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.
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...
have a mild fruity flavor with hints of almond. These blends include Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara, and Rossignola for the latter wine. It is also...
the production of Valpolicella wine most often include Rondinella and Corvinone, but also Molinara, Rossignola, Negrara, Barbera, Sangiovese and Bigolona...
of the Corvina (45–95%, of which up to 50% could be substituted with Corvinone), Rondinella (5–30%) and other approved red grape varieties (up to 25%)...
shown to be a parent variety), as a secondary constituent along with Corvinone and Molinara. The grape has rather neutral flavors but is favored by growers...
Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Glera Prosecco Valpolicella Corvina Corvinone Rondinella Amarone della Valpolicella Valpolicella Ripasso...