A Unique and Unmatched Aroma and Flavour
Canicattì I.G.P. table grapes
The Uva Italia I.G.P. is a Sicilian excellence, appreciated worldwide for its unmistakable taste and nutritional qualities. Born from the crossbreeding of Bicane and Muscat of Hamburg, this variety was developed by the geneticist Alberto Piovano. The result? A large-sized grape, resistant, and with a sweet and aromatic flavour. Thanks to its structure, it can be stored for over a month in low-temperature, high-humidity environments while maintaining its characteristics intact.
Uva Italia: tradition and taste
vailability: July to October
Recognised for its fresh aroma and sweet taste, Uva Italia is a concentrate of well-being. Containing approximately 8% fructose, 8% glucose, and over 80% water, it has numerous beneficial properties: it is detoxifying, antiviral, and diuretic.
Characteristics
🔹 Bunch: medium-large, conical-pyramidal shape.
🔹 Berry: medium-large, spheroidal or ellipsoidal, ranging in colour from pale yellow to golden straw yellow.
🔹 Taste: fleshy and crunchy flesh, sweet taste with a delicate Muscat aroma.
Nutritional values per 100 g
âś” Sugars: 15.6 g âś” Protein: 0.5 g
âś” Sodium: 1 mg âś” Water: 80,3 g
âś” Lipids g 0.1 âś” Potassium mg 192
âś” Iron mg 0.4 âś” Calcium mg 27
âś” Phosphorus mg 4 âś” Zinc mg 0.12
âś” Copper mg 0.27 âś” Energy kcal 61
Cultivation
The Canicattì table grapes are grown in marquee-grafted vineyards with trellises varying in size from 2.80 x 2.80 m to 3 x 3 m with single and/or double trellises. Vineyards are covered with cover crops to ensure the grapes are kept on the vines and can be harvested and sold fresh in the autumn-winter months up to the first/second ten days of January. Harvesting takes place from the third ten days of August to the second ten days of January of the following year.
Production Techniques
The production techniques adopted consist of green pruning, organic-mineral fertilisation, green operations such as sprout removal, stripping, bunch straightening, thinning, bunch selection, emergency irrigation, phytosanitary interventions. Average production per hectare is 250 quintals. The Region of Sicily may indicate suitable and detailed prescriptions to guarantee the quality and conformation of the bunches.
Red globe grapes: resilience and quality
One of the most widespread varieties in the fruit and vegetable sector, it is appreciated for its ability to withstand long transport and storage. The vine is very vigorous and productive, requiring special care during growth. Its maturation is late, ensuring prolonged availability on the market.
Characteristics
🔹 Bunch: large, conical-pyramidal, winged, semi-serrated
🔹 Berry: large (9-10 g), spherical, dark red tending to violet, with colourless flesh
🔹 Taste: balanced taste, 14% sugar, total acidity 5.5 g/l and pH 3.4.
Nutritional values per 100 g
âś” Sugars: 23 g âś” Protein: 1 g
Sodium: 0 mg âś” Water: 80 g
âś” Fat g1 âś” Saturated fat mg 0
✔Iron mg 2 ✔Calcium mg 2
✔Cholesterol mg 0 ✔Fibre mg 1
✔Vitamin A mg 2% ✔Vitamin C 25%
Cultivation
A vine with good vigour and fertility (1.5 bunches per bud left during winter pruning); productivity is high and quality is excellent. It has average quality characteristics with 14% sugar, pH 3.4 and total acidity 5.5 g/l. The rootstocks it prefers are 140 Ru, 225 Ru and 34 E.M.
Production Techniques
Production is constant and above all abundant. The ripening and harvesting period is from September to the end of December. It can be a valid alternative in the final stage of supply, both for its ripening time and its good resistance to plant adversity and long transport.
Vittoria grapes:
freshness and fragrance
L'Uva Vittoria è una varietà bianca da tavola, originaria della Romania, ottenuta dall’incrocio tra Regina e Cardinal. Si distingue per i grappoli grandi e ben strutturati, con acini di grandi dimensioni, sferici e di un intenso colore verde-giallo. La buccia presenta un’elevata concentrazione di pruina, che ne garantisce la freschezza e la protezione naturale.
Characteristics
🔹 Bunch: large, pyramidal and medium sparse.
🔹 Berry: medium-large, bright yellow, with juicy and fragrant pulp.
🔹 Taste: delicate and sweet flavor, with sugars equal to 15% per berry.
Nutritional values ​​per 100 g
âś” Edible part: 94 g âś” Protein: 1 g
âś” Fiber: 4 mg âś” Water: 80 g
âś” Carbohydrates g8 âś” Calcium mg 2
âś” Phosphorus mg 4 Vitamin C mg 0.4
âś” Energy kcal 61
The cultivation
Ripening occurs between the end of July and the beginning of August. Caloric fruit because it contains simple sugars that are very digestible. It also contains vitamins (C, PP, group B) organic acids and mineral salts, and numerous other substances such as tannins, flavonoids and anthocyanins. It has energetic, remineralizing, detoxifying, refreshing, cholagogue, diuretic and laxative effects. It has a very low satiating power, a fact that must be taken into account given its high caloric power. The product is stored in the refrigerator at a temperature of about 4 - 6 °C. Good resistance to transport.
Production techniques
The techniques focus on the nutritional aspect of the vine. The basic requirement is to be planted in a very sunny place. It is grown on a type of loose and dry soil that is sufficiently fertilized. The Vittoria grape can be grown using the espalier, counter-espalier or pergola method. Treated wooden poles or even specific concrete poles are used as supports, to which various galvanized wires are tied at different heights.
