Aleatico

Aleatico is a red grape variety. Because of their fine muscat flavor is believed that it is, although it is red to is a mutation of the Yellow Muscatel grape. Typically made ​​of their sweet wines, often fortified wines.

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Growing areas there are, especially in the Italian regions of Piedmont, Tuscany, Lazio, Puglia, Campania and Basilicata and on the islands of Elba and Corsica. In addition, it is cultivated in Australia, Chile, California, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Aleatico is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.

The wines of Aleatico Vine find their way into the DOC wines Aleatico di Capranica, Aleatico di Puglia, Gioia del Colle, Lake Corbara, Orvietano Rosso and Salice Salentino.

Synonyms

Aleatico is also known under the name Aglianico nero, Agliano, Agliatico, Aleatiau, Aleatica, Aleatica di Firenze, Aleatichina, Aleatico Ceragino, Aleatico Ciliegino, Aleatico comune, Aleatico de Corse, Aleatico de Florence, Aleatico de Portoferraio, Aleatico de Solmona, Aleatico dell 'Elba, Aleatico di Altamura, Aleatico di Benevento, Aleatico di Firenze, Aleatico di Portoferraio, Aleatico di Sulmona, Aleatico di Toscana, Aleatico gentile, Aleatico Aleatico nera della Toscana, Aleatico nero della Toscana, Aleatico nero fi Fermo, Aleatico nero di Firenze, Aleatico Perugino, Aleaticonera, Aleaticu, Alegatico, Aliatico, Aliatico di Benevento, Aliaticu, Alleaticu, Allianco, Allianco degli Abruzzi, Ispanskii Rozovyi, Lacrima Christi, Kakrima kriati, Leatico, Liatico, Livatica, Livatiche, Liveatica, Livatica, Moscatelle livatiche, Moscatello Leatico, Musatellus, nutmeg toskanski, Myuskatele livatike, Occhio di Pernice Nera, Ogliatico, Rossa Ella, Uva aleatica, Uva dei Gesuiti, Uva Uva liatica and liatika known.