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Malvasia Bianca di Candia

The white grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Candia, Malvasia Candida, Malvasia de Madere, Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia Cândida, Malvasia Rossa (referring to the colour of the buds rather than the berries), Malvasia Rossa dei Castelli Romani, Malvazia Kandias, Uva Cerreto and Uva di Cerreto.

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Origin

Candia is an old name from the Venetian period from the 13th century for the Greek island of Crete. However, there is no historical, botanical or genetic evidence to suggest an origin from there.

Parentage

It is one of the many varieties with the Malvasia part of the name. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2021, it originates from a presumably natural cross between Garganega x unknown parent variety. It should not be confused with the varieties Malvasia Bianca di Piemonte, Malvasia di Candia Aromatica or Malvasia di Lipari (Malvasia Cândida) due to partly identical synonyms or morphological similarities.

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