Garganega

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Garganega
Grape (Vitis)
Garganega grapes
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledGarganega (more)
OriginVerona and Vicenza
Notable regionsItaly
Notable winesSoave
VIVC number4419

Garganega (Italian:

Veneto region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It is Italy's 6th most widely planted white grape. It forms the basis of Venetian white wine Soave and is also a major portion of the blend used to make Gambellara.[1]

ampelographers believed the grapes to be related due to the similarities of clusters, berries and leaf characteristics.[4]

Wine regions

A Garganega wine from Sicily where the grape is known as Grecanico.

In the Soave region, Garganega is the primary grape and can compose anywhere from 70 to 100 % of the blend with

Friuli wine regions.[1]

When grown in Sicily under the name Grecanico Dorato, the grapes ripens late and can produce a wine with tangy

acidity.[5]

Viticulture and wines

The Garganega vine has a tendency to ripen late and can be very vigorous. In the fertile flatlands outside the Soave Classico zone, the grape can produce excessively high yields that lead to very thin and neutral flavored wines. The acid levels in Garganega lends itself well to the production of sweet

recioto wines that have the potential to improve with bottle age for a decade or more.[4]

Pedigree

An Italian study published in 2008 using

Trebbiano Toscano (also known as Ugni blanc). It is possible that Garganega is one of the parents of each of these grape varieties. However, since the parents of Garganega have not been identified, the exact nature of the relationship in each case could not be conclusively established.[3]
The results were of particular interest, since these seven grape varieties are spread from north to south Italy (and Trebbiano Toscano beyond Italy's border), which indicates that Garganega is a key variety in the pedigree of white Italian grape varieties.

Synonyms

Garganega is also known under the synonyms D'Oro, Decanico, Dorana di Venetia, Garganega Comune, Garganega di Gambellara, Garganega Gentile, Garganega Grossa, Garganega Piramidale, Garganega Veronese, Gracanico Dorato, Grecani, Grecanico, Grecanico Bianco, Grecanico Dorato, Grecanicu Biancu, Grecanio, Greccanico, Lizzara, Malvasia de Manresa, Ora, Oro, Ostesa, Ostesona, and Recanicu.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-19-860990-6
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  2. ^ "Ampelographic and genetic studies about Grecanico Dorato". santamarialanave.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b ‘Sangiovese’ and ‘Garganega’ are two key varieties of the Italian grapevine assortment evolution Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, M. Crespan, A. Calò, S. Giannetto, A. Sparacio, P. Storchi and A. Costacurta, Vitis 47 (2), pp. 97–104 (2008).
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-15-100714-4
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  5. ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
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  6. ^ Garganega Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on 2010-11-24.
  7. ISBN 1-85732-999-6
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