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Italy of Wines

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History, Geography,  and Culture
of Italian Wine

Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Catarratto

Grape's Data Sheet

The Catarratto Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Catarratto is a recognized synonym for the Catarratto bianco comune grape variety.To get to the page of the Catarratto bianco comune wine-grape, with all the ampelographic and agricultural information as well as the organoleptic features of the varietal wines produced with the Catarratto bianco comune wine-grape, click here.

Catarratto - The Grape and the Wines

Catarratto - General Info Table

Catarratto is one of the   with White berry widespread mainly in Sicily, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorWhite berry
Main RegionSicily

Catarratto - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Catarratto grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Catarratto grape variety is .
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Catarratto grape variety is .
Berry Features
The berries of the Catarratto grape variety are

Catarratto - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Catarratto grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Catarratto grapes is .

Catarratto - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Catarratto grape variety, the main characteristics are: