date:Jun 09, 2014
Brachetto is an autochthonous grape of Italy. In 1877, Count Giovanni di Rovasenda listed the grape in his landmark Saggio di una ampelografia universale (Essay on Universal Ampelography).
The origin of this grape is the Piedmont region of Italy in the area of Acqui from which it gets the eponymous name Brachetto d'Acqui.
A professional publication that names and identifies the variety is: Calo, A., Scienza, A., and Costacurta, A., Vitigni d'Italia, p. 218-219, Edagricole-Edizione della Calder