🍇 Ruchè
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; parents Malvasia Aromatica di Parma × Croatina; 5 synonyms in VIVC.
Ruchè is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Malvasia Aromatica di Parma and Croatina.
According to VIVC, it covered 46 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 2 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 5 synonyms for it, among them Moscatellina, Roche and Romitagi, 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
🍇 Ruchè → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Piedmont
- Main grape in
- 📜 Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato
- Parents
- 🍇 Croatina
Frequently asked questions
Where does Ruchè come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Ruchè?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Malvasia Aromatica di Parma and Croatina.
Under what other names is Ruchè known?
VIVC lists 5 synonyms for it, among them Moscatellina, Roche and Romitagi, 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.
- 📜 Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato — An aromatic red wine from the rare Ruchè grape near the village of Castagnole Monferrato.
- 📍 Piedmont — The Alpine foothills of the north-west, home of Barolo and Barbaresco.
Similar
🍇 Baratuciat · 🍇 Favorita · 🍇 Barbera Bianca · 🍇 Cascarolo Bianco · 🍇 Bubbierasco · 🍇 Ruchè
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Ruche
- VIVC: area statistics RUCHE
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata