The red grape variety comes from Italy. Synonyms are Groppella, Groppello Comune, Groppello Fino, Groppellone, Groppello della Val di Non and Groppello Val di Non. Although synonyms or morphological similarities seem to indicate this, it should not be confused with the varieties Groppello dei Berici, Groppello di Mocasina, Groppello di Revò, Pignola Valtellinese (Groppello...
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