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Vermentino is a late-ripening white grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in Sardinia, in Liguria primarily under the name Pigato, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Languedoc-Roussillon.[1] The leaves are dark green and pentagonal. The grapes are amber-yellow and hang in pyramidal bunches. The vines are often grown on slopes facing the sea where they can benefit from the additional reflected light.
OriginDifferent hypotheses about the origin of Vermentino have been forwarded, and only recently have DNA typing confirmed Vermentino to be identical to the Pigato of Liguria and Favoria of Piedmont, which means that some earlier hypotheses have been based on incomplete information. It is unclear if Vermentino is also identical to the variety Rollo found in eastern Provence, around Nice. Both that variety and Vermentino go under the synonym Rolle.[1][2][3] While the Vitis International Variety Catalogue now gives Italy as its origin,[2] these older hypotheses have the grape variety originating in Spain, Madeira, or Portugal. It is sometimes thought to be related to the Malvasia family of grapes, which is reflected in some of its synonyms, and to have been brought to Italy in the fifteenth century during the period of Spanish domination. WinesThe most famous wine made from Vermentino is probably the DOCG Vermentino di Gallura (and Vermentino di Gallura Superiore) which is produced in the province of Olbia-Tempio, in the north of Sardinia. The grape is said to have been cultivated in this part of Gallura, often under the name Arratelau, since the fourteenth century.[4] Elsewhere on the island the grape is used for a variety of white wines, including sweet and sparkling variants. Patrimonio, located in the north of Corsica, in the Saint Florent gulf, was the first region of the island to attain AOC status (in 1968). Its white wine is 100% Vermentino. In Languedoc-Roussillon, it has recently been allowed into many AOC wines, including Côtes du Roussillon.[1] In Provence, close to Nice, the grape is used for the AOC white wines of Bellet. The grape was introduced to California in 1993 by Tablas Creek Vineyard and approved by the BATF for use on American wine labels in 2001. In Australia the first commercial plantings were established at Chalmers Vineyard in the Murray Darling region in 2000. The first Australian Vermentino wine was released by the Chalmers family in 2004. Italian DOC wines include :
Wines made from this grape are best consumed fresh, complementing traditional seafood dishes of the regions in which they are grown. SynonymsVermentino is also known under the synonyms Agostenga, Agostenga Blanc, Brustiano Bianco, Brustiano di Corsica, Carbes, Carbesso, Favorita, Favorita Bianca, Favorita Bianca di Conegliano, Favorita d'Alba, Favorita di Alba, Favorita di Conegliano, Formentino, Fourmentin, Garbesso, Grosse Clarette, Malvasia a Bonifacio, Malvasia Grossa, Malvasie, Malvoisie, Malvoisie è Gros Grains, Malvoisie Corse, Malvoisie de Corse, Malvoisie Précoce d'Espagne, Piccabon, Piga, Pigato, Rolle, Rossese, Sibirkovski, Uva Sapaiola, Uva Vermentino, Valentin, Varlentin, Varresana Bianca, Vennentino, Verlantin, Vermentini, Vermentino Bianco, Vermentino Pigato, and Vermentinu.[2] References
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