🍇 Freisa
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Nebbiolo; 48 synonyms in VIVC.
Freisa is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Nebbiolo; the other is unknown.
According to VIVC, it covered 1,453 ha in Italy (2000) and 293 ha in Argentina (1991). Samples of the variety are kept in 19 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 48 synonyms for it, among them Encore Spannina, Fessietta and Frati, 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
🍇 Freisa → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Piedmont
- Main grape in
- 📜 Freisa d'Asti, 📜 Freisa di Chieri, 📜 Collina Torinese
- Related to
- 🍷 Sparkling wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Nebbiolo
Frequently asked questions
Where does Freisa come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Freisa?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Nebbiolo; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Freisa known?
VIVC lists 48 synonyms for it, among them Encore Spannina, Fessietta and Frati, 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.
- 📜 Freisa di Chieri — A Freisa red from the hills near Chieri, close to Turin.
- 🍷 Sparkling wine — Four EU categories with at least 3 bar of carbon dioxide; traditional, tank and ancestral methods; Champagne, Cava, Prosecco.
- 📜 Freisa d'Asti — Red wines from the local Freisa grape, still and lightly fizzy, from the hills of Asti.
- 📜 Collina Torinese — A small appellation on the hills near Turin.
Similar
🍇 Neretto di Bairo · 🍇 Bric · 🍇 Brachetto · 🍇 Malvasia di Schierano · 🍇 Quagliano · 🍇 Baratuciat
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Freisa
- VIVC: area statistics FREISA
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata