The parts of the name Greco and Grechetto, which are very frequently used in Italy Grechetto in grape variety names, although not necessarily, may indicate a Greek origin. In any case, the often very similar names lead to great confusion. Even in DOC/DOCG designations and grape variety statistics, it is often not clear which variety or varieties are actually involved; in some cases this is also contradictory. Among other things, there are two white varieties with the names Greco and Greco Bianco (to which the following description refers).

Synonyms are Greca Bianca, Greco Bianca, Greco Bianco di Cosenza, Greco Bianco di Rogliano, Greco di Gerace, Guardavalle, Pecorello Bianco and Pecorino.
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