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Freisa is a wine grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, primarily in Monferrato and in the Langhe, but also further north in the provinces of Turin and Biella. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice This is a list of varieties of cultivated Grapes whether used for Wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried ( Raisin, currant, sultana Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Montferrat (in Piemontèis, Monfrà; in Italian, Monferrato) is part of the region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. The Langhe (Langa from old dialect Mons Langa et Bassa Langa) is a hilly area to the south and west of the river Tanaro in the Province of Cuneo in The Province of Turin ( Piemontese: Provincia ëd Turin It Provincia di Torino) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy The Province of Biella (Provincia di Biella is a province of Italy located in Piedmont. Synonyms for Freisa include Monferrina, Monfreisa, Fessietta, Freisa di Chieri, Fresa Freisa and Spannina.

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Characteristics

Freisa is a vigorous and productive vine whose round, blue-black grapes ripen in early October. The three-lobed leaves are relatively small. The bunches are elongated in form.

History

The first record of Freisa dates from 1517 when it is referred to in the customs regulations of Pancalieri (province of Turin). Pancalieri is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 30 km southwest of In 1692 it is recorded as having been planted in Brichetto, Neive (province of Cuneo). Neive is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin Cuneo is a province in the southwest of the Piedmont region of Italy. In 1760, in Lu (province of Alessandria), Freisa is referred to again as a vine, but also as the name of a wine. The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern By the 1880s it had become one of the major Piedmontese grapes, and in that period its cultivation was stimulated by the vine’s resistance to the downy mildew caused by the Plasmopara viticola fungus. Downy mildew refers to any of several types of Oomycete microbes that are obligate parasites of plants Plasmopara viticola is a plant pathogen Plasmopara viticola, causal agent of grapevine downy mildew is a heterothallic oomycete that overwinters as oospores in the

Wines

Wines made from the Freisa grape are red and usually somewhat sweet and lightly sparkling, or foaming. Still and fully sparkling versions are also produced, however, as are perfectly dry and more decidedly sweet styles. In the Canavese there is also a rosé which can be made primarily from Freisa, although that is not a requirement. Canavese is a subalpine geographical and historical area of north-west Italy which lies today within the Province of Turin in Piedmont. A rosé (From French rosé ‘pinkish’ Wine has some of the color typical of a red wine but only enough to turn it pink

List of DOC wines employing the Freisa grape

100% Freisa:

85%–100% Freisa:

Wines which may be made primarily from Freisa (at least 60%), or from which it may be absent:

Other wines which may include smaller percentages of Freisa:

References

The Province of Asti (It Provincia di Asti) is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco is a sweet sparkling red or rosé Dessert wine produced in the Italian Province of Asti from the Malvasia The Italian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in italiano is the Italian-language edition of Wikipedia.
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