Pink selection made in Brazil, following a natural coloured mutation of the italia, discovered in 1981 by San Giorgio Jonico. Since 24.08.2009, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1. In Italy, a more colourful mutation of the Rubi was discovered, called benitaka, which is more uniform in berry colour and ripens about a week earlier. The black brasil variety, which can be found in Brazil, is said to be a natural mutation of benitaka. Finally, Rubi should not be confused with ruby seedless, also a pink apyrene grape.

Informations about the Winery Fontana d'Italia

The winery offers 6 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.

This winery is part of the WX.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Rubicone in the region of Emilia-Romagna

The Winery Fontana d'Italia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Rubicone to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 150000 of of Italy wines

In the top 25000 of of Rubicone wines

In the top 50000 of pink wines

In the top 950000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rubicone

The wine region of Rubicone is located in the region of Emilia of Émilie-Romagne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Biscardo or the Domaine Umberto Cesari produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rubicone are Sangiovese, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rubicone often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mocha or butter and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, minerality or red fruit.

The wine region of Emilia-Romagna

Romagna/emilia">Emilia-Romagna is a Rich and fertile region in Northern Italy, and one of the country's most prolific wine-producing regions, with over 58,000 hectares (143,320 acres) of vines in 2010. It is 240 kilometers (150 miles) wide and stretches across almost the entire northern Italian peninsula, sandwiched between Tuscany to the South, Lombardy and Veneto to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Nine miles of Liguria is all that separates Emilia-Romagna from the Ligurian Sea, and its uniqueness as the only Italian region with both an east and west coast. Emilia-Romagna's wine-growing heritage dates back to the seventh century BC, making it one of the oldest wine-growing regions in Italy.