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Vitouska

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The Vitouska Wine Grape in Italy

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

Vitouska - The Grape and the Wines

The Vitouska grape is an indigenous variety from Slovenia, widely cultivated throughout the Karst region, encompassing both Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy and the Slovenian side of the border. Its name likely originates from the village of Vipacco (now Vitovlje in Slovenia). Across the border, it is known as Vitovska Gargania and has been a part of this area’s viticultural heritage for centuries. Most commonly referred to by its synonym Vitovska, this grape variety has recently gained recognition for its unique oenological qualities. Until a few decades ago, Vitovska was almost exclusively used in blends. However, the recent trend of reviving native grape varieties has led to a growing interest in single-varietal wines made from this grape. These wines highlight the distinct character of the variety, showcasing its suitability for pure vinification.

Vitouska - General Info Table

Vitouska is one of the  Native Grapes with White berry widespread mainly in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1991. Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorWhite berry
Grape CategoryNative Grapes
Main RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Year of listing1991

Vitouska - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Vitouska grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Vitouska grape variety is big, pentagonal, with five lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Vitouska grape variety is dense, long, pyramidal.
Berry Features
The berries of the Vitouska grape variety are medium-sized, of spheroidal shape and with Buccia pruinosa and yellow-greenish colored skin.

Vitouska - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Vitouska grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Vitouska grapes is straw yellow. On the palate the wine is fresh, tasty, fruity, balsamic.

Vitouska - 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 Vitouska grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timeearly, medium
Vegetative vigormedium vigor
Productivityfair, normal
Sensitivitiesmillerandage

Vitouska - 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 Vitouska grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Carso DOCDOCFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Venezia Giulia IGTIGTFriuli-Venezia Giulia