Grape Variety: Vernaccia nera

Variety Name	Vernaccia nera
All Synonyms	Carnaccia, Cerretana, Guarnaccia, Merone, Morona, Morone, Tranese, Urnaccia, Uva Principe, Uva Salerno, Vernaccia Cerretana, Vernaccia di Cerreto, Vernaccia di Morone, Vernaccia di selvatica, Vernaccia di Serrapetrona, Vernaccia di Teramo, Vernaccia di Tiramo, Vernaccia Selvatica
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 2 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Robinson, Jancis, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz. WINE GRAPES. First U.S. edition, 2012. Harper Collins Publishers, East 53rd Street, New York, New York.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Table,Wine
Comments	This grape selection is native to the Marche region of Italy (province of Macerata) and to Umbria, Italy. Robinson, Jancis, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz. WINE GRAPES. Pages 396-398. First U.S. edition, 2012. Harper Collins Publishers, East 53rd Street, New York, New York. The Marche is on the northeast coast of Italy on the Adriatic Sea. The word 'vernaccia' means vernacular or indigenous in Italian.

Vernaccia nera Selections

	Vernaccia nera [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Italy
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services from Italy in 1995 as a proprietary selection for a Napa winemaker. The Italian source was Alberto Antonini. Initially, the plant material was identified as Mammolo and the selection was incorrectly named Mammolo 01. Mammolo 01 was donated to the FPS public collection in 2002. Subsequent DNA testing revealed that the plant material matches DNA references for Vernaccia nera. The selection was renamed Vernaccia nera FPS 01 in 2012.