The white grape variety originates from Greece. Synonyms are Fileri, Fileri de Menidi, Fileri Mantineias, Fileri Menidiou, Fileri Moschato, Fileri Palaipyrgou, Fileri Trigoleos, Fileri Tripoleos, Mantinia, Mavrofilero and Moschophilero.
The old variety probably originates from the central-western Poloponnese (possibly from Mantíneia in the prefecture of Arkadía), where it was allegedly first mentioned as early as 1601. Its parentage is unknown. There are various varieties or clones that differ in berry colour, berry size, leaf shape and taste, but are identical according to DNA analyses carried out in 2005 (ex Wine Grapes). These include Asprofilero (white), Fileri Kokkino (red), Mavrofilero Kamba (dark) and Xanthofilero (yellow).
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