Vermentino Nero is a red wine grape native to Italy where it is grown in the Liguria and Tuscany regions. It is apparently a separate variety rather than a mutation of Vermentino.

Where grown: Liguria. | Tuscany.

Denominations: Candia dei Colli Apuani DOC. | Costa Toscana IGP.

Viticulture: Vermentino Nero is a generous and consistent cropper. Large bunches, medium-sized berries.

Wine style: Wines range from medium,- to full-bodied and show rich dark fruit notes plus co!ee-like “avours.

Bibliography

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

Italian Wine Unplugged (Positive Press, 2017), p.219.