Biancone di Portoferraio

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Biancone di Portoferraio is a white

French island of Corsica where the grape shares a close genetic relationship with the Corsican wine grape Biancu Gentile (also known as just Biancone).[1]

History

The island of Elba where Biancone di Portoferraio is grown is located between the French island of Corsica and Tuscany.

While Biancone di Portoferraio is today found almost exclusively on the Italian island of Elba, ampelographers suspect that the grape may have French origins with

Italian grape varieties of Caloria, Colombana nera and Pollera nera as potential half-siblings.[1]

Viticulture and confusion with other grapes

Biancone di Portoferraio is a

Ligurian wine grape Rollo.[1]

Wine regions

Biancone di Portoferaio is most often found in generic white table wines from Elba.

While some plantings of Biancone di Portoferraio may have previously existed on Corsica, where the grape was known as Biancone and Uva bianca, today the grape is found almost exclusively on the island of Elba located in the

Tuscan coast.[1]

Styles

According to

classified as "table wines".[1]

Synonyms

Over the years, Biancone di Portoferraio has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Biancona, Biancone (in Corsica), Biancone blanc, Corcesco, Folle Verte d'Oleron, Pagadebiti di Porto S. Stefano, Pagadebiti di Porto San Stefano and Uva bianca.[1][2]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
  2. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Biancone di Portoferraio Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: April 24th, 2014
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