Prunesta is a rare native Italian red wine grape variety. According to Ian D'Agata in Native Wine Grapes of Italy: "It has a midium-sized, very stocky, pyramidal, winged bunch, with large, oval, blue-black berries."

It is a component of 10 Calabrian IGT wines, primarily in the Province of Reggio Calabria and the Province of Crotone.

IGT wines (Indicazione geografica tipica) are the third of four classifications of wine recognized by the government of Italy. Created to recognize the unusually high quality of the class of wines known as Super Tuscans, IGT wines are labelled with the locality of their creation. However, they do not meet the requirements of the stricter DOC or DOCG designations, which are generally intended to protect traditional wine formulations such as Chianti or Barolo.

This classification is seen to be a higher quality wine than vino da tavola.

These wines are widely marketed and if you are looking to try one, synonyms for prunesta wines are 'Bermestia Nera', 'Bermestia Rossa', 'Bermestia Violacea', 'Bermestia Violata', 'Pergola Rossa', 'Pergolese Di Tivoli', 'Pergonesi Di Tivoli', 'Prunesta Di Ruovo', 'Prunesta Di Ruvo', 'Prunesta Nera', 'Prunesta Rossa', 'Prunesta Violacea', 'Prunestra Rosso Violacea', 'Uva D'inverno', 'Uva Del Soldato', 'Uva Roja', 'Uva Rossa Di Cagliar'.

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