Vespolina

Vespolina is a red grape that has its home in Piedmont, Italy. It is usually used in a blend with Nebbiolo to mitigate its impact. The blending proportion is thereby usually between 15-40 %.

It comes in the DOCG wines Gattinara and Ghemme and in the DOC wines Boca, Bramaterra, Colline Novaresi, Coste della Sesia, Fara, Lessona and Sizzano used. In the Colline Novaresi it is even grown varietal purity.

The grape is grown and maintained by the Institute Nucleo di Premotiplicazione Viticola del piemonte Ce.Pre.Ma.Vi, Turin. The species was first mentioned in writing on November 3, 1798 in a report from the Contender Nuvolone.

In early 2004 it was announced that the Nebbiolo is related to the variety Moscato. The researchers Anna Schneider of Agricultural Institute of the CNR in Turin and José Vouillamoz ( University of California, Davis, and " Istituto di San Michele all'Adige agrario " today Fondazione Edmund Mach in San Michele all'Adige ) conducted molecular biological DNA analyzes of more than 1500 varieties through.

The same research suggests that the Italian Moscato variety in turn derived from the Viognier. Furthermore, Moscato is related to the varieties Nebbiolo Rosé, Negrera, Rossola, Vespolina and Bubbierasco.

Synonyms

The grape is also known under the name Vespolina Balsamina, Canneta, Croattina, Guzetta, Guzitta, Guzzetta, Inzaga, Inzagre, Massana, Nespolina, Nespolino, Novarina, Solenga, Ughetta, Ughetta di Caneto, Ughetta di Canetto, Ughetta Canneto di, di Ughetta Fassolo, Ughetta di Solenga, Uva Cinerina, Uva Rara, Uvetta, Uvetto, Vespolino, Visparola and Vispavola.

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