Croatina is a red wine grape that is grown in northwestern Italy around the comune of Pavia. It is the main grape behind the DOC wine Bonarda dell'Oltrepò Pavese. Croatina is often blended with Barbera, like in the Emilia-Romagna wine Gutturnio. Despite the similarities of their synonyms, Croatina (also known as Bonarda) is not related to the Piedmont grape Bonarda Piemontese. ^[1]
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Croatina has similar characteristics to the Dolcetto grape in that it tends to produce fruity, deeply colored wines that are very tannic. The wines tend to benefit from bottle ageing. ^[1] Dolcetto is a well-known wine grape variety widely grown in Piedmont region of Italy. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 209 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1857329996