🍇 Monica
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Heben; 41 synonyms in VIVC.
Monica is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Monica Nera, and the name Monica is among its synonyms.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heben; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 149, admitted on 25 May 1970. The register lists the variety as permitted in 3 DOC and 15 IGT wines, among them Cagliari, Mandrolisai and Monica di Sardegna. 2 clones of it are registered.
According to VIVC, it covered 6,147 ha in Italy (1990). Samples of the variety are kept in 9 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 41 synonyms for it, among them Gros Pascal, Jacobin Violet and Manzesu, 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
🍇 Monica → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Sardinia
- Main grape in
- 📜 Cagliari, 📜 Monica di Sardegna, 📜 Mandrolisai
- Parents
- 🍇 Hebén
Frequently asked questions
Where does Monica come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Monica?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heben; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Monica known?
VIVC lists 41 synonyms for it, among them Gros Pascal, Jacobin Violet and Manzesu, 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.
- 📜 Monica di Sardegna — Light red wines from the Monica grape from all over Sardinia.
- 📍 Sardinia — An Italian island region: 18 designations of origin, with Vermentino di Gallura as its only DOCG.
- 🍇 Hebén — An old white Spanish grape with female flowers; according to VIVC, a parent of 117 varieties, including Airén and Pedro Ximénez.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Monica Nera
- VIVC: area statistics MONICA NERA
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Monica N., codice 149
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata