# Vespolina

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Variety of grape

Not to be confused with [Vespaiola](/source/Vespaiola).

Vespolina Grape (Vitis) Color of berry skin Noir Species Vitis vinifera Also called See list of synonyms Origin Italy VIVC number 13018

**Vespolina** is a red [Italian wine](/source/Italian_wine) [grape variety](/source/Grape_variety) that is planted in [Piedmont](/source/Piedmont_(wine)) around [Gattinara](/source/Gattinara) and [Ghemme](/source/Ghemme). [Ampelographer](/source/Ampelographer) believe that the grape is most likely [indigenous](/source/Indigenous_(ecology)) to this area of Piedmont and recent [DNA profiling](/source/DNA_profiling) identified a parent-offspring relationship with [Nebbiolo](/source/Nebbiolo). Outside Piedmont it is found in the [Lombardy](/source/Lombardy_(wine)) region of [Oltrepò Pavese](/source/Oltrep%C3%B2_Pavese) where the grape is known as **Ughetta**.[1] In [Gattinara](/source/Gattinara), Vespolina is sometimes blended with Nebbiolo and [Bonarda Piemontese](/source/Bonarda_Piemontese).[2] Unlike the white Italian grape [Vespaiolo](/source/Vespaiolo), the root of the name Vespolina does not have a direct connection with *vespe* or [wasp](/source/Wasp). However the true origins of the name are still unclear.[3]

## Relationship to other grapes

Through its parent-offspring relationship with Nebbiolo, Vespolina is a half-sibling of several Piemontese wine grape varieties including: [Bubbierasco](/source/Bubbierasco), [Brugnola](/source/Brugnola), [Freisa](/source/Freisa), [Nebbiolo rosé](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nebbiolo_ros%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1), [Negretta](/source/Negretta), [Neretto di Bairo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neretto_di_Bairo&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Rossola nera](/source/Rossola_nera).[4]

## Synonyms

The grape Vespolina is known under a variety of [synonyms](/source/Synonym). These include Balsamina, Canneta, Croattina, Guzetta, Guzitta, Guzzetta, Inzaga, Inzagre, Massana, Nespolina, Nespolino, Novarina, Solenga, Ughetta, Ughetta di Caneto, Ughetta di Canetto, Ughetta di Canneto, Ughetta di Fassolo, Ughetta di Solenga, Uva Cinerina, Uva Rara, Uvetta, Uvetto, Vespolino, Visparola and Vispavola.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Oxford_pg_733_1-0)** J. Robinson (ed) *"The Oxford Companion to Wine"* Third Edition pg 733 Oxford University Press 2006 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-860990-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-860990-6)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Robinson_pg_153_2-0)** J. Robinson *Jancis Robinson's Wine Course* Third Edition pg 153 Abbeville Press 2003 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7892-0883-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7892-0883-0)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Clarke_pg_273_3-0)** Oz Clarke *Encyclopedia of Grapes* pg 273 Harcourt Books 2001 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-15-100714-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-15-100714-4)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Italian_grapes_4-0)** Ian D'Agata *Native Wine Grapes of Italy*, pg 476 University of California Press 2014 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780520272262](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780520272262)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-VIVC_5-0)** ["Vespolina"](http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=13018). *[Vitis International Variety Catalogue](/source/Vitis_International_Variety_Catalogue)*. Retrieved 2010-01-31.

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