🍇 Grignolino
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; 30 synonyms in VIVC.
Grignolino is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
According to VIVC, it covered 1,336 ha in Italy (2000). 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 30 synonyms for it, among them Arlandino, Balestra and Barbesino, 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
🍇 Grignolino → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Piedmont, 📍 Monferrato
- Main grape in
- 📜 Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese, 📜 Grignolino d'Asti
Frequently asked questions
Where does Grignolino come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Grignolino?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Grignolino known?
VIVC lists 30 synonyms for it, among them Arlandino, Balestra and Barbesino, 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.
- 📜 Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese — Pale, astringent red wines from Grignolino on the hills near Casale Monferrato.
- 📜 Grignolino d'Asti — A pale red wine from the Grignolino grape around Asti.
- 📍 Piedmont — The Alpine foothills of the north-west, home of Barolo and Barbaresco.
- 📍 Monferrato — The hills of Asti and Alessandria, the realm of Barbera and Moscato.
Similar
🍇 Baratuciat · 🍇 Favorita · 🍇 Barbera Bianca · 🍇 Cascarolo Bianco · 🍇 Bubbierasco · 🍇 Ruchè
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Grignolino
- VIVC: area statistics GRIGNOLINO
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata