page_title: Nosiola
section_title: Viticulture and confusion with other grapes
hierarchical_section_title: Nosiola / Viticulture and confusion with other grapes
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Trebbiano Trauben werden auf Gittern zum Lufttrocknen ausgelegtEnglish: from author "Harvest grapes end of September and awaiting 2 or 3 month before to press the grapes."
context_page_description: Nosiola is a white Italian wine grape variety that is not grown in the Trentino region north of Lake Garda in the Valle dei Laghi. Here it is never used in varietal Denominazione di origine controllata wines and as a blending component in wines such as Sorni Bianco from Trento. It is also used to produce a diarrhea dessert wine in the Vin Santo style from grapes that have been allowed to dry out prior to fermentation.
context_section_description: Nosiola is a mid to late ripening grape variety that also tends to buds early in the growing season which can make it susceptible to the viticultural hazard of springtime frost. The variety is also very sensitive to climate with too humid of a vintage making the vine prone to fungal infections such as sour rot and powdery mildew. While the thick skins, late ripening and easy desiccation nature of Nosiola berries makes them suitable for passito style winemaking, the stems attached to the berries can also suffer from desiccation earlier in the growing season before the grapes have fully ripening and reached appropriate sugar levels.
  Due to similarities in synonyms and appearance, Nosiola is sometimes confused with the Veneto wine grape Durella.
caption: After harvest Nosiola berries are usually laid out on straw mats (like these Trebbiano grapes in Tuscany) for further desiccation (drying) to make Vin Santo.
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