The red grape variety originates from Italy. Synonyms are Malvasia Negra, Malvasia Nera, Malvasia Nera di Bari, Malvasia Nera di Bitonto, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Malvasia Nera di Trani and Malvasia Niura.
This is one of the many mostly unrelated varieties with the Malvasia part of the name (see there). According to DNA analyses carried out in 2021, it is a presumably natural cross between Malvasia Bianca Lunga x Negroamaro. It was found that the Malvasia Nera di Lecce variety, which was previously considered independent, is identical. There are also morphological similarities with the Malvasia Nera di Basilicata variety.
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