Turchetta is a good if not abundant productive red grape variety native to Italy where it is grown in the Veneto region, mainly in the countryside around the town of Rovigo.

Wines: Bagnoli di Sopra o Bagnoli DOC.

Viticulture: Medium-small bunches, with medium berries.

Bibliography

See Dr Ian d’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014).

Italian Wine Unplugged (Positive Press, 2017), p.288.