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Albillo

Part of the name of many often unrelated Spanish grape varieties. The name "Albillo" was mentioned in the plural form "Albillas" by the Spanish agronomist Gabriel Alonso de Herrera (1470-1539) in 1513 in his description of the varieties in the regions of Andalusia, Extremadura and Castile-León. This was presumably the Albillo Real variety. The name is derived from "alba" for "white". DNA analyses have identified the following varieties:

Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012

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