Bubbierasco

Bubbierasco is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont wine region of northwest Italy.

In the early 21st century, DNA analysis showed that Bubbierasco was likely a natural crossing of the white Bianchetta and red Nebbiolo varieties.

[1] Through its parent-offspring relationship with Nebbiolo, Bubbierasco is a half-sibling of several Piemontese wine grape varieties including: Vespolina, Brugnola, Freisa, Nebbiolo rosé, Negretta, Neretto di Bairo and Rossola nera.

[2] Today Bubbierasco is almost exclusively cultivated in the province of Cuneo in Piedmont with most plantings found in the Val Bronda region near Saluzzo.

[1] Currently, the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) recognizes no official synonyms for Bubbierasco.

Nebbiolo, one of the parent varieties of Bubbierasco.
The province of Cuneo where Bubbierasco is cultivated.