Ciliegiolo

The Ciliegiolo is a very old indigenous red grape variety that is one of the ancestors of the famous Sangiovese grape. The name is derived from the Italian word ciliegia (cherry). The first mentions of the variety can be found in writings from 1600 by botanist Soderini, who described in a treatise a number of grape varieties that were found in Tuscany and Florence. He describes a grape with a...

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