🍇 Ciliegiolo
Dark-skinned wine and table grape from Italy; parents Muscat Rouge de Madere × Sangiovese; 26 synonyms in VIVC.
Ciliegiolo is a dark-skinned wine and table grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Muscat Rouge de Madere and Sangiovese.
According to VIVC, it covered 3,078 ha in Italy (2000). 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 26 synonyms for it, among them Aglianicone, Albana Nera and Aleatico di Spagna, 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
🍇 Ciliegiolo → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Tuscany, 📍 Umbria, 📍 Maremma
- Main grape in
- 📜 Maremma Toscana
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Rosé
- Parents
- 🍇 Sangiovese, 🍇 Moscato Violetto
Frequently asked questions
Where does Ciliegiolo come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Ciliegiolo?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Muscat Rouge de Madere and Sangiovese.
Under what other names is Ciliegiolo known?
VIVC lists 26 synonyms for it, among them Aglianicone, Albana Nera and Aleatico di Spagna, 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.
- 📜 Maremma Toscana — Italian DOC covering the whole province of Grosseto: white, red and rosé, sweet and sparkling wines.
- 📍 Maremma — The southern coast of Tuscany, home of Morellino.
- 🍇 Moscato Violetto — A red-berried Muscat grape from Italy, also known as Red Muscat of Madeira.
- 🍷 Rosé — Wine from dark grapes kept briefly with their skins, so the colour is pale pink.
Similar
🍇 Canaiolo Rosa · 🍇 Canaiolo Bianco · 🍇 Susumaniello · 🍇 Centesimino · 🍇 Prugnolo Gentile · 🍇 Colorino
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Ciliegiolo
- VIVC: area statistics CILIEGIOLO
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata