An Outlaw Grape (The History of Schioppettino)

While used to make very delicious wines, once the indigenous Schioppettino grape was illegal to plant in Italy. Explore with us the reasons why, and just how the grape was saved from extinction and why it is now making a comeback in the Indigenous Italian wine scene.
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🍷 Watch our video about the Schioppettino Grape: • All About SCHIOPPETTIN...
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Did you know that less than 1% of wines make it to US retailers' shelves? At Vero, which means “real” in Italian, we are constantly looking for small production, sustainably made, authentic wines from farmer-artisans not yet present in the US market. Our mission is to create a community of wine and food lovers, small producers and businesses where passion is the common denominator.