Santa Maria

Santa Maria is a rare white grape variety Emilia-Romagna, Italy and is used to produce Vin Santo wine.

Santa Maria is a white grape variety. It is mainly used to be blended with Bervedino (Vernaccia di San Gimignano), Marsanne,Trebbiano Romagnolo and Melara to produce a traditional sweet wine call Vin Santo.

Santa Maria is cultivated exclusively in the hills of the province of Piacenza, in particular in the Val d’Adra, west of Parma. Santa Maria is Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna. Vin Santo di Vigoleno is a sweet wine, and pairs well with desserts, pastries and cheeses.

Santa Maria may be a Vernaccia di Oristano × Pensicato natural cross, the latter being an obscure black-berried variety of unknown origin.