Croatina

Croatina is a red grape that is common in Piedmont and Lombardy. In the late 1980s there were still about 4,500 acres in earnings. She is known since the 9th century.

It is in the following DOC regions of Italy with a total of 6 clones in cultivation: Bramaterra, Cisterna d' Asti, Colline Novaresi, Coste della Sesia, Po at Pavese, San Colombano al Lambro, Colli di Parma, Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa and Colli Piacentini.

She is in budding and ripening late ( almost 30 days after Chasselas ) and provides an abundant but not very constant earnings. It is often blended with the grape Nebbiolo, but can also provide unmixed wine. Croatina 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.

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

Synonyms

The grape Croatina is also known by the name Croatta, Croattina, Crovattina, Crovettina, Uga del zio, Neretto, Uva Vermiglia, Nebbiolo di Gattinara, Bonarda di Rovescala and Bonarda Grossa.