Prunesta is a rare native
Italian red
wine grape variety. According to Ian D'Agata in ''Native Wine Grapes of Italy'': "It has a midium-sized, very stocky, pyramidal, winged bunch, with large, oval, blue-black berries."
[ It is a component of 10 Calabrian IGT wines, primarily in the ]Province of Reggio Calabria
The Province of Reggio Calabria ( it, Provincia di Reggio Calabria) was a province in the Calabria region of Italy. It was the southernmost province in mainland Italy and is separated from the island of Sicily by the Strait of Messina. The capital ...
and the Province of Crotone.[
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Synonyms
Bermestia Nera, Bermestia Rossa, Bermestia Violacea, Bermestia Violata, Pergola Rossa, Pergolese Di Tivoli, Pergonesi Di Tivoli, Prunesta Di Ruovo, Prunesta Di Ruvo, Prunesta Nera, Prunesta Rossa, Prunesta Violacea, Prunestra Rosso Violacea, Uva D'inverno, Uva Del Soldato, Uva Roja, Uva Rossa Di Cagliari[
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See also
* List of Italian grape varieties
References
Red wine grape varieties
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