Verduno Pelaverga

Verduno Pelaverga is a red-wine DOC of Piedmont in north-western Italy. Pelaverga is a rare, dark-skinned grape variety native to Piedmont. It produces pale, strawberry-scented wines similar to the very lightest Freisaor even Pinot Noir. It currently lays claim only to a tiny acreage, and even with its own dedicated DOC it seems unlikely that this will soon increase significantly. The only other DOC specifically using the Pelaverga grape is Colline Saluzzesi.