The Lambrusco a foglia frastagliata grape variety, as cataloged in the National Vine Variety Register (updated April 2011), is also known as Enantio (pronounced “enanzio”). The name is of evident Latin origin, and it seems that Pliny the Elder mentioned a “vitis labrusca” “quod Enantium vocatur,” meaning known by the name of Enantio. This grape variety is cultivated in the Bassa Vallagarina. It is found in the countryside between Ceraino and Ala and is the base variety for the production of Valdadige rosso DOC. It is distinguished from other Lambrusco varieties, which tend to have whole or trilobed leaves, by having a distinctly “lanceolate” leaf, thus with a “jagged” profile. The need to promote the synonym Enantio for this grape variety arose to relaunch this variety, which is still very present throughout the area, and until a few years ago was the most widespread in the Bassa Vallagarina valley floor.

The economic importance of the Enantio grape variety is currently minor, although in the past it significantly contributed to the local economy: production has decreased from over 120,000 quintals, stable for decades, to the current 6,000, with a tendency to further decrease.