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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

Francavidda

Grape's Data Sheet

The Francavidda Wine Grape in Italy

Francavidda - The Grape and the Wines

francavidda a native wine grape of Italy

Francavidda - General Info Table

Francavidda is one of the  Native Grapes with White berry widespread mainly in Apulia, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1970. Its surface under vines in Italy is 13 ha.
Berry colorWhite berry
Grape CategoryNative Grapes
Main RegionApulia
Surface under Vines in Italy13 ha
Synonym(s)Francavilla
Year of listing1970

Francavidda - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Francavidda grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Francavidda grape variety is big, orbicular, with three lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Francavidda grape variety is dense, medium-sized.
Berry Features
The berries of the Francavidda grape variety are medium-sized, of spheroidal shape and with Buccia pruinosa and yellow-greenish colored skin.

Francavidda - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Francavidda grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Francavidda grapes is . On the palate the wine is floral, herbaceous, complex.

Francavidda - 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 Francavidda grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timemedium
Vegetative vigorhigh vigor
Productivityhigh, normal

Francavidda - Appellations of Origin

The Quattrocalici Grape Varieties Database collects data on all grape varieties that are explicitly mentioned in at least one Italian PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) or PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) denomination. The Francavidda grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Ostuni DOCDOCApulia
Puglia IGTIGTApulia
Salento IGTIGTApulia
Tarantino IGTIGTApulia
Valle d’Itria IGTIGTApulia