dark-skinned grape varieties native to the Venetian zone and neighbouring areas of Friuli, Gavi, Trentino, Istria, and Karst Plateau. family of grape varieties, which also includes Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso. Since 2006 it is a wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO) within European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
under the protected designation "Teran".[Extract from the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications E-BACCHUS](_blank)
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Traditional Slovene ''Kraški teran'' does not age well—notably, chemical analyses have confirmed that the content of bivalent iron starts to diminish radically two years after fermentation—and should be consumed within its first year; after that, the wine quickly loses its attractive vitality and can even become bitter and flat.
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Regions
Terrano wine is primarily grown on the Karst Plateau
The Karst Plateau or the Karst region ( sl, Kras, it, Carso), also locally called Karst, is a karst plateau region extending across the border of southwestern Slovenia and northeastern Italy.
It lies between the Vipava Valley, the low hills su ...
within the Slovene Littoral
The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...
wine region (where it is called ''Kraški teran'' 'Karst Terrano') and Italian Carso DOC (with two main varieties called ''Terrano del Carso'' 'Karst Terrano' and ''Carso Rosso'' 'Karst Red'). Terrano is the principal red wine grape in these regions. In the Carso DOC, the grape is sometimes blended with Piccola nera.[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 797 Allen Lane 2012 ] In Italy it is also used in the DOC Cagnina di Romagna in Emilia-Romagna
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The Italian and Slovene parts of the Karst Plateau (''Carso'' and ''Kras'', respectively) are located on either side of the Italian–Slovene border. In this area the Terra Rossa is present in part of the municipalities of Sežana
Sežana (; it, Sesana) is a town in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sežana. Sežana is located on the Karst Plateau, from Trieste, Italy, and from Ljubljana, the ...
, Komen and Kostanjevica, around the villages of Tomaj
Tomaj ( or ; it, Tomadio) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Diocese of ...
and Dutovlje. In Italy, it is present in the area of Monrupino, Sgonico
Sgonico ( sl, Zgonik; Triestine: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 2,130 and an are ...
, Duino-Aurisina
Duino-Aurisina ( sl, Devin-Nabrežina, german: Thübein-Nabreschin, also ; vec, label= Triestine, Duin-Aurisina) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with ...
and in a very limited part of the municipality of Trieste (between Opicina
Opicina (formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian), ( sl, Opčine, Triestine: ''Opcina''), is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti ( sl, Fernetiči). Opicina is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Trieste, the ...
and the Slovenian border). In Croatia, it is found in Western Istria.
History, properties and food matching
Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/2479), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist and natural philosopher, and naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic ' ...
wrote that puccinum was the favorite of Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...
's wife Livia.[Matkurja - Kraški Teran](_blank)
accessed 06/29/2011[ItalianMad]
Vinotizie Volume 10, Number 3
pg 6 December 2004
in Slovene, accessed 06/29/2011
''Kraski teran'' is traditionally well paired together with '' pršut'' (prosciutto or dry-cured ham). However, it matches also with other pork dishes, sausages, pancetta
Pancetta () is a salt-cured pork belly meat product in a category known as salume. In Italy, it is often used to add depth to soups and pastas. (in Italian).
Uses
For cooking, it is often cut into cubes (''cubetti di pancetta''). In Italy, ...
or cooked ham with horseradish (traditional foods of the Karst Plateau and Istria). ''Kraski teran'' should be served at .
Synonyms
Indigenous Terrano wine is produced exclusively from Terrano grapes, a wine under the same name is made of Refosco grapes grown on Terra Rossa, which is the Slovenian-produced ''Kraški teran'', therefore it is often a misnomer when different synonyms may be used: Cagnina (in Emilia-Romagna), Crodarina, Gallizio, Gallizza, Istranin, Istranyun, Istrianka, Istrijanac, Istrijanka, Magnacan, Reffosco, Refosca, Refosco D'Istria, Refosco del Carso, Refosco Magnacan, Refoscone, Refošk, Refošk Istarski and Rifosco.
References
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Red wine grape varieties
Wine grapes of Croatia
Wine grapes of Slovenia
Italian wine
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