The white grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Candia, Malvagia, Malvasia Aromatica di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Aromatica, Malvasia di Alessandria, Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia di Candia a Sapore Moscato and Malvasia di Candida.

Candia is an old name for the Greek island of Crete, although there is no genetic evidence for its presumed origin. However, it is still cultivated there today.
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 Malvasia Aromatica di Parma x an unknown parent variety. A somatic mutation with reddish berries is the Malvasia Rosa variety.
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