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Vermentino is a light-skinned
. Elsewhere on the island, the grape is used for a variety of
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 ...
variety, primarily found in Italian wine
Italian wine () is produced in every region of Italy. Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world, with an area of under vineyard cultivation, as well as the List of wine-producing regions#Countries, world's ...
. It is widely planted in both Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
and Liguria
Liguria (; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with ...
, 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 (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments o ...
. 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 G ...
now gives Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
as its origin.
The most famous wine made from Vermentino is probably the DOCG
The following four classification of wine, classifications of wine constitute the Italy, Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine:
* ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; 'designation of origin');
* ''Indicazione ...
Vermentino di Gallura (and Vermentino di Gallura Superiore), 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
Gallura ( or ; ) is a region in North-Eastern Sardinia, Italy.
The name ''Gallùra'' is allegedly supposed to mean "stony area".
Geography
Gallùra has an area of . It is from the Italian peninsula and from the French island of Corsica.
...
, often under the name ''Arratelau'', since the 14th century.www.comunas.it :: Comune di Monti. Elsewhere on the island, the grape is used for a variety of
white wine
White wine is a wine that is Fermentation in winemaking, fermented without undergoing the process of Maceration (wine), maceration, which involves prolonged contact between the juice with the grape skins, seeds, and pulp. The wine color, colou ...
s, including sweet and sparkling variants.
Origin
Different hypotheses about the origin of Vermentino have been put forward, and only recently hasDNA typing
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confirmed Vermentino to be identical to the Pigato of Liguria and Favorita of Piedmont, superseding some earlier hypotheses. It is still unclear whether Vermentino is the same grape variety as Rollo, which is found in eastern Provence
Provence is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which stretches from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the France–Italy border, Italian border to the east; it is bordered by the Mediterrane ...
, near Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million
Italian
Italian DOC and DOCG wines using the vermentino grape
from 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 {{Wines White wine grape varieties Wine grapes of Italy Wine of Sardinia
Wines
Italian DOC
DOC, Doc, doc or DoC may refer to:
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* Doc, an abbreviation of doctor
* Doc (nickname)
* Doc (mascot), the Towson University mascot
Persons
* The D.O.C., American rapper (born 1968)
* Doc Gallows (born 1983), ring nam ...
wines include:
* Vermentino Di Sardegna (province of Sardinia)
* Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino (provinces of Imperia
Imperia (; or ) is a coastal city and ''comune'' in the Regions of Italy, region of Liguria, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Imperia, and historically it was capital of the ''Intemelia'' district of Liguria. Benito Mussolini create ...
and Savona
Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...
, Liguria)
* Colli di Luni Vermentino (province of La Spezia
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La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...
in Liguria and the adjacent Tuscan province of Massa-Carrara
The province of Massa-Carrara () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, Tuscany, Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province.
History
The province of "Mass ...
)
* 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 (; ; , ) 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: ''patrimunincu'', ''p ...
, 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.
*In California, Vermentino is grown and produced in the Adelaida District AVA
Adelaida District is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in San Luis Obispo County, California and within the multi-county Central Coast AVA. It was established on October 8, 2014 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), ...
by Tablas Creek Vineyard, in the Santa Ynez Valley AVA by Brick Barn Wine Estate, in the Carneros AVA by Mahoney Vineyards, in the Mokelumne River/Lodi AVA by m2 Wines, in the El Dorado AVA by Starfield Vineyards and in the Squaw Valley/Miramonte AVA by Sierra Peaks.
*In Southern Oregon, it is being grown in the Applegate Valley AVA
The Applegate Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southern Oregon. It is entirely contained within the Rogue Valley AVA, which is itself included within the larger Southern Oregon AVA. The region is named for the Applegate ...
by Troon Vineyard.
*In Southern Idaho, it is being grown in the Snake River Valley AVA
Snake River Valley is Idaho's first American Viticultural Area (AVA) that encompasses an area in southwestern Idaho and two counties in eastern Oregon. The area was established on April 9, 2007 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ( ...
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 grapeVermentino nero
Vermentino nero is a red Italian wine grape variety that is predominantly grown in province of Massa-Carrara in Tuscany (wine), Tuscany. After World War II, the vine was almost lost to extinction until Podere Scurtarola, a producer from Massa, Tus ...
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
''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native t ...
.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 grape
from 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 {{Wines White wine grape varieties Wine grapes of Italy Wine of Sardinia