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Sicily rediscovers wine varieties previously thought to be extinct
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Sicily rediscovers wine varieties previously thought to be extinct
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Re: Sicily rediscovers wine varieties previously thought to be extinct
That is very cool. Interesting that several of them are the result of a cross with Sangiovese. I did have to wonder how a variety with 8,000 planted vines was considered extinct though.
That sounds interesting.Lucignola
Red – A cross of Sangiovese and an unknown variety. Rediscovered in the Nebrodi Mountains. It results in high-alcohol and high-acidity wines.
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Re: Sicily rediscovers wine varieties previously thought to be extinct
Hiding in plain sight - thought to be something else. We've seen that in other regions. What was thought to be one grape variety turns out to be 2 or 3 unrelated(!) grapes that performing more or less the same.Cris Whetstone wrote: ↑February 10th, 2019, 10:35 amI did have to wonder how a variety with 8,000 planted vines was considered extinct though.
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Re: Sicily rediscovers wine varieties previously thought to be extinct
Yes. This is part of the reason they were able to find Zinfandel in the old world.Wes Barton wrote: ↑February 10th, 2019, 10:45 amHiding in plain sight - thought to be something else. We've seen that in other regions. What was thought to be one grape variety turns out to be 2 or 3 unrelated(!) grapes that performing more or less the same.Cris Whetstone wrote: ↑February 10th, 2019, 10:35 amI did have to wonder how a variety with 8,000 planted vines was considered extinct though.
I'm just wondering if the idea that the varieties were actually thought to have been extinct or if it was more of a matter of finding what was there because there were no recent documentation of those varieties. Lack of effort in cataloging is not the same as something not being found.
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"Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true." - Francis Bacon
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"Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true." - Francis Bacon
"I had taken two finger-bowls of champagne and the scene had changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental, and profound." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby