Grape Variety: Bianchetta trevigiana

Variety Name	Bianchetta trevigiana
All Synonyms	Bianca Gentile di Fonzaso, Bianchetta, Bianchetta Gentile, Bianchetta Semplice, Bianco Vernanzinaj, Cenese, Pavana bianca, Pignolo bianco, Uva Cinese, Vernaccia, Vernaccia bianca, Vernaccia di Verona, Vernaccia Trentina, Vernanzina, Vernazza, Vernazza Trentina, Vernazzina, Weisser Vernatch, Weissvernatsch
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 5 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) Calo, Antonio, et al. 2001. Vitigni d'Italia. First edition. Edagricole-Edizioni Agricole della Calderini s.r.l. Foundation Plant Services, FPS Grape Program Newsletter, October 2008. Accessible on-line at Link , under Publications.
Uses	Wine
Comments	Bianchetta trevigiana is a white wine variety from northern Italy. The name means 'little white grape from Treviso' (a city in the Veneto). Antonio Calò et. al. in Vitigni d’Italia state that Bianchetta trevigiana is a different grape variety than Vernaccia di Oristano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The name Vernaccia is commonly associated with several grape varieties in Italy and shares the same word root as the Latin word for 'vernacular'. The widespread usage of the word Vernaccia has caused confusion in regard to identification of grape varieties. The single name 'Vernaccia' or 'Vernaccia bianca' has in the past been used as a synonym for more than one grape variety (including Bianchetta trevigiana). Although the use of the word Vernaccia as a synonym for multiple varieties has caused confusion, it is included here to allow NGR users to more easily locate the variety known by the prime name Bianchetta trevigiana. The selection formerly known at FPS as Vernaccia FPS 01 was determined by DNA analysis in 2008 to be Bianchetta trevigiana. The name of the FPS selection was changed accordingly.

Bianchetta trevigiana Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Bianchetta trevigiana [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Zanzivivai Ferrara s.r.l., Italy, in 1981
Comments	This selection arrived at FPS from Italy in 1981 with the name 'Vernaccia di San Giminiano'. It was initially given the name Vernaccia FPS 01 and first appeared on the list of registered varieties in 1989. Subsequent ampellographical identification in 2000 and 2001 suggested that the selection was most likely a different variety. The vines were put on a "distribution hold" at FPS in 2002 pending confirmation of identity by DNA analysis. A DNA analysis in 2008 revealed that the true identity of the selection is Bianchetta trevigiana, a variety unrelated to Vernaccia di Oristano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The name of the selection was changed in 2008 to Bianchetta trevigiana FPS 01. Additional information about the history of this selection can be found in the FPS Grape Program Newsletter, October 2008, which can be accessed on-line at http://fps.ucdavis.edu, under Publications.