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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

Ormeasco

Grape's Data Sheet

The Ormeasco Wine Grape in Italy

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

Ormeasco - The Grape and the Wines

The Dolcetto grape variety is also present in the Riviera Ligure di Ponente, where it is locally known as Ormeasco. For a full description of the Dolcetto grape, including ampelographic descriptors and the characteristics of the wine produced from this grape variety, please refer to the dedicated section on Dolcetto. You will find all relevant data and ampelographic notes under “Dolcetto.”

Ormeasco - General Info Table

Ormeasco is one of the   with Black berry widespread mainly in Liguria, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Main RegionLiguria
Synonym(s)Dolcetto

Ormeasco - Ampelographic Data

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

Ormeasco - Wine Features

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

Ormeasco - 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 Ormeasco grape variety, the main characteristics are: