Perricone
Vitis vinifera L.
Perricone is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Italy.2
The latest figure in the database is for 2016: 80 hectares; no area is listed for 2023.2
It was grown in one country only: Italy.2
Between 2000 and 2016 its area shrank by 86%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Sangiovese × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 20 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2016
Where Perricone grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Cattarrato Rouge · Guarnaccia Nera · Nerello Mascarisi · Nieddara · Nieddera · Niuru · Perricone Nera · Perricone Nero · Perricone Noir · Perticone · Picnatelo · Pignateddu
Parents
Other varieties from Italy
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 9182. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3