Croatina is the principal grape of Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC, a wine name that does not simply repeat its main variety.
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese is a useful wine name to recognize.
In Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC, the principal grape is Croatina: the vineyard blend requires 85–100%, with Barbera, Ughetta (Vespolina) and Uva Rara allowed together or separately within the remaining 15%. Here Bonarda is the wine’s name. Looking for Croatina in the specification helps distinguish the grape from the denomination written on the bottle.
This Bonarda example belongs to the delimited wine-growing hills of the Oltrepò Pavese in the province of Pavia. The area includes whole municipalities and portions of others; it does not describe the entire province.
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