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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

Pignatello

Grape's Data Sheet

The Pignatello Wine Grape in Italy

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

Pignatello - The Grape and the Wines

Pignatello - General Info Table

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

Pignatello - Ampelographic Data

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

Pignatello - Wine Features

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

Pignatello - 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 Pignatello grape variety, the main characteristics are: