Occasionally referred to as Sangiovese Grosso, the Prugnolo Gentile is a grape variety that is used in the town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, for the production of the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Rosso di Montepulciano DOC. This grape is a clone of the Sangiovese grape and it is believed to be native to this area. It has similar characteristics to the Sangiovese.
The Prunesta grape is an authochthonal variety of ancient origin from Calabria. Some believe the Prunesta could be the Capinia grapes mentioned by Pliny. The etymology of the name seems to make it derive from the Latin mist and refers to the abundance of bloom that covers the skin, almost like a fine mist. Traditionally, the grape is also called Uva del Soldato (Soldier’s Grape) or even Ruggia. The grape variety is present mainly on the Tyrrhenian coast of Calabria.
Its black berry color is large and ellipsoidal with waxy, bluish-purple color skin. The cluster is medium, pyramidal or conical, medium compact or loose with medium, orbicular, trefoil leaf.
The Prunesta grape is usually grown using traditional farming systems.
The wine produced from Prunesta grape is of cherry or ruby red color with an intense aroma and dry flavour, slightly tannic and full-bodied.
Since 1987 the University of Florence has carried out a project of collection of Tuscan wine varietal heritage, with the aim of safeguarding against the risk of extinction.
Among the vines under scrutiny a real discovery was the Pugnitello, characterized by a small, truncated conical cluster, similar to a fist (hence the name - pugno). There is no definite information regarding its origin, but it is thought to be from the province of Grosseto.
This variety has some morphological similarity with the Montepulciano, from which it differs, however, for the lower productivity and the different shape of the bunch. It is not explicitly present in any DOP designation, but we can find it in many IGT of Tuscany.
The berry is medium, smooth, rounded, with thick, leathery, blue-black, very waxy skin. The bunch is small, short, pyramidal, medium compact with a medium long, pentagonal, five-lobed leaf.
The Pugnitello grape gives an intense red ruby wine with violet hues. The scent is slightly herbaceous, while the taste reveals a full-bodied, high alcohol content, good acidity and very fine tannins.
The Quagliano vine is native to the Piedmont of the Saluzzo area, where it is still cultivated today. It is a grape of a rather large berry, usable for its organoleptic characteristics also as table grapes, and that in the past, for its diuretic qualities, was also used as the so-called “grape cure”.
The name seems to derive from the dialect "CAIA" that is “curdled”, in reference to the method of vinification.
The berry is black, big, spherical with waxy, thick, black-brown skin. The bunch is large, cylindrical, with two wings, compact with a medium, full, five-lobed leaf.
The Quagliano grape variety is not sensitive to illness or other adversity and shows no particular requirements of soil and climate types. This variety has high vigor and time of late ripening.
This vine gives a light ruby red wine. The fragrance is vinous, with floral notes of violets, the taste is medium bodied and slightly tannic, fine and harmonious.
Raboso is a red grape variety cultivated in the Italian region of Veneto and it is largely used in blends, including sparkling wine blends, though on very few occasions, it is vinified on its own. The name of this grape is believed to come from the Italian word “rabbioso” (angry) due to reaction to the aggressive tannins people who drunk the wine had. The Raboso grape is the main grape in the DOCG wines Piave Malanotte and Bagnoli Friularo blends. In eastern Veneto, this was once the most commonly grown variety of grape and it became known as the “wine of travel”, thanks to its ability to withstand aging and travel, and this made it incredibly popular among Venetian navigators.
The Rebo grape is named after Rebo Rigotti (1891-1971), researcher at the Experimental Station of San Michele all'Adige (TN), who built this crossing around 1920, with the intention of finding a replacement for the Merlot to be used in less suitable areas.
The Rebo vine is listed as Incrocio Rigotti 107-3 (Merlot x Teroldego). Rigotti obtained a grape capable of giving wines of the indegenous variety Marzemino’s fragrance but supported by the structure of the Merlot.
The grape variety Rebo has spread outside its native Trentino, but the only recognized DOC is the Trentino DOC, the main growing areas include the municipalities of San Michele all’Adige, Volano, Calavino, Cavedine and Padergnone, in the Valley of the Lakes, the home town of Rebo Rigotti.
The Rebo berry is black, medium with waxy, bluish-black skin. The bunch is medium, compact, usually winged with a medium, orbicular, or three-lobed leaf. The Rebo vine has medium vigor and good and constant production.
The grape Rebo produces ruby red wines with fruity noses with hints of underbrush and blackberries. Warm, tannic and full-bodied on the palate.
The Recantina grape variety has been grown in the Treviso province since ancient times. More recently, news of this variety was reported by several ampelographers, but in the era after the advent of phylloxera its traces have gradually disappeared and today there are only a few survived rows, mostly in the Montello area.
However, there are, as far as we know, at least two varieties of this grape: the Recantina a pecolo scuro and Recantina a pecolo rosso.
The berry is black, medium, round with waxy, thick, blue-dark skin. The bunch is medium, compact with medium, pentagonal, five-lobed leaf.
The Recantina vine has strong vigor and constant production.
The Recantina grape gives a ruby red wine with purple hues. The fragrance is fruity and spicy with hints of berries, violet, cloves. The taste is full-bodied, tannic, well structured.
The Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is a red grape variety that owes its peculiar name to the red color of the stems.
The grape , native from Friuli Venezia Giulia, belongs to the large family of the Refoscos. The grape Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is cultivated mainly in Friuli Venezia Giulia , where it produces the best wines, and recently has been introduced in a few Veneto DOC wines.
The Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is a late ripening grape variety and is known for producing wines that are full-bodied with high levels of acidity with a slightly herbaceous nose and tannins and for that reason is often blended with other grapes, including Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Refosco Nostrano is a red grape variety with a very important place in the great family of Refosco, which includes the most famous Refosco dal peduncolo rosso and the Terrano. There is no reliable information on its origin, but the first information about the Refosco Nostrano come from the municipality of Torreano and Faedis, in the province of Udine.
Refosco di Faedis and Refoscone are its synonyms, as reported in the national register of grape varieties and it is widely cultivated around the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, it was once one of its main varieties, mostly because of its high productivity, but recently has been gradually abandoned and replaced by more “noble” Refosco.
Refosco Nostrano produces medium to large size black berries and almost of oval shape. Its skin is very waxy and bluish-black colored. The bunch is medium-large, pyramidal or cylindrical, elongated, sometimes winged, rather compact with medium, rounded, three-lobed or five-lobed leaves
The Refosco Nostrano grape produces deep ruby red wine with a slightly herbaceous nose and dried plum and blackberry. On the palate is sour and astringent, tangy, sometimes aggressive, with good body and tannins.
The Ribolla gialla is a yellow grape as the name itself indicates, gialla, and an ancient variety of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, cultivated since Roman times in its area of excellence, in the hills around Rosazzo. In Slovenia and Croatia the grape is called Rebula and it is believed that its origin was precisely in the southern Dalmatian islands or farther south to Kefalonia.
Reportedly, the grape was then imported in Friuli by Venetian merchants in more recent times, i.e. around 1100 and its territory of excellence is still the hilly area between Udine and Gorizia, and in the denominations DOC Isonzo, Collio and Friuli colli orientali and DOCG Rosazzo. Excellent results are also achieved with the “rebula” from the Collio Sloveno.
The Ribolla gialla grape has never spread to the plains, preferring dry and hilly terrain where it gives rise to intense and structured wines with its yellow berries, medium, and discoid with a slightly thick, waxy, dotted, whitish yellow skin. The bunch is medium-small, cylindrical-pyramidal, medium compact with medium, rounded leaf.
The Ribolla gialla grape has good vigor and time of average maturity and gives a generally good and regular production. The grape produces pale yellow wines with weak greenish tones with a delicate nose with fruity scents, slightly floral and herbaceous. The wine has good acidity, medium body and a delicate and pleasant texture.
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