Vermentino is a light-skinned
wine grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...
variety, primarily found in
Italian wine
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. It is widely planted in both
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian language, Italian, Corsican language, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese dialect, Algherese and Catalan languag ...
and
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, to some extent in
Corsica
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, in
Piedmont
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under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, an ...
.
The leaves are dark green and pentagonal. The grapes are amber-yellow and hang in pyramidal bunches. The vines are often grown on slopes facing the sea where they can benefit from the additional reflected light. The
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 Ge ...
now gives
Italy as its origin.
The most famous wine made from Vermentino is probably the
DOCG
The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine:
* ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”),
* ''Indicazione geografica tip ...
Vermentino di Gallura
Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussill ...
(and
Vermentino di Gallura Superiore
Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussill ...
) which is produced in the province of
Olbia-Tempio, in the north of Sardinia. The grape is said to have been cultivated in this part of
Gallura, often under the name ''Arratelau'', since the fourteenth century.
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. Elsewhere on the island the grape is used for a variety of
white wine
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s, including sweet and
sparkling variants.
Origin
Different hypotheses about the origin of Vermentino have been forwarded, and only recently has
DNA typing confirmed Vermentino to be identical to the Pigato of Liguria and Favorita of Piedmont, superseding some earlier hypotheses. It is unclear if Vermentino is also identical to the variety
Rollo
Rollo ( nrf, Rou, ''Rolloun''; non, Hrólfr; french: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, today a region in northern France. He emerged as the outstanding warrior among the Norsemen who had s ...
found in eastern
Provence
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, around
Nice. Both that variety and Vermentino go under the synonym Rolle.
Wines
Italian
DOC
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wines include:
*
Vermentino Di Sardegna
Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussill ...
(province of Sardinia)
*
Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino
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(provinces of
Imperia
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and
Savona
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Savona used to be one of the chief sea ...
, Liguria)
*
Colli di Luni Vermentino
Colli di Luni is an Italian '' Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) located in both Liguria and Tuscany in northwest Italy. The DOC produces both reds and white wines made primarily from Sangiovese and Vermentino with a varietal Vermentin ...
(province of
La Spezia
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La Spezia is the second largest ci ...
in Liguria and the adjacent
Tuscan province of
Massa-Carrara)
*
Candia dei Colli Apuani (province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany)
*
Bolgheri Vermentino (province of
Livorno
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, Tuscany)
*Colli del Limbara IGT (Sardinia), blended with
Retagliado bianco
French wine AOC wines include:
*
Patrimonio
Patrimonio (; ; co, Patrimoniu, ) is a commune in the French department of Upper Corsica, collectivity and island of Corsica.
The inhabitants are known as ''patrimoniens'' and ''patrimoniennes'' in French, ''patrimuninchi'' (singular: ''patrimu ...
, located in the north of Corsica, in the Saint Florent gulf, was the first region of the island to attain
AOC status (in 1968). Its white wine is 100% Vermentino.
*In Languedoc-Roussillon, it has recently been allowed into many AOC wines, including
Côtes du Roussillon.
*In
Provence
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, close to Nice, the grape is used for the AOC white wines of
Bellet Bellet is a French surname. Notable people with this name include:
* Corinne Rey-Bellet
* François Bellet
* Jean-Pierre Bellet
* Maurizio Bellet
* Pierre-Paul Pecquet du Bellet
Other
* ''Bellet'', a type of Provence wine
See also
* Belle ...
.
*In California, Vermentino is grown and produced in the
Adelaida District AVA b
Tablas Creek Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley AVA by
Brick Barn Wine Estate in the Carneros AVA b
Mahoney Vineyards in the Mokelumne River/Lodi AVA b
m2 Winesand in the Squaw Valley/Miramonte AVA b
*In Southern Oregon, it is being grown in the
Applegate Valley AVA by Troon Vineyard.
*In Southern Idaho, it is being grown in the
Snake River Valley AVA by Famici Wine Company.
Synonyms and confusion with other varieties
Vermentino is also known under the synonyms Agostenga, Agostenga blanc, Brustiano, Brustiano di Corsica, Carbes, Carbesso, Favorita, Favorita bianca, Favorita Bianca di Conegliano, Favorita d'Alba, Favorita di Alba, Favorita di Conegliano, Formentino, Fourmentin, Garbesso, Grosse Clarette, Malvasia a Bonifacio, Malvasia Grossa, Malvasie, Malvoisie, Malvoisie è Gros Grains, Malvoisie Corse, Malvoisie de Corse, Malvoisie Précoce d'Espagne, Piccabon, Piga, Pigato, Rolle, Rossese, Sibirkovski, Uva Sapaiola, Uva Vermentino, Valentin, Varlentin, Varresana bianca, Vennentino, Verlantin, Vermentini, Vermentino bianco, Vermentino Pigato, and Vermentinu.
Despite sharing several synonyms with Vermentino, the Corsican wine grape
Brustiano bianco has no known relationship to the grape. Vermentino's exact relationship with the
Tuscan grape
Vermentino nero is not yet known though the variety may be a
color mutation
The propagation of grapevines is an important consideration in commercial viticulture and winemaking. Grapevines, most of which belong to the '' Vitis vinifera'' family, produce one crop of fruit each growing season with a limited life span for ind ...
.
[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pp. 140-141, 1129, 1076 Allen Lane 2012 .]
See also
*
List of Italian grape varieties
References
Supplemental references used for chart
*J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs XXVIII-XXX Allen Lane 2012
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References
External links
*
Italian DOC and DOCG wines using the vermentino grapefrom the website of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
*
from the website of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
*
from the Tablas Creek Vineyard website
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