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VERDUZZO TREVIGIANO Based on “Wine Grapes” by Jancis Robinson and co.

“Based on monumental volume WINE GRAPES by Jancis Robinson and Co. considered the worldwide reference book for Ampelography.”

Verduzzo Trevigiano Our Verduzzo, generally inferior to and often blended with Verduzzo Friulano.

Principal Synonyms: Verduc, Verduz, Verduzzo di Motta. Varieties commonly mistaken for Verduzzo Trevigiano: Verduzzo Friulano (Friuli)

Origins and parentage On dispite of its name (Trevigiano means “from the province of Treviso”), the origins of Verduzzo Trevigiano are unknown. It is said to have been introduced from Sardegna in the early twentieth century, although it cannot be identified with any modern Sardinian varieties. It is distinct from Verduzzo Friulano. With which it is often cultivated and confused with.

Viticultural characteristics Vigorous, late ripening.

Where does it grow and its flavour Verduzzo Trevigiano is cultivated mainly in the provinces of Treviso and Venezia in Veneto, north-east Italy. It is often blended with the superior VERDUZZO FRIULANO in the Piave and Lison-Pramaggiore DOCs, where wines labelled Verduzzo may be made from Verduzzo Trevigiano and/or Verduzzo Trevigiano. Wines appear in a range of Styles, from dry to medium sweet as well as sparkling, and Casa Piave are one of the few producers who makes a 100% Trevigiano wine, in both dry and late-harvest styles. Terre di Ger’s Limine is a barrel-fermented, oak-aged blend of Verduzzo Trevigiano and Chardonnay. The agricultural census of 2000 recorded 1734 ha (4.285 acres) in Italy, not much more than half what they were in 1970.

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