The red grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Corbera, Crova, Crova di Bobbio, Crova di Voghera and Crova Nera. It should not be confused with the Corvina Veronese and Lambrusca di Alessandria varieties (synonym Corva) due to similar synonyms or similar names. This old variety used to be widespread in the province of Brescia in Lombardy. Today, it is threatened with extinction with small stocks.
The Pusterla winery cultivates very rare autochthonous varieties on four hectares of the "Vigneto Pusterla" vineyard in the city of Brescia, from which the IGT cuvée Ronchi di Brescia is made. In addition to Corva, these include the varieties Groppello Gentile, Invernenga, Maiolina, Marzemino and Schiava Grossa. This vineyard was defined as a cultural heritage site by the Slow Food association in 2007. No stock was recorded in 2016 (Kym Anderson).
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