page_title: Colombana nera
section_title: Wine regions
hierarchical_section_title: Colombana nera / Wine regions
context_page_description: Colombana nera is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany. Despite similarities in name, the grape did not get its name from nor is it grown in the San Colombano al Lambro region of Lombardy nor is it permitted in the Denominazione di origine controllata wine of the same name. Rather, ampelographers believe that Colombana nera is named after the Abbey of San Colombano located in the commune of Bobbio in the Piacenza province of Emilia-Romagna where the grape has had a long history of cultivation.
context_section_description: In 2000, there were 172 hectares (425 acres) of Colombana nera growing in Italy. In Emilia-Romagna it is found mostly in the province of Piacena while in Tuscany it can be found in the provinces of Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa and Pistoia. It is used primarily as a blending grape and is a permitted variety in the Colli di Luni DOC that includes both northern Tuscany and southeastern Liguria. Here the grape is permitted up to a maximum of 25% with other local red grape varieties such as Bracciola nera and Vermentino nero in the predominantly Sangiovese-based (60-70%) wine along with Pollera nera, Canaiolo and Ciliegiolo rounding out the blend.
  Despite similarities in name, the Colombana nera is not grown in the San Colombano al Lambro DOC of Lombardy nor is it permitted in the DOC wine.
caption: In Tuscany, Colombana nera is grown mostly in the northwestern provinces.
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