Synonym (also Feteasca Ciornaia) for the grape variety Fetească Neagră; see there.
The red grape variety originates from the north of the Romanian region of Moldova. Synonyms grouped alphabetically by country are Coada Răndunicii, Coada Rindunicei, Coada Rindunicii, Coada Rindunicu, Păsărească, Păsărească Neagră, Poamă Fetei Neagră, Poama Rândunicii, Black Maiden Grape (Moldova, Romania); Feteasca Chernaya, Pasaryanska Chernaya (Russia); Fetyaska Chernaya (Ukraine); Fetyaska Black.The parentage is unknown. In 2010, comparisons refuted the long-suspected assumption that Fetească Neagră is a colour...
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