Mammolo is a red
Italian 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 approximately 8,0 ...
that is planted primarily in
Tuscany
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. While its use has been diminishing, Mammolo was
historically included in the blended
Sangiovese-based wines of
Chianti where it contributed a distinctive
violet or ''mammole'' aroma.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 141 Abbeville Press 2003 ] In addition to small plantings in the Chianti zone, Mammolo can be found in the
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano region of Tuscany and in scattered vineyards throughout Central
Italy
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.
[J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 424 Oxford University Press 2006 ]
Offspring
Mammolo is believed to be a parent vine of the
Ligurian/Tuscan vine
Pollera nera[ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) ]
Pollera nera
'' Accessed: August 18th, 2012 and
Colombana nera.
Synonyms
Mammolo is known under a variety of
synonyms
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...
throughout Central Italy. These include Fegeri, Mammola asciutta, Mammola minuto, Mammoli, Mammolo asciutto, Mammolo di Montepulciano, Mammolo fiorentino, Mammolo nero, Mammolo nero primaticio, Mammolo normale, Mammolo piccola rooso nero, Mammolo pratese, Mammolo rosso, Mammolo rosso tondo, Mammolo serrato, Mammolo tondo, Mammolo toscana, Mammolone di Lucca, Uva mammola asciuta, Uva mammola near, Uva mammola scrigiolante, Uva Mammolo nero and Uva mammolo tonda.
[VIVC ']
Mammolo
"'' Accessed: May 7th, 2009
See also
*
Sciacarello
References
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Red wine grape varieties