Vespolina

Vespolina
History
Vespolina is a red Italian wine grape variety that is planted in Piedmont around Gattinara.

VESPOLINA: Minor grape found in the Piedmont region of Italy. Also known as Ughetta. Used to produce a red wine blend with Nebbiolo grape wine.
VILANA: White-wine grape widely grown on the island of Crete and mainly used to create a dry wine.

production): Barolo (red; Nebbiolo), Barbaresco (red; Nebbiolo), Gavi (white and sparkling; Cortese), Asti or Moscato d'Asti (white and sparkling; Moscato Bianco), Brachetto d'Acqui (red and sparkling; Brachetto), Gattinara (red; Nebbiolo, Vespolina, ...

Through genetic testing, Vouillamoz and Schneider at UC Davis recently found Nebbiolo to be related to other Italian grape varieties: Nebbiolo Rosé, Freisa, Negrera, Rossola, Vespolina and Bubbierasco.
In the vineyard ...

See also: Gattinara, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italia, Wine