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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

Picotendro

Grape's Data Sheet

The Picotendro Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Picotendro 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.

Picotendro - The Grape and the Wines

The Nebbiolo, typical of Piedmont, has also long been present in the Aosta Valley, where it is traditionally cultivated under the name Picotendro in the glacial-origin alluvial valley (particularly in the areas of Arnad and Issogne). It is generally vinified as a pure varietal but is sometimes blended with other local grape varieties such as Neyret, Fumin, Freisa, and Vien de Nus.

Picotendro - General Info Table

Picotendro is one of the   with widespread mainly in , officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .

Picotendro - Ampelographic Data

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

Picotendro - Wine Features

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

Picotendro - 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 Picotendro grape variety, the main characteristics are: