Croatina is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Oltrepò Pavese region of

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and in the Province of Piacenza within Emilia Romagna, but also in parts of Piedmont and the Veneto. In the Oltrepò Pavese, in the hills of Piacenza, in Cisterna d’Asti and San Damiano d’Asti (

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), and in Roero this variety is called ‘Bonarda’. It should not, however be confused with the Bonarda piemontese, which is an unrelated vine.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 209 Mitchell Beazley 1986 . In the Piedmont region, it is sometimes blended with Nebbiolo in the wines of Gattinara and Ghemme.Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 85 Harcourt Books 2001

Wines

Croatina has characteristics similar to the Dolcetto grape in that it tends to produce fruity, deeply colored wines that are mildly

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and can benefit from bottle

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. Such is the case with the wine

Oltrepò Pavese Bonarda Oltrepò (on the other side of the river Po) may refer to one of three geographical regions in Northern Italy, to a wine, and to a football team: * The Oltrepò Ferrarese a small area to the north of the Po which belonged to Ferrara until the Napole ...

DOC which contains from 85% to 100% Croatina (under its local name of ‘Bonarda’). However Croatina is often blended with Barbera, as in Gutturnio, a wine from Emilia-Romagna containing 30.0% – 45.0% Croatina. It may also be employed as a very minor part of a blend, as is the case with some examples of Amarone.

Wine regions

The DOCs which allow the use of the Croatina grape are: ; Emilia Romagna :

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25% – 40% : Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa 0% – 15% :

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( Gutturnio) 30% – 45% ;

: Oltrepò Pavese 25% – 65% :

85% – 100% :

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30% – 45% ; Piedmont :

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varies but usually made as a single varietal wine, i.e., 100% : Bramaterra 20% – 30% : Cisterna d’Asti 80% – 100% :

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0% – 30% : Colline Novaresi Croatina 85% – 100% :

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at least 50% of ''one'' of the following: Nebbiolo, Bonarda piemontese, Vespolina, Croatina or Barbera :

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85% – 100% ; Veneto : Amarone 0% – 5% .

References

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