Gaglioppo
Encyclopedia
Gaglioppo is a red wine
grape
that is grown in southern Italy
, primarily around Calabria
. The vine performs well in drought conditions but is susceptible to oidium
and peronospera. The grape produces wine that is full-bodied, high in alcohol
and tannins with a need for considerable time in the bottle for it to soften in character. It is sometimes blended with up to 10% white wine.
origin, but recent studies using DNA profiling instead indicate an Italian origin. It was previously claimed that it was introduced to southern Italy around the same time as the Aglianico
vine.
An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between Sangiovese
on the one hand and ten other Italian grape varieties on the other hand, including Gaglioppo. It is therefore likely that Gaglioppo is a crossing of Sangiovese and another, so far unidentified, grape variety.
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
grape
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
that is grown in southern Italy
Italy
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, primarily around Calabria
Calabria
Calabria , in antiquity known as Bruttium, is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of the Italian Peninsula. The capital city of Calabria is Catanzaro....
. The vine performs well in drought conditions but is susceptible to oidium
Oidium
This article is about a type of fungal spore. For the ascomycete genus, see Oidium . For the fungus that causes powdery mildew on grapes, see Uncinula necator....
and peronospera. The grape produces wine that is full-bodied, high in alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
and tannins with a need for considerable time in the bottle for it to soften in character. It is sometimes blended with up to 10% white wine.
Origin
Gaglioppo has previously been thought to be of GreekGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
origin, but recent studies using DNA profiling instead indicate an Italian origin. It was previously claimed that it was introduced to southern Italy around the same time as the Aglianico
Aglianico
Aglianico is a black grape grown in the Basilicata and Campania regions of Italy. The vine originated in Greece and was brought to the south of Italy by Greek settlers. The name may be a corruption of Vitis hellenica, Latin for "Greek vine"...
vine.
An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between Sangiovese
Sangiovese
Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove"...
on the one hand and ten other Italian grape varieties on the other hand, including Gaglioppo. It is therefore likely that Gaglioppo is a crossing of Sangiovese and another, so far unidentified, grape variety.