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This variety has a very small bunch and
small berries that are practically seedless,
though there are always a few bigger berries
that do contain normal-looking pips. Terma-
rina Nera is used to make lovely
rosati
and late-
harvest sweet wines of real character and fi ne
taste. Some think Termarina Nera resembles
Corinto Rosso, but DNA profi ling has disproved
this (Boccacci, Torello Marinoni, Gambino,
Botta, and Schneider 2005). There is also an
unrelated Termarina Bianca.
well-known varieties such as Chardonnay,
Gamay, Aligoté, l'Auxerrois, Colombard, and
Furmint.
Trevisana Nera
where it's found:
Veneto.
national regis-
try code number:
245.
color:
red.
Trevisana Nera is identical to Refosco di
Guarnieri (or Refosco Guarnieri) and to a very
obscure grape simply called Borgogna or Gat-
tera from Veneto (Crespan, Calò, Giannetto,
Sparacio, Storchi, and Costacurta 2008). Mor-
phologic differences between Refosco Guarnieri
and the other
Refosco
s were noticed by ampelog-
raphers of the past, who found that the berries
of Refosco Guarneri are more oval and more
covered in bloom than those of other
Refosco
family members. Wines made with this variety
also differ from all other
Refosco
wines, for they
are more intensely herbal and less immediately
fruity, with higher levels of tartaric acid than,
for example, Refosco del Peduncolo Rosso. Rare
today (Tazzer was already lamenting its disap-
pearance in 1976), limited to a few vineyards in
and around Belluno, very little is known about
Refosco Guarneri; it is used in blends such as
IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti. The bunch is large,
pyramidal, and winged with large round-oval,
blue-black berries. It fl owers early but ripens
late, around mid-October.
wines to try:
Podere Pradarolo makes a very
interesting wine in a
solera
style, Il Canto del
Ciò. Unfortunately, due to this heavily oxidative
technique it's hard for me to pinpoint the exact
characteristics of a termarina wine, but I do
think it's very exciting that an estate has
decided to take up making wine from this vari-
ety again. We can hope that more will follow
suit soon.
Theilly
where it's found:
Valle d'Aosta.
national
registry code number:
not registered.
color:
white.
Up until World War II, Theilly, also called
Gouais Blanc (I'm not sure how correctly) was
diffusely cultivated in the Valle d'Aosta around
Perloz, but now is limited to just a few vines in
the area around Colleré (at 767 meters above
sea level) by Gianluigi Soudaz. It however also
grows sporadically in Piedmont (Schneider,
Torello Marinoni, Boccacci, and Botta 2006).
The variety produces a good, fresh white wine
but as it has diffi culty ripening in cold weather
it was abandoned by ever-practical farmers.
Theilly differs from Prié, the most famous and
most abundant white variety of the region, as it
ripens later in the season, accumulates less
sugar, and maintains higher levels of acidity
(which, considering Prié's already eyewatering
levels of total acids, may not be such a good
thing). However locals liked the fact that wines
made with Theilly lasted longer. Theilly is also
important because it is related to a number of
Tronto
where it's found:
Campania.
national reg-
istry code number:
387.
color:
red.
Also called Aglianico di Napoli but geneti-
cally distinct from Aglianico (though the two
are related, and look somewhat similar morpho-
logically), Tronto grows on the Amalfi coast,
especially around Furore, Positano, and Amalfi ,
and also around Naples, in the famous vineyard
of the Eremo di San Martino. The bunch is
compact and conical-pyramidal, the berries
medium-sized, round, and blue-black. It is used
in the blend of the DOCs Costa d'Amalfi Rosso,
Furore, and Ravello. However, as it doesn't
