Ruggine is a averagely productive but minor white wine grape native to Italy where it is found around Rubbiara, a ‘frazione’ of the commune of Nonantola near Modena in Modena Province, Emilia-Romagna. Its Italian name translates as ‘rust’ or ‘rusty’ as this the colour its small bunches and berries turn when ripe.
Viticulture: Medium-small bunches; with small berries. Average vigour. Good productivity.
Wine style: A mix of tangy crisp citrus and and broader, fleshier tones.
Bibliography
See Ian D’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014). I
talian Wine Unplugged (Positive Press, 2017), p.204-5.