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Bombino bianco is a white Italian wine grape variety planted primarily along Italy's Adriatic coast line, most notably in Apulia. The vine is prone to high yields and often produces neutral flavor wines.〔 J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' (Third Edition), p. 100, Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0 〕 The grape is known under many synonyms throughout Italy including ''Debit''〔 and ''Pagadebit'', names which came from the grape's reputation for being a high yielding and reliable crop for vineyard owners to grow that would assure them that on each vintage they could pay off their debts.〔Oz Clarke, ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'', p. 45, Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0-15-100714-4〕〔Tar and Roses ''"(Pagadebit )"'' Italian Wine Resource. Accessed: April 22nd, 2013 〕〔Shelley Lindgren, Matthew Accarrino, Kate Leahy ''"(SPQR: Modern Italian Food and Wine )"'' pg 164, Random House Digital, Inc., Oct 16, 2012 〕 The exact origins of the grape are unknown, with early wine texts speculating that the grape may have originated in Spain. Today most ampelographers believe that the grape is indigenous to southern Italy, with Apulia believed to be the most likely home of the grape. In the 20th century DNA profiling has shown that while Bombino bianco is closely related to Bombino nero, the grape is not color mutation but its own distinct variety. Though Bombino bianco shares many synonyms with Trebbiano Toscano (also known as Ugni blanc), the two grapes are unrelated. DNA research has also shown that Bombino bianco may be one of the parent varieties of the Impigno grape of the Ostuni DOC in Apulia andof the Moscatello Selvatico grape that is also native to the same region.〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 121-122, 1076 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2 〕 In the Abruzzo wine region, Bombino bianco has been historically associated with Trebbiano d'Abruzzo but in recent years ameplographers have been beginning to doubt that the two grape varieties are the same. Since 1994, the ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) called ''Trebbiano d'Abruzzo'' has listed both grapes as separate varieties permitted in the blend of the white wine. In the European Union it is permitted for the production of bulk table wines and vermouth as well as raisins. It is also imported into Germany for use in as a blending variety for inexpensive sparkling ''Sekt''.〔 ==History== The name "Bombino" means "small bomb" in Italian with ampelographers believing that the name comes from the circular shape that the clusters of Bombino bianco can take. There have been some speculation in early works of some wine writers that the grape originated in Spain however that theory has largely been discounted with most ampelographers today believing that the grape is indigenous to Italy and likely native to the Apulia region.〔 Bombino bianco has a long history growing in several Italian wine regions where it has been known under many different synonyms. In the Emilia-Romagna region the grape was known as ''Pagadebit'' due to its reputation of being a reliable cropper that a grower could use to "pay his debts".〔 In Lazio, Bombino bianca was known as ''Ottonese'' and was once thought to be its own distinctive grape variety until DNA profiling in the early 21st century confirmed that the two grapes were one and the same.〔 ==Viticulture== Bombino bianco is a late ripening variety that is most notable for the very high yields that the vine is capable of producing. It is also a relatively easy grape to grow with solid resistant to most viticultural hazards such as the fungal disease powdery and downy mildew as well as botrytis bunch rot.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bombino bianco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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