There is some debate about the origins of the Ruché grape. One theory is that the variety is indigenous to the hills northeast of the town of Asti. Another theory is that the grape is a local variation on a French import. It has been grown in the area for at least one hundred years but has only recently been marketed and consumed outside of the immediate vicinity of its production. Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato tends to be medium bodied with notes of pepper and wild berries and floralaromas on the nose.[2] The wine is often characterized by moderate acidity and soft tannins. In the Piedmont region it is often paired with slow-cooked beef, northern Italian cheeses and mushrooms.
The exact origins of Ruchè are unknown with ampelographers holding different theories. The two most prominent theories is either grape is indigenous to the Piedmont region or that it originated in Burgundy and was brought to Piedmont sometime in the 18th century. For most of its history in Piedmont, the grape has been cultivated in relative obscurity. In the early 21st century, the grape experience a slight revival of interest with the DOC wine of Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato.[3]
Winesedit
Ruché shares some similarities with the major Piedmontese grape Nebbiolo in that it tends to produce very tannic, light colored wines with pronounced aromas and bouquet. The wines are often characterized by a slightly bitteraftertaste.[3]
Synonymsedit
Ruché is known under a variety of spellings. The area of Piedmont, where the variety is grown, speaks a dialect mix of French and Italian such that Ruché (French) can be Rouchet or Rouché whereas the Italian pronunciation is spelled Ruchè or Rouche.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 2006-05-21. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
^ abJ. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 596-597 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN0-19-860990-6
External linksedit
ItalianMade.com
Ruchè 2006-10-26 at the Wayback Machine(in Italian) A page on the grape from the Regione Piemonte Website
January 01, 1970
ruché, pronounced, english, italian, ruˈke, italian, wine, grape, variety, from, piedmont, region, largely, used, making, castagnole, monferrato, small, production, varietal, wine, which, granted, denominazione, origine, controllata, status, presidential, decr. Ruche pronounced in English ˈ r uː k eɪ ROO kay Italian ruˈke is a red Italian wine grape variety from the Piedmont region It is largely used in making Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato a small production red varietal wine which was granted Denominazione di Origine Controllata DOC status by presidential decree on October 22 1987 and was granted the more prestigious Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita DOCG status in 2010 The current DOC recognized area of production for the wine covers only about 100 acres 40 hectares of vines around the villages of Castagnole Monferrato Refrancore Grana Montemagno Viarigi Scurzolengo and Portacomaro 1 Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato is therefore one of the lowest production varietal wines in Italy The grape is also grown to some extent in the neighboring province of Alessandria RucheGrape Vitis Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG year 2012Color of berry skinRedOriginAstiNotable regionsPiedmontNotable winesRuche di Castagnole MonferratoVIVC number10318 There is some debate about the origins of the Ruche grape One theory is that the variety is indigenous to the hills northeast of the town of Asti Another theory is that the grape is a local variation on a French import It has been grown in the area for at least one hundred years but has only recently been marketed and consumed outside of the immediate vicinity of its production Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato tends to be medium bodied with notes of pepper and wild berries and floral aromas on the nose 2 The wine is often characterized by moderate acidity and soft tannins In the Piedmont region it is often paired with slow cooked beef northern Italian cheeses and mushrooms Contents 1 History 2 Wines 3 Synonyms 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe exact origins of Ruche are unknown with ampelographers holding different theories The two most prominent theories is either grape is indigenous to the Piedmont region or that it originated in Burgundy and was brought to Piedmont sometime in the 18th century For most of its history in Piedmont the grape has been cultivated in relative obscurity In the early 21st century the grape experience a slight revival of interest with the DOC wine of Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato 3 Wines editRuche shares some similarities with the major Piedmontese grape Nebbiolo in that it tends to produce very tannic light colored wines with pronounced aromas and bouquet The wines are often characterized by a slightly bitter aftertaste 3 Synonyms editRuche is known under a variety of spellings The area of Piedmont where the variety is grown speaks a dialect mix of French and Italian such that Ruche French can be Rouchet or Rouche whereas the Italian pronunciation is spelled Ruche or Rouche References edit regione piemonte it Map of production zone Archived from the original on 2006 05 21 Retrieved 2006 09 22 Oz Clarke Encyclopedia of Grapes pg 206 Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0 15 100714 4 a b J Robinson ed The Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition pg 596 597 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0 19 860990 6External links editItalianMade com Ruche Archived 2006 10 26 at the Wayback Machine in Italian A page on the grape from the Regione Piemonte Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruche amp oldid 1145396361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
