🍇 Tazzelenghe
Dark-skinned wine grape from Italy; one parent is Refosco Nostrano; 14 synonyms in VIVC.
Tazzelenghe is a dark-skinned wine grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Refosco Nostrano; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 293, admitted on 14 June 1977. The register lists the variety as permitted in 1 DOC and 2 IGT wines, among them Friuli Colli Orientali. 1 clone of it is registered.
According to VIVC, it covered 75 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 3 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 14 synonyms for it, among them Refosco del Botton, Tace Lenghe and Tacelenge, 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
🍇 Tazzelenghe → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📜 Friuli
- Parents
- 🍇 Refosco
Frequently asked questions
Where does Tazzelenghe come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Tazzelenghe?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Refosco Nostrano; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Tazzelenghe known?
VIVC lists 14 synonyms for it, among them Refosco del Botton, Tace Lenghe and Tacelenge, 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.
- 🍇 Refosco — The name of a group of red varieties from north-eastern Italy; VIVC lists three separate ones, including Terrano/Teran (Slovenia, 818 ha in 2008).
- 📜 Friuli — The general DOC appellation for the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, registered in the EU in 2020; it also has a Slovenian name, Furlanija.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Tazzelenghe
- VIVC: area statistics TAZZELENGHE
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Tazzelenghe N., codice 293
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)