The red grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Don Bosco, Malvasia a Grappolo Corto, Malvasia Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Malvasia di Castelnuovo, Malvasia di Castelnuovo del Bosco, Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Malvasia Rosa.

This 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 Muscat Blanc x unknown parent variety. It should not be confused with the varieties Malvasia di Casorzo, Malvasia Nera Lunga or Malvasia Rosa (mutation of Malvasia di Candia Aromatica) due to some similarities or morphological similarities.
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