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Schiava is the most cultivated red in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. It is used in light, simple red wines that are often served slightly cooled.
Wine regions
Trentino-Alto Adige ...
Schiava Grossa
[Bockstraube]
Also known as, Black Hamburg, Grosser Burgunder, Trollinger, Vernatsch, Raisin Bleu, Bockstraube, Schwarzalscher, Aegypter.
SCHIAVA GROSSA: Has many synonym names including Frankenthaler and Koelner Blau. Also known as Trollinger in south Germany.
SCHIAVA GROSSA: Known as Trollinger in south Germany. A variant found in the Trentino-Aldo region of Italy is known as Schiava Gentile.
SCHONEBERGER: (No information on this grape yet other than it is a white cultivar).
MUSCAT HAMBURG: According to the Geilweilerhof (Genres) database, see above, this variety was derived from a Schiava Grossa x Muscat of Alexandria cross.
Monks saved most of the grape varieties of the region and it is believed since those times in Trentino Alto Adige were already cultivated Lagrein, Schiava and Gewürztraminer grapes - varieties which are still renowned in the area - as well as other ...
Other major red varieties are Ciliegolo, Gaplioppo, Lagrein, Lambrusco, Monica, Nerello Mascalese, Pignolo, Primitivo, Refosco, Schiava, Schiopettino, Teroldego, and Uva di Troia.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Style, Region, Aroma
  
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