The white grape variety comes from Austria or the former Austro-Hungarian monarchy. There are about 175 synonyms that testify to the great age of the vine and its (formerly) wide distribution in Central and Eastern Europe. The most important ones grouped alphabetically by country are Velteliner Rouge, Velteliner Rose (France); Herera Valtellina, Valtellina, Veltliner Rosso, Uva di Saint Valentino (Italy); Ariavina, Feldleiner, Feldleiner Rothlichter, Feldliner, Feldlinger, Fleischroter Veltliner, Fleischrother Velteliner, Fleischrother Veltliner, Fleischtraminer, Fleischtraube, Fleischweiner, Große Fleischtraube Großer Roter Veltliner, Männliche Ariavina, Ranfolina, Riegersburger Rothköpfel, Roter Riesling, Roter Velteliner, Rotmehlweißer, Rotmuskateller, Rot Muskateller, Rotreifler, Todträger Rotreifler, Ziegelroth (Austria); Buzyn, Roter Veltliner Baldig, Veltlínske Červené(Slovakia); Ryvola Cervena (Czech Republic); Maucnjk, Mavcnik, Mavenick, Mavenik, Nagy Veltelini, Piros Veltelini, Shopotna (Hungary).
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