red grape · regional specialty
Marzemino
Northern Italy (first documented in Friuli; genetic ties to Trentino)
Say it
mar·tse·mee·no
The 'z' is pronounced 'ts' as in pizza; stress falls on the third syllable.
On the palate
Body
medium
Acidity
medium plus
Tannin
medium minus
Aromatics
pronounced
violetred cherryred plumraspberrylicoricealmond
How you spot it blind: violet florality and sour cherry with a distinctive bitter almond finish
The story
First written down · 1409, Cividale del Friuli, Italy
DNA profiling at San Michele all'Adige confirmed parent-offspring relationships with Teroldego, Lagrein, and Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, placing the variety's origin firmly in northern Italy and refuting folk etymologies linking the name to an Austrian region.
Where it lives
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy · Veneto, Italy · Lombardy, Italy
Shows up as
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