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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

Tai rosso

Grape's Data Sheet

The Tai rosso Wine Grape in Italy

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

Tai rosso - The Grape and the Wines

The grape variety known as Tai Rosso is a synonym for the Tocai Rosso grape variety. In fact, it refers to the wine produced from this grape, which, by Ministerial Decree of September 25, 2008, following the resolution of the dispute with Hungary regarding the similarity between the name of these wines and the Tokaji denomination, can no longer include “Tocai” in its name.

For a full description of the Tocai Rosso grape variety, including its ampelographic descriptors and the characteristics of the wines produced from it, please refer to the link provided above.

Tai rosso - General Info Table

Tai rosso is one of the   with Black berry widespread mainly in Veneto, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Main RegionVeneto

Tai rosso - Ampelographic Data

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

Tai rosso - Wine Features

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

Tai rosso - 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 Tai rosso grape variety, the main characteristics are: