Variety of the grape variety Cornalin (Humagne Rouge); see there.
This red grape variety comes from the Aosta Valley in Italy on the Swiss border. The name is probably derived from "corniolo", the Italian name for the Cornelian cherry. Synonyms are Broblanc, Cargnola, Cornalino Nero, Cornallin, Corniola,(Italy); Cornalin d'Aoste, Cornalino, Humagne Rouge (Switzerland). Despite seemingly suggestive synonyms or morphological similarities, it must not be confused with the varieties Olivette Noire (Corniola Nera), Petit Rou ge or...
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