🍇 Abrusco
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; 25 synonyms in VIVC.
Abrusco is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 347, admitted on 11 October 1999.
According to VIVC, it covered 385 ha in Italy (1990). Samples of the variety are kept in 18 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 25 synonyms for it, among them Abrortine, Abrostalo and Abrostine, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Abrusco → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Tuscany
Frequently asked questions
Where does Abrusco come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Abrusco?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Abrusco known?
VIVC lists 25 synonyms for it, among them Abrortine, Abrostalo and Abrostine, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Italian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Tuscany — Home of Chianti, Brunello and the "Super Tuscans".
Similar
🍇 Prugnolo Gentile · 🍇 Colorino · 🍇 Canaiolo Nero · 🍇 Pugnitello · 🍇 Paolina · 🍇 Gratena
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Abrusco
- VIVC: area statistics ABRUSCO
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Abrusco N., codice 347
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata