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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

Chiavennasca

Grape's Data Sheet

The Chiavennasca Wine Grape in Italy

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

Chiavennasca - The Grape and the Wines

Nebbiolo wine grape is named Chiavennasca in Valtellina, Lombardy.

Chiavennasca - General Info Table

Chiavennasca is one of the   with Black berry widespread mainly in Lombardy, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Main RegionLombardy

Chiavennasca - Ampelographic Data

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

Chiavennasca - Wine Features

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

Chiavennasca - 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 Chiavennasca grape variety, the main characteristics are: