Cococciola Explained

Cococciola is a white Italian wine grape variety that is one of the few Italian grape varieties to have its number of plantings increase in the late 20th century at a time when measures to combat Europe's perceived wine surplus and the general decline of viticulture saw the numbers of many varieties decline. Today, Cococciola is a permitted variety in the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) from the Abruzzo region of central Italy (Ari, Vacri and Rocca San Giovanni) .[1]

Synonyms

Various synonyms have been used to describe Cococciola and its wines including Cacciola, Cacciuolo and Cociumella.

Notes and References

  1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 58, Oxford University Press 1996,