Wines made from Bronner grapes of Valcalepio
Discover the best wines made with Bronner as a single variety or as a blend of Valcalepio.
More informations about the variety Bronner
An interspecific cross between merzling and rondo obtained in 1975 by Norbert Becker of the Freiburg Research Institute in Germany. It has the particularity of having only one gene for resistance to mildew and powdery mildew. However, the I.N.R.A. Bordeaux Sciences Agro has since noted a loss of efficiency on mildew due to a bypass. It can be found in Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Italy, England, etc. It is not very widespread today and is almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with another variety of the same name, which comes from a Pinot Blanc seedling, also obtained in Germany by Johann Philipp Bronner.
More informations about the region of Lombardia
The wine region of Valcalepio is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castello Degli Angeli or the Domaine Castello di Grumello produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valcalepio are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valcalepio often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, black fruit or non oak.