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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Uva rara

Grape's Data Sheet

The Uva rara Wine Grape in Italy

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

Uva rara - The Grape and the Wines

Uva rara - General Info Table

Uva rara is one of the  Local Grapes with Black berry widespread mainly in Lombardy, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1970. Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Grape CategoryLocal Grapes
Main RegionLombardy
Year of listing1970

Uva rara - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Uva rara grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Uva rara grape variety is big, pentagonal, with seven lobes, with five lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Uva rara grape variety is very sparse, medium-sized, cone-shaped.
Berry Features
The berries of the Uva rara grape variety are medium-sized, of obovoid , spheroidal shape and with Buccia pruinosa and black-bluish colored skin.

Uva rara - Wine Features

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

Uva rara - 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 Uva rara grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timelate, medium
Vegetative vigorhigh vigor
ProductivityProduttività irregolare, low
Sensitivitiescoulure, powdery mildew

Uva rara - 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 Uva rara grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Boca DOCDOCPiedmont
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOCDOCLombardy
Bramaterra DOCDOCPiedmont
Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepò Pavese o Buttafuoco DOCDOCLombardy
Canavese DOCDOCPiedmont
Casteggio DOCDOCLombardy
Colline Novaresi DOCDOCPiedmont
Fara DOCDOCPiedmont
Gattinara DOCGDOCGPiedmont
Ghemme DOCGDOCGPiedmont
Lessona DOCDOCPiedmont
Oltrepò Pavese DOCDOCLombardy
Provincia di Pavia IGTIGTLombardy
San Colombano al Lambro o San Colombano DOCDOCLombardy
Sangue di Giuda dell’Oltrepò Pavese o Sangue di Giuda DOCDOCLombardy
Sizzano DOCDOCPiedmont