Aminea

According to Columella (1st century AD) and Pliny the Elder (23-79 AD), the white grape variety (also known as Aminea Gemina Maior or Vitis aminea) of the Romans was the most important and best variety in the Roman Empire at the time. According to Pliny, the only variety that came close to it in terms of quality was the Nomentana. According to his description, Aminea was used to make full-bodied, strong and ageable white wines, for example such famous ancient wines as Surrentinum and Falerner. According to Pliny, there were five different sub-varieties of Aminea.

Descendants

Various sources mention grape varieties that could be descendants of this ancient variety due to their alleged similarities and characteristics. These are primarily the Italian varieties Amigne, Falanghina and Greco Bianco. However, others are also named, such as Chasselas, Riesling and Syrah. The ampelographer Hermann Goethe (1837-1911) surmised that Traminer (Savagnin Blanc) could also be descended from Aminea. However, there is a lack of genetic, botanical or historical evidence for all these rather vague speculations.

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