Ruché (pronounced in English , ) is a red
Italian wine grape variety from the
Piedmont region. It is largely used in making
Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato, a small production red
varietal wine which was granted
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status by presidential decree on October 22, 1987, and was granted the more prestigious
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) status in 2010. The current DOC recognized area of production for the wine, covers only about 100
acres (40
hectares) of vines around the villages of
Castagnole Monferrato,
Refrancore,
Grana,
Montemagno,
Viarigi,
Scurzolengo and
Portacomaro. Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato is, therefore, one of the lowest production varietal wines in Italy. The grape is also grown to some extent in the neighboring
province of Alessandria.