Verdeca

The white grape Verdeca is an indigenous grape of southern Italy and is mainly grown in the Puglia region. It provides a pale yellow wine with greenish neutral flavor ( in its best, has the white wine over an almond bouquet ) and taste. The average alcohol content is placed at a moderate 11-12 % by volume.

This variety is mainly used as a basis for Vermouth and blends, for example, the DOC white wines Locorotondo and Martina Franca. It is often blended with Bianco d' Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Malvasia Toscana Fiano and.

With the increasing decline in sales of vermouth, the acreage of Verdeca are also on the decline. Early 1990s, but 3,990 acres were planted with the Verdeca.

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

Synonyms: albese bianco, Alvino verde, Bianco Lina, Carosella, Primarulo, Uva marana, Verde, Verdea, Verdera, Verdicchio bianco, Verdicchio femmina, Verdicchio Verde, Verdichio Tirolese, Verdichio Tivolese, Verdisco, Verdisco bianco, Verdisio bianco, Verdolino, Verdone, Vino verde

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The young leaves are hairy and pale green spinnwebig to white color.
• The medium to large leaves are round or three-lobed and barely sinuate. The petiole is lyrenförmig open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are wide compared to other cultivars.
• The cone- shaped cluster is large, shouldered and moderately dichtbeerig. The roundish to slightly oval berries are medium in size and of a whitish - green color. The flavor of the berries is neutral.

The moderately vigorous vine matures grew about 30 - 35 days after Chasselas, and thus is considered very late maturing. The yields are medium- high. It is less susceptible to the genuine - and downy mildew.