Pallagrello Nero

The red grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Carosaella Nera, Coda di Volpe Nera, Coda di Volpe Rossa, Due Code, Mangiaguerra, Oliorpa, Pallagrella Nera, Pallagrello Nero di Pico, Piede Lungo de Cellera, Piedilungo and Piedimonte Rosso. It is not a colour mutation of the varieties Coda di Volpe Bianca or Pallagrello Bianco. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2001, there is a genetic relationship with the Casavecchia variety. However, the parentage is unknown. In any case, it is not a colour mutation of Pallagrello Bianco. Both varieties were planted under the then names Piedimonte Bianco and Piedimonte Rosso in the famous "Vigna del Ventaglio" on Monte San Leucio. Located near the royal palace of Caserta in Campania, this vineyard, which has now disappeared, was completed by the famous architect Luigi Vanvitelli (1700-1773) or his son in 1775 for King Ferdinand I of Sicily (1751-1825). It was laid out in a semicircular shape in the form of a fan divided into ten segments with ten grape varieties.

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