Grape Variety: Italia

Variety Name	Italia
All Synonyms	Dona Sofia, Ideal, Moscatel Italiano, Moschato Rozaki, Muscat Italia, Pirovano 65, 65 Pirovano
Countries of Origin	Italy
Species	Vitis vinifera
Breeder	A. Pirovano
Institution	Institute of Fruit Culture, Rome
Year Released	1911
Pedigree	Bicane x Muscat Hamburg
References	Show 5 references Hide references The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia. Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimedia sarl. Chateau de Chaintre, France. 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. Galet, Pierre. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimédia sarl, Château de Chaintré, Chaintré, France.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine, table

Italia Selections

	Italia [04]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	ISV 4, Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, Italy
Comments	In addition to the untreated plant material in the regular FPS Foundation Vineyard, Italia FPS 04 is also available from FPS’ Next Generation Vineyard (also known as the Goheen block). Vines of this selection were created for the Next Generation Vineyard using (macro) shoot tip tissue culture therapy to eliminate bacterial contaminants such as Agrobacterium vitis (crown gall disease). For a definition of the process used to create the vines for the Next Generation Vineyard, see the article entitled ‘Micro- vs. Macroshoot Tip Tissue Culture Therapy for Disease Elimination in Grapevines’ in the October 2010 edition of the FPS Grape Program Newsletter, at http://fps.ucdavis.edu/, in the Publications section.
	Italia [05]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	ISV 6, Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, Italy