Terrano (grape)

Terrano
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinNoir
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledTeran and other synonyms
OriginMember of the Refosco family. Believed to have originated in Italy.
VIVC number12374

Terrano (Slovene: Teran) is a Slovenian and Italian wine variety (not to be confused with a completely different grape variety also called Teran, which is indigenous to the Croatian part of the Istrian peninsula), bearing the mark of recognized traditional denomination.[1][2][3] It is a member of the Refosco family of grape varieties, which also includes Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso. Since 2006 it is a wine with a protected designation of origin (PDO) within European Union under the protected designation "Teran".[4]

Traditional Slovene Kraški teran does not age well—notably, chemical analyses have confirmed that the content of bivalent iron starts to diminish radically two years after fermentation—and should be consumed within its first year; after that, the wine quickly loses its attractive vitality and can even become bitter and flat.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Teran". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 692. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
  2. ^ Terrano Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-10-23
  3. ^ Agrotur TERAN PTP / TERRANO, accessed 2012-05-21
  4. ^ Extract from the Register of protected designation of origin and protected geographical indications E-BACCHUS
  5. ^ Grča Cellar
  6. ^ Slovenia vino
  7. ^ sl:Kraški teran