There's that club where you list all the grape varieties you've tried, from all around the world. What's it called?
Whatever.
I sometimes think I've tasted 100 Italian varieties alone. It's hard to list them from memory, but I wonder if I can recover at least a good portion of them. And what others can YOU add to the list?
Lemme see...
These are in no special order, just as they pop into my mind. Add to my list, please!
Aglianico -- numerous distinctive clones
Casavecchia
Coda di Volpe
Pallagrello nero
Pallagrello rosso
Aleatico
Greco di Tufo
Fiano
Falanghina
Primitivo
Malvasia -- sorry, can't break it down more than that
Grillo
Cataratto
Gaglioppo
Nero d'Avola
Cesanese
Sangiovese -- so many clones, notably Brunello, Prugnolo
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Trebbiano
Pigato
Lambrusco
Verdicchio
Vermentino
Verduzzo
Bovale
Monica
Nieredda
Mayolet
Nebbiolo
Arneis
Roero
Freisa
Moscato -- I give up, too many versions and clones to isolate
Kerner
Garganega
Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella
Molinara
Casetta/Foja Tonda
Foglia Tonda -- Tuscany
Ribolla gialla
Refosco
Ansonica
Biancolella
Nerello
Negroamaro
Barbera
Bombino bianco
Bonarda
Brachetto
Nosiola
Riesling italico
Pecorino
Cannonau
Colorino
Canaiolo
Picolit
Piedirosso
Pignoletto
Prosecco
Pinot bianco
Pinot nero
Schiava
Dolcetto
Sauvigonasse
Sagrantino
Schioppettino
Grechetto
Grignolino
Inzolia
Traminer
Gewurtztraminer
Lagrein
Uva Rara
Uva di Troia
Vespolina
Magliocco
Marzemino
Cabernet sauvignon
Merlot
Chardonnay
Syrah
Viognier
Vernaccia
That's 85. I'm sure I'm forgetting some that I've had.

I came up with 4 more while I was debating whether to get up or not.
1. Rossese
2. Sylvaner
3. Muller-Thurgau
4. Pinot grigio (how could I have forgotten?!)
So I'm at 89 -- ones I've actually tasted. I think I'm on a quest now...
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 08:06 AM
Teroldego!
Frappato!
OK, there's #91.
Can you think of anything else?
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 09:06 AM
Albana, cornalin, fumin, petite arvine, petite rouge, prie blanc, favorita, centesimino, and ciliegiolo....100!
Posted by: michele colline | March 24, 2008 at 09:27 AM
Michele, non sono certo d'aver mai assaggiato questi...ma possibile aggiungere Zibibbo, #92.
Ciliegiolo, si. #93. Fumin? Credo ma assolutamente non sono certo! Non aggiungo alla lista.
Grazie per l'aide-memoire, buona Pasquetta!
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 09:30 AM
nerello mascacalese
nerello cappuccino
Posted by: Marco | March 24, 2008 at 03:22 PM
it's not "caca" i screwed up
Posted by: Marco | March 24, 2008 at 03:45 PM
Marco, I'm guessing the Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappucio come from Palari Faro, so where's the Nocera?!?! (that's 3)
Posted by: M.Uva | March 24, 2008 at 04:14 PM
Hmmm. A couple more wacky ones:
Carricante
Cagnulari
Timorasso
Erbaluce
Torbato
Ruché
Nuragus
(As an aside, the 100-wines thing, were you thinking of the Wine Century Club?)...
Posted by: Doug Cook | March 24, 2008 at 04:53 PM
Carricanti, Ruche, Erbaluce! Yes! Thanks!
Not sure about Timorasso but I will claim nothing without a specific recollection.
Si, the WCC.
Hey, thanks to you commenters, I've nearly hit 100!
After that, forget about keeping track.
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 04:58 PM
I had Uva Longanesi last week from Emilia- Romagna ( Drei Dona winery)
and had Timorasso at the TB tasting in SF
Posted by: AC | March 24, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Jeez, I'm in the bush leagues on this one. Was all excited to contribute Ruche, but Doug beat me to it.
Posted by: Dr. Debs | March 24, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Aww, Debs, I just thank you for CARING.
Actually, I got some very good help from the comments, so I'm thrilled skinny, as they'd say in the Oulde Sod.
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 07:57 PM
carmenere? casetta foja tonda? oseletta?
ciao terry, a presto.
Posted by: borntowine | March 24, 2008 at 08:03 PM
No something more reasonable, that is until one tries to obtain it again with the dollar sucking toads.
http://www.jgwines.com/Factsheets/sciliophiale2000.html
Posted by: Marco | March 24, 2008 at 08:08 PM
These audience participation posts always do so well. Lots of comments. These were pretty constructive, folks, and thanks.
Two meta-comments (comments on comments, sometimes on top of comments)...
AC, show-off! I can't win against you.
Marco, what the...??
Posted by: TH | March 24, 2008 at 08:25 PM