The Negro Amaro grape varietal

[kershaw]

Could someone please tell me a bit about this?

[Thomas]

It is used primarily in southern Italy; it, or its ancestor, was likely planted many centuries ago by Greeks; it was once the bulk wine workhorse of the south; it is often used to make a nice rosato; it is a red grape, and one of the ingredients in wines like Salice Salentino, Copertino, and Brindisi.

I believe it is one word: Negroamaro

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[winoweenie]

Hate to say this Foodie but this Kershaw looks like we're being used to do research for someones school assignment. WW

[mrdutton]

Black love? Love black?

My database research says this much:

NEGROAMARO:
Widely grown in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy this grape is used to produce the base wine of the "Salice di Salento" and other red wine blends of good repute and aging potential.

Seems like Foodie was spot-on.

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[Kcwhippet]

In Jancis Robinson's book on grapes, it's both Negroamaro or Negro Amaro. So, everyone's right. She also says it's the sixth most planted grape in Italy.

[wondersofwine]

WW, Kershaw says he/she is writing up wines for a silent auction so maybe it isn't homework per se.

[Thomas]

the auction must be silent, k certainly has been...

[kershaw]

I appreciate the replies I've received to my query. Thank you. My need to know was work related, not homework related.