 One of its main applications is as a colorant for lightly colored red wines throughout Italy, and in particular is allowed in some 42 IGT wines.In the south-west of the region, in the provinces of Forlì-Cesena and Ravenna, it is one of the varieties that may be blended with Sangiovese to produce the red "Colli di Faenza DOC".In the Province of Rimini it is employed in the "Colli di Rimini DOC" wine.