Synonym (also Grenash Belyi, Grenash Bjal) for the grape variety Garnacha Blanca; see there.
The white grape variety originates from Spain and belongs to the group of Garnacha varieties (see there General and Ancestry). Synonyms grouped alphabetically by country are Grenache Blanc, Rool Grenache, Silla Blanc, Sillina Lanc (France); Alicant Belyi, Gkrenas Mplan, Grenash Beli, Grenash Belyi, Grenash Bjal (former Yugoslavia); Belan, Belon (Croatia, Northern Macedonia); Alicante Blanca, Bernacha Blanca, Garnacha, Garnacho Blanco, Garnatxa, Garnatxa Blanca, Lladanor Blanco, Sillina Lanc (Spain); Fehér Grenache (Hungary). It is a colour mutation of Garnacha Tinta with...
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