Grape Variety: Nero d'Avola

Variety Name	Nero d'Avola
TTB Approved Name(s)	Nero d'Avola
Common Synonyms	Calabrese
All Synonyms	Alba de Calabria, Calabrese, Calabrese Cappuciu nero, Calabrese d'Avola, Calabrese de Calabria, Calabrese di Noto, Calabrese Dolce, Calabrese nero, Calabrese Pittatello, Calabrese Pizuto, Calabrese Pizzutello, Calabrese Pizzutello con la Foglia Rotonda, Calabrese Pizzuto, Calabreser weiss, Calabria, Calabriai Fekete, Calabrisi d'Avola, Fekete Calabriai, Kalabriai Fekete, Raisin de Calabre noir, Strugeri de Calabria, Uva de Calabria
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 4 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Calo, A. et al. 2001. Vitigni d’Italia. Edagricole-Edizioni Agricole della Calderini. Bologna, Italy. (In Italian) Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	This variety is known equally in Italy as Calabrese and Nero d'Avola. The name Nero d'Avola is associated with Sicilian plantings.

Nero d'Avola Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Nero d'Avola [01] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	This proprietary selection from France is from Pepiniere Guillaume in Charcenne, France. It was imported in 2007 and is distributed through Guillaume Grapevine Nursery and its licensees.
	Nero d'Avola [02.1]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Private vineyard in Mendocino County, California
Comments	Nero d’Avola 02 was donated to the Foundation Plant Services public grapevine collection in 2003 from a private vineyard in Mendocino County, California. In initial testing, the selection tested positive for multiple viruses. Nero d’Avola 02 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture disease elimination therapy at FPS in 2007 to eliminate the viruses. The selection successfully completed testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2011 and was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard. After successful completion of testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2012, Nero d'Avola 02 was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Nero d'Avola 02.1. For a description of the Nero d’Avola selections at FPS, see the FPS 2009 Grape Program Newsletter, ‘FPS Pipeline Spotlight: Nero d’Avola’, at http://fps.ucdavis.edu, in the Publications section.