Rovasenda Giuseppe

The Italian agronomist and ampelographer Conte Giuseppe di Rovasenda (1824-1913) came from an ancient noble family. The picture on the right shows the "Castello Vecchio" in Rovasenda. He was trained for a diplomatic career, but after a short time he gave up this activity and devoted himself completely to agriculture and in particular to viticulture and the study of vines. He made his first studies in 1860 in Sciolze, a small commune in the province of Turin, on his uncle's estate. Initially, he collected various grape varieties from Piedmont and constantly supplemented them with varieties from France, Germany and Spain. This developed into a comprehensive collection of grape varieties, all of which were planted on a hill called "Bicocca" in the town of Villonovetta near Turin.

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Become a Premium Member of wein.plus

Voices of our members

In the past, you needed a wealth of encyclopaedias and specialist literature to keep up to date in your vinophile professional life. Today, Wine lexicon from wein.plus is one of my best helpers and can rightly be called the "bible of wine knowledge".
Prof. Dr. Walter Kutscher
Lehrgangsleiter Sommelierausbildung WIFI-Wien

Welcome back!

Rovasenda Giuseppe

To read the full text, you must be a Premium Member of wein.plus. You are currently not logged in to wein.plus. Become a Premium Member or log in with your credentials .

Voices of our members

The world's largest Lexicon of wine terms.

EVENTS NEAR YOU