Fumin is a red
Italian wine
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grape variety
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that is grown primarily in the
Valle d'Aosta region of northwest
Italy
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. According to wine expert
Jancis Robinson
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, the grape is "tough" and used primarily as a blending grape in the ''
Denominazione di origine controllata
The following four classification of wine, classifications of wine constitute the Italy, Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine:
* ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English language, English: “designatio ...
s'' (DOCs) of the region.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 72 Oxford University Press 1996 ] The grape is one of the parent varieties of the Aosta wine grape
Vuillermin.
[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 1154 Allen Lane 2012 ]
References
Red wine grape varieties
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