Braquet (French) or Brachetto (Italian) is a grape variety found in Piedmont (Italy) and in Provence (France) which is used to make both red and rosé wines. At Canelli, on the border between the hills of Asti and the Lange proper, the grape is known as Borgogna. There is also a Brachetto cultivated in Argentina. This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant growing regions where vineyards are planted. ... For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... Bellet is a wine AOC in the Provence region of France. ... Coat of arms of Provence Provence (Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) was a Roman province and now is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Italy. ... Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation). ... Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation). ... This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). ... For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms of Provence Provence (Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) was a Roman province and now is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Italy. ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ... Canelli is a town in the province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy. ... Lange is a name derived from the German word lang, meaning long. Lange is usually pronounced in English as , whilst in German and Dutch, its pronounced . ...

In France, within the territorial limits of the city of Nice, Braquet is used to make the red or rosé Bellet AOC wine ‘Le Braquet’. Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Alpes-Maritimes (06) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat (UMP) (since 1995) Statistics Land area¹ 71. ... Bellet is a wine AOC in the Provence region of France. ...

In Italy’s region of Piedmont the grape is somewhat more widespread: production mostly falling within an area of the provinces of Asti and Alessandria between the rivers Bormida and Belbo plus various parts of the province of Cuneo. The most notable wine^[1] here is the red Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG which is made in both still and spumante (fully sparkling) versions. Piemonte Brachetto DOC, also a red wine, is made with a minimum of 85% Brachetto; it is usually still, but may be frizzante (lightly sparkling). The grape is also used for up to 10% of the blend for the Ruché-based Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato DOC. Asti (It. ... Alessandria (It. ... Country Italy Region Liguria Province Province of Savona (SV) Mayor Elevation m Area 22. ... Cuneo is a province in the Piedmont region of Italy. ... Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation). ... Denominazione di origine controllata is an Italian quality assurance label for food products and especially wines (an appellation). ... Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato is a small production red varietal wine grape from Italys Piemonte region. ...

Related Piedmontese grapes include Brachettone, with larger bunches, grown in Roero; Brachetto Migliardi or Brachetto di Montabone, present in the area between Nizza Monferrato and Acqui Terme. An non-aromatic version of the variety is grown as Brachèt in the Canavese, while in the Val di Susa the grape variety Lambrusca di Alessandria is called Brachetto. Nizza Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km southeast of Asti. ... Acqui Terme (Äich in Piedmontese) is a city and episcopal seat of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Alessandria; it is 34 miles SSW of Alessandria by rail. ... Canavese is a subalpine geographical and historical area of north-west Italy which lies today within the Province of Turin in Piedmont. ...

References

• Vitigno Brachetto (Italian).
• The Wines of Bellet.

Footnotes

1. ^ J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 210 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6