| Corvinone | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
 Corvinone grapes at the Tenute Ugolini vineyard, Italy. | |
| Color of berry skin | Black |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Origin | Veneto region of Italy |
| Notable regions | Valpolicella, Bardolino |
| Notable wines | Valpolicella DOC (Rosso and Superiore; includes Classico and Valpantena subzones), Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC, Bardolino DOC, Bardolino Superiore DOCG |
| Ideal soil | Chalky clay |
| VIVC number | 2864 |
| Wine characteristics | |
| General | Medium tannins |
| Medium climate | Raspberry, cherry, plum, chocolate |
Corvinone is a red Italian wine grape variety native to the Veneto region of northern Italy. In 2010 a total grape growing area of 930 hectares (2,300 acres) was planted worldwide, with all of it in Italy save for 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in Argentina.[1] Seldom found in wine alone, Corvinone is blended, along with Rondinella, Molinara and other autochthonous varieties, in Corvina-dominant red wines of the Valpolicella and Bardolino regions of Veneto. Corvinone is similar enough to the more widespread Corvina variety that it has historically often been mistaken as a clone; indeed its name in Italian suggests a meaning of "large corvina". More recent ampelographical work and DNA profiling has shown it to be a separate variety, however.[2]
- ^ Anderson, K & Aryal, NR (2013). Which Winegrape Varieties are Grown Where? A Global Empirical Picture. University of Adelaide Press. doi:10.20851/winegrapes. ISBN 978-1-922064-67-7.
- ^ Cancellier, S & Angelini, U (1993). "Corvina veronese e Corvinone: Due varietà diverse". Vignevini-Bologna. 20. Edagricole SPA: 44.