Trevisana nera is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. While ampelographers believe that the name ''Trevisana'' suggest that the grape originated in the province of Treviso, today the grape is almost exclusively found in the northern

province of Belluno The Province of Belluno ( it, Provincia di Belluno; de-AT, Provinz Belluno; lld, Provinzia de Belum) is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Belluno. It has an area of and a total population of about 205,000. ...

, particularly around the commune of

Feltre Feltre ( vec, Fèltre) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Belluno in Veneto, northern Italy. A hill town in the southern reaches of the province, it is located on the Stizzon River, about from its junction with the Piave, and southwes ...

, where the grape is a permitted variety in the '' Indicazione geografica tipica'' (IGT) zone of ''Vigneti delle Dolomiti''.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 1084-1085 Allen Lane 2012

History

The history of Trevisana nera is relatively recent with the grape's first documented appearance in viticultural documents dating to mid-20th century. While the grape has almost exclusively been found in the province of Belluno, ampelographers believe that the name ''Trevisana'' suggest an origin in the more southern Venetian province of Treviso though

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has so far not shown any relationship between Trevisana and any other grapes from Treviso. From 2003 to 2008, DNA analysis showed that the Gattera and Borgogna grapes from the commune of Castelcucco in the province of Treviso and the Refosco di Guarnieri grape from the

Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine (or Friuli wine) is wine made in the northeastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Once part of the Venetian Republic and with sections under the influence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire for some time, the wines ...

region were identical to Trevisana nera.

Viticulture

Trevisana nera is mid to late ripening grapevine that can be very vigorous and high yielding if not kept in check by winter pruning and later leaf pulling and

green harvest Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

ing during the

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Wine regions

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In 2000, there were of Trevisana nera planted almost exclusively around the commune of Feltre in the province of Belluno, located between the

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to the east in the

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and the province of Trentino in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol to the northwest. Outside of Feltre, there are some limited plantings of the grape around the commune of Castelcucco in Treviso where the grape is known as ''Borgogna'' and ''Gattera'' and in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia where the grape is known as ''Refosco di Guarnieri'' and is mainly used as a table grape variety.

Synonyms

Over the years, Trevisana nera has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Borgogna (in the province of Treviso), Gattera and Refosco di Guarnieri (in the province of Friuli). Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC)
Trevisana nera
' Accessed: November 28th, 2013

References

{{reflist Red wine grape varieties