Sciaccarellu

In 2000, only 147 hectares were still cultivated in Italy, and it seems that the grape variety is threatened with extinction.
It is permitted in the DOCs Carmignano, Chianti, Colli dell'Etruria Centrale, Monteregio di Massa Marittima, Morellino di Scansano, Parrina, Pomino, Rosso di Montepulciano and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and is usually blended with SANGIOVESE. The wines are medium-bodied and moderately alcoholic, becoming more perfumed with age.

On the island of Corsica, France, Sciaccarello (often Sciaccarellu and sometimes Sciacarello), meaning "crisp", is one of the main varieties in all red and rosé appellations except Patrimonio and is the predominant variety in the south of the island, especially in the regions of Ajaccio and Sartène. It is also often sold as IGP L'Île de Beauté.

The area under vines totalled 783 hectares in 2008, returning to the level of the late 1970s after a slump in the late 1980s. The varietal wines have a rather pale colour, but combine a high alcohol content with fresh acidity and aromas of red fruits and spices, which is why they are often produced as rosés. This is what Corsica's grape variety guardian does Abbatucci the excellent rosé «Faustine».