Grillo

The white grape Grillo comes from Italy and is now cultivated mainly in Sicily. You should come from the region of Puglia, has come only after the phylloxera disaster at the end of the 19th century to Sicily, where it was first used in the famous dessert wine Marsala.

Today, it is recommended in all the provinces of Sicily and approved on the Italian mainland in the province of Brindisi. Grillo produces pale yellow wines that are soft and rich in extract. The apartments also have a slight tannin. In general, the wines blended with Catarratto Bianco comune, Catarratto Bianco lucido and Inzolia be used.

The area under vines with Grillo is approximately 2,250 hectares in Italy and is also grown in small quantities in Brazil, Australia and Mexico.

See also the article viticulture in Italy, viticulture in Australia, viticulture and wine-growing in Brazil, Mexico and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms: Riddu

Descent

A study published in 2010 study puts the final close, which is Grillo from a natural crossing of varieties Muscat of Alexandria × Catarratto Bianco. Even before it was announced that only the two varieties Catarratto Bianco comune and Catarratto Bianco lucido genetically identical and from today's perspective clones of the same grape variety.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The shoot tip is whitish - green. The young leaves are hairy and spinnwebig of light green color.
• The medium sized, pentagonal leaves are five-lobed and barely sinuate. The petiole is lyres -shaped open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set closely, compared to other cultivars.
• The drum-shaped bunch is medium and loose-. The roundish berries are medium to large in size and of a golden yellow color. The flavor of the berries is neutral, but sweet. The grape skin is thick walled.

The grew strong varietal ripens about 30 days after Chasselas and is thus regarded as late maturing. Yields are usually high, so that a targeted vine training a reduction in yield must be performed to achieve good wine qualities. Grillo 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.