Nocera is a dark black Italian grape variety producing deeply colored, high acidity wines. It originates from the north eastern region of Sicily and is now also grown in Calabria.[1] It is an allowed component of five DOC wines (Bivongi, Mamertino di Milazzo, Sicilia, Faro, and S. Anna di Isola Capo Rizzuto) as well as 15 IGT wines.[2] It has good vigor but poor disease resistance.[3]
| Nocera | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
| Color of berry skin | Noir |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Origin | Italy |
| Notable regions | Sicily |
| Notable wines | Faro |
| Formation of seeds | Complete |
| Sex of flowers | Hermaphrodite |
| VIVC number | 8578 |
Synonyms
editBarbe du sultan, Carricante nero, Nerelli, Nicera, Nocera de catane, Nocera di catania, Nocera mantonico, Nocera nera di milazzo, Nucera, Nucera niura[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ D'Agata, Ian (2014). Native Wine Grapes of Italy. University of California Press. p. 374-5. ISBN 978-0-520-27226-2.
- ^ "Informazioni sulla varietà Nocera". Registro Nazionale della Varietà di Vite. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Scheda Ampelografica Nocera". Registro Nazionale della Varietà di Vite. Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "NOCERA". Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC. Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR). August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
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