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Vespaiola is a white Italian wine grape variety planted primarily in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy where it is often dried to produce ''passito'' style dessert wines. Along with Friulano, Vespaiola is an important component in the ''Denominazione di origine controllata'' (DOC) white wine of Breganze produced in the province of Vicenza.〔J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' p. 196 Oxford University Press 1996 ISBN 0-19-860098-4〕 Vespaiola grapes ripen to high sugar levels and are used to produce sweet wines with a characteristic golden hue. In fact, the grapes of Vespaiola get so concentrated with sugars that the name Vespaiola comes from ''Vespa'' in reference to wasps that are attracted to the sugary aromas in vineyards.〔J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition p. 129 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0〕〔K. MacNeil ''"(The Wine Bible )"'' p. 363, Workman Publishing, 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5〕 Despite its similar sounding name, Vespaiola should not be confused with red Italian wine grape, Vespolina, which is grown in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions.〔 ==Wine regions== The Breganze DOC, located in the foothills of the Alps, contains a significant number of plantings of Vespaiola where the grape can be included in the generic Breganze blend or produced in a varietal style. To be included in the DOC wine, the grapes must be harvested up to a maximum yield 14 tonnes/hectare (13 tonnes for the varietal style) with the finished wine fermented to a minimum alcohol level of 11% (11.5% for the varietal style).〔P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 124–216 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1-55297-720-X〕 For the Breganze white blend, up to 15% Vespaiola is permitted to blended primarily with Friulano with Pinot bianco, Pinot grigio, Riesling Italico and Sauvignon blanc also potentially included in the blend. The varietal style Vespaiola must be made entirely of the single variety, harvested to more limited yields and produced with a higher alcohol level. A ''superiore'' style is also permitted if the wine achieves at least a 12% alcohol level.〔 When Vespaiola is used to produce a dessert style wine from partially dried grapes (a ''passito'') it maybe labeled as ''Torcolato''.〔M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' p. 127 Hungry Minds 2001 ISBN 0-7645-5355-0〕 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「Vespaiola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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