🍇 Forastera
White wine grape from Italy; one parent is Biancolella; 12 synonyms in VIVC.
Forastera is a white wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Biancolella; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 83, admitted on 25 May 1970. The register lists the variety as permitted in 1 DOC and 28 IGT wines, among them Ischia.
According to VIVC, it covered 102 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 7 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 12 synonyms for it, among them Albillo Forastero, Forastiera and Forestiera, 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
🍇 Forastera → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📜 Ischia, 📍 La Gomera
- Main grape in
- 📍 La Gomera, 📜 Ischia
- Parents
- 🍇 Biancolella
Frequently asked questions
Where does Forastera come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Forastera?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Biancolella; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Forastera known?
VIVC lists 12 synonyms for it, among them Albillo Forastero, Forastiera and Forestiera, 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.
- 📍 La Gomera — An island with terraces of white Forastera.
Similar
🍇 San Lunardo · 🍇 Paulsen 1103 · 🍇 Generosa · 🍇 Barbarossa · 🍇 Pallagrello Bianco · 🍇 Malvasia Rosa
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Forastera
- VIVC: area statistics FORASTERA
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Forastera B., codice 83
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata