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Barbera del Sannio

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appears to be closely related to several southern Italian varieties such as Nero di Troia (also known as Uva di Troia and Summariello) grape of Apulia and the Campanian varieties of Casavecchia and Catalanesca. However, since
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wines that are deeply colored and highly aromatic. It is most often used a blending component but some producers in the Sannio DOC have been producing varietal style wines from the grape.
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region of southern Italy. Despite the similarities in name and appearance, the grape has no close genetic relationship with the
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shared no close genetic relationship with any Piedmontese variety (even the similarly named Barbera bianca). Instead,
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and regulations for regions where the two grapes were grown. It wasn't until the early 21st century when
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has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Barbetta, Lugliese and Lugliatica. However, the
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when the hard white berries of the vine start to turn dark red. By 1875, the grape was known as
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Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours
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in his account of native plant life in southern Italy. Gasparrini used the old synonyms
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but can also be produced as a varietal in the Sannio DOC which covers the
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word for the month of July, a potential reference to the color change of
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The Sannio Hills runs through the center of the province of Benevento.
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is a very vigorous vine that can be prone to producing a large, leafy
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and color compounds, that also gives the vine some resistance to the
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techniques. The vine produces berries with very thick skins, rich in
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that run through the heart of Campanian in the Benevento province.
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and is, instead, more closely related to the Campanian varieties
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of the Piedmontese Barbera which created confusion in the DOC
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and other local red grape varieties, such as Piedirosso and
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wines (non varietal) are made from a blend of at least 50%
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no greater than 12 tonnes/hectare. The generic DOC red and
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showed that the two grape varieties were distinct and that
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has no close genetic relationship to the Barbera grape
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to the wine but it is also permitted to be made as a
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Index

Italian wine
grape variety
Campania
Piedmont wine
Barbera
Barbera bianca
Sardinian wine
Barbera Sarda
Casavecchia
Catalanesca
Apulian
Nero di Troia
color
aroma notes
varietal
Denominazione di origine controllata
Sannio

Ampelographers
Guglielmo Gasparrini
Italian
veraison
growing season
Giuseppe Froio
clone
wine laws
DNA analysis
Aglianico
Piedirosso
Falanghina

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