Little Red
Petit Rouge is considered by many to be the best black grape variety of the Aosta Valley , to be considered a real native variety. officially registered since 1970 .
The first traces of its cultivation date back to the time of ancient Rome. Like many other Aosta Valley vines, it seems to belong to the family of the native “Orious”, which in turn includes two subfamilies, the “Gros Orious” and the “Petits Orious” of which the Petit Rouge vine is a part. In the Aosta Valley there are small productions obtained from historic Petit Rouge vineyards cultivated along the Dora Baltea valley
Petit Rouge is considered by many to be the best black grape variety of the Aosta Valley , to be considered a real native variety. officially registered since 1970 .
The first traces of its cultivation date back to the time of ancient Rome. Like many other Aosta Valley vines, it seems to belong to the family of the native “Orious”, which in turn includes two subfamilies, the “Gros Orious” and the “Petits Orious” of which the Petit Rouge vine is a part. In the Aosta Valley there are small productions obtained from historic Petit Rouge vineyards cultivated along the Dora Baltea valley
