Malvasia Nera

Malvasia Nera
While most varieties of Malvasia produce white wine, Malvasia Nera is a red wine variety that is used primarily as a blending grape in Italy, being valued for the dark color and aromatic qualities it can add to a wine.

Malvasia Nera - Red Malvasia varietal that peeks up in Piedmont. A sweet and perfumed wine, sometimes elaborated in the passito style.

Lizzano (Rosso in the specific styles normale, Frizzante, Giovane, Malvasia Nera, Malvasia Nera Superiore, Negroamaro; Rosato in the specific styles normale, Frizzante, Giovane, Spumante, Negroamaro; Bianco in the specific styles normale, Frizzante, ...

Red and rose wines belonging to the Salice Salentino DOC area are produced with Negroamaro - the real protagonist of vineyards in Salento - and Malvasia Nera.

Malvasia is primarily a white wine grape with many subvarieties including a red grape Malvasia Nera grown mainly in the Piedmont and Puglia regions of Italy.

It's made from a somewhat traditional Chianti blend - 60% Sangiovese, 20% Malvasia Nera, 10% Cannaiolo, ...

See also: Wine, Malvasia, Grape, Red, Italia