🍇 Caloria
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Sciaccarello.
Caloria is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Sciaccarello; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 47, admitted on 25 May 1970. The register lists the variety as permitted in 5 IGT wines, among them Alta Valle della Greve, Costa Toscana, Montecastelli, Toscano o Toscana and Val di Magra.
According to VIVC, it covered 160 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 4 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. 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
🍇 Caloria → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Tuscany
- Parents
- 🍇 Sciaccarello
Frequently asked questions
Where does Caloria come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Caloria?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Sciaccarello; the other is unknown.
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 · 🍇 Abrusco · 🍇 Paolina
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Caloria
- VIVC: area statistics CALORIA
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Caloria N., codice 47
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata