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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Negroamaro precoce

Grape's Data Sheet

The Negroamaro precoce Wine Grape in Italy

Negroamaro precoce - The Grape and the Wines

The Negroamaro Precoce is a recently discovered autochthonous grape variety from Puglia, identified in 1994 through a genetic improvement program for the vineyards of the Salento region, promoted by the Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura in Conegliano Veneto. The discovery of Negroamaro Precoce was entirely accidental: in a vineyard of Negro Amaro, a vine was identified that exhibited completely unique characteristics, particularly showing a significant advance in the stages of veraison and ripening compared to the nearby vines.

The ampelographic, productive, and genetic characteristics of this new grape variety, registered in the National Register of Varieties under the name Negroamaro Precoce, are identical to those of the traditional Negro Amaro variety, except for the distinctly earlier ripening period (at least 20 days earlier), which has a noticeable and positive impact on the chemical components of the grapes and, consequently, the musts.

negroamaro precoce a native wine grape of Italy

Negroamaro precoce - General Info Table

Negroamaro precoce is one of the  Local Grapes with Black berry widespread mainly in Apulia, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 2001. Its surface under vines in Italy is 32 ha.
Berry colorBlack berry
Grape CategoryLocal Grapes
Main RegionApulia
Surface under Vines in Italy32 ha
Year of listing2001

Negroamaro precoce - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Negroamaro precoce grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Negroamaro precoce grape variety is medium-sized, big, pentagonal, with five lobes, with three lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Negroamaro precoce grape variety is dense, medium-sized, cone-shaped.
Berry Features
The berries of the Negroamaro precoce grape variety are small, of spheroidal and black-bluish colored skin.

Negroamaro precoce - Wine Features

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

Negroamaro precoce - 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 Negroamaro precoce grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timeearly
Vegetative vigormedium vigor

Negroamaro precoce - 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 Negroamaro precoce grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Basilicata IGTIGTBasilicata
Murgia IGTIGTApulia
Puglia IGTIGTApulia
Salento IGTIGTApulia
Tarantino IGTIGTApulia
Valle d’Itria IGTIGTApulia