🍇 Pollera Nera
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Sciaccarello; 7 synonyms in VIVC.
Pollera Nera is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Sciaccarello; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 197, admitted on 25 May 1970. The register lists the variety as permitted in 8 IGT wines, among them Alta Valle della Greve, Colline del Genovesato, Colline Savonesi, Costa Toscana, Liguria di Levante and Montecastelli.
According to VIVC, it covered 73 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 4 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 7 synonyms for it, among them Antico Rubino, Corlaga and Polera, 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
🍇 Pollera Nera → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Liguria
- Parents
- 🍇 Sciaccarello
Frequently asked questions
Where does Pollera Nera come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Pollera Nera?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Sciaccarello; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Pollera Nera known?
VIVC lists 7 synonyms for it, among them Antico Rubino, Corlaga and Polera, 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.
- 📍 Liguria — A narrow arc between the mountains and the Ligurian Sea; 8 DOC and 4 IGT, dry-stone terraces in the Cinque Terre.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Pollera Nera
- VIVC: area statistics POLLERA NERA
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Pollera Nera N., codice 197
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)