Piedirosso

Piedirosso is a red grape that has probably already been cultivated by the Romans. She is a southern Italian variety. When the Elder mentioned by Pliny columbina purpurea it seems to be the current Piedirosso. The name means red footed and is derived from the red wood of the vine - stem. The species is widespread in the Italian region of Campania and are authorized in the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Naples, Salerno and in the Apulian province of Bari. It is included in the red wines of the DOC appellations Falerno del Massico, Campi Flegrei, Capri, Ischia and Vesuvio.

In the province of Salerno, the winery still differ in three variants, the piedepalumbo selvatico, the piede di Columbo gentile and the Mangiaguerra (also called piedecolombo gentile ). The late 1990s, about 1,340 hectares of vineyards were planted with Piedirosso.

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

Synonyms

The grape Piedirosso is also known by the name Palombina, Palombina Nera Nera or Palumbina, Palombo, Palumbo, Palummina, Perepalummo, Pererusso, Piede Colombo (Eng. " Taubenfuß " ), Piede di Colombo, Piedepalumbo, Streppa Verde and Strepparossa.