Glera Grape
White Grape
The white grape Glera is grown in the regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sicily and Veneto.
With the introduction of the D.M. 21/07/2009, the Glera vine has replaced the name “Prosecco”. The operation was commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture to protect the denomination of origin “Prosecco”. In fact, as long as “Prosecco” indicated a vine and not a production area, this protection would have been ineffective (see the dispute between the Hungarian Tokaji – denomination – and Tocai Friulano – grape variety). It was therefore decided that the vine changed its name to “Glera”, its forerunner from Friuli.
Glera is a so-called “semi-aromatic” vine, where by aromatic we mean the vines whose wines remind the nose of the scent of the original fruit, which is evident for the aromatic vines, present even if with less intensity, for the semi-aromatic ones. Different biotypes are known, including the round Prosecco and the long Prosecco, differing mainly in the shape of the grape, the Prosecco Balbi which has a strong predisposition to grape-ripening and the Prosecco with red peccary. Another version was found in Dalmatia as pink Prosecco, but it is practically extinct.
Characteristics of the wine
From the Glera grape, a brilliant straw yellow wine is obtained, with a persistent foam. The nose is aromatic, pleasant and characteristic of fruity. In the mouth it is dry or sweet, full-bodied, pleasantly fruity, characteristic.
