Catarratto

Catarrato comune Bianco is a white grape variety which is grown almost exclusively in Sicily and the Calabria region. In Tunisia, some small plantings are also known to have been brought there by Italian emigrants. It is equipped with almost 65,000 hectares of vineyards after the Trebbiano - Family is the second most planted white variety in Italy and before Catarratto Bianco lucido the most important representative of the Cattarratto family. Recommended it is in the provinces of Agrigento, Catania, Enna, Palermo, Siracusa and Trapani. In Calabria it is authorized in the province of Caltanissetta. The late maturing variety produces pronounced acidity, aromatic and rich wines that are similar to a Madeira wine aroma. It is used for the production of Marsala, vermouth and for those on the island of Sicily in large quantities produced Vino da Tavola as used, for example, the well-known Corvo. In the Denominazione di origine controllata - White Wine Alcamo, Contea di Sclafani Catarratti and Contea di Sclafani bianco it is the main component or blending partner.

Catarratto bianco comune is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic drawback is avoided, no return delivered to male plants need to grow. In a study published in 2008, was also Catarratto bianco lucido a kinship to the grape variety Garganega made ​​both Catarratto bianco comune as. Due to the not yet determined parents of the variety Garganega, the exact phylogenetic relationship can not yet be specified. The same research suggests that the varieties Catarratto bianco comune and Catarratto bianco lucido are genetically identical and are merely acting to clones of the same variety.

See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms: Catarratto Bertolare, Catarratto Bianco Latino, Catarratto Bianco Nostrale and Catarratto Carteddaro.