Grechetto

Grechetto
Grape (Vitis)
Grechetto di Todi grapes
Color of berry skin	Blanc
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	see list of synonyms
Origin	Greece
Notable regions	Italy
Notable wines	Orvieto
VIVC number	4966

Grechetto (Italian pronunciation: [ɡreˈketto]) or Grechetto bianco is a white Italian wine grape variety of Greek origins. The grape is planted throughout central Italy, particularly in the Umbria region where it is used in the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine Orvieto and Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine Valdichiana Toscana. It is primarily a blending grape, though some varietal wine is also produced. Grechetto is commonly blended with Chardonnay, Malvasia, Trebbiano and Verdello. The grape's thick skin provides good resistance to downy mildew which can attack the grape late in the harvest season. This makes Grechetto a suitable blending grape in the production of Vin Santo.^[1]