The red grape variety (also Lacrima) comes from
Italy, The name (lacrima = tears) refers to the fact that the fully ripe berries juice (so to speak "tears crying"). There are different in the center and south of Italy
Lacrimasorten that should not be confused with each other. According to the year 2001
DNA analysis There is a close relationship to the variety
Aleatico, With the table grape
Lacrima di Maria but she is not related. The variety has nothing to do with the DOC wine
Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio (from the sort
Piedirosso ) to do.
The vigorous vine is prone to
Botrytis, It produces red wines with refreshing acidity and aromas of wild strawberries and red fruits. The variety was in the region
Brands already known in the 18th century. Through a reactivation program, she was saved from extinction in the mid-1980s. She is in the two DOC wines
Colli Maceratesi and
Lacrima di Morro d'Alba authorized. In 2010, the acreage was 421 hectares with falling trend.
Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012