[shar-BOH-noh] An uncommon red-wine grape grown in California's napa valley and mendocino county. Charbono wines are very dark in color, lackluster in flavor, and tend to be high in both tannins and acidity. Charbono is thought to have links to Corbeau (or Charbonneau), a rare French variety.
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For the Italian wine grape also known as Charbono, see Dolcetto.
Charbono is a grape variety found in California. It is not very common in California, but is the second most commonly grown variety in Argentina, where it is known as Bonarda (which is not the same as the Bonarda Piemontese varietal). The wine made from Charbono tends to be dark, with medium to high tannins and acidity.
Confusion with other varieties
After genetic testing conducted by Carole Meredith, it was determined to be the same grape as the grape known as Corbeau, Douce Noire, or Charbonneau in the Savoie region of France; but in spite of repeated references, it is probably not related to Dolcetto of the Piedmont. It is likely that this confusion arose because an Italian synonym for Dolcetto is "Dulce Nero" which translates to "sweet black," as does the French name "Douce Noir" for Charbono.
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