Synonym (also Nzolia) for the grape variety Inzolia; see there.
The white grape variety originates from Sicily(Italy). Synonyms are Ansolia, Ansolica, Ansoliku, Ansonica (second main name), Ansonica Bianca, Ansora, Ansorica, Anzonica (Tuscany), Insolia, Insolia di Palermo, Insora, Nzolia and Zolia Bianca (Sicily). The ancestry (parentage) is unknown. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2021, it is a presumably natural cross between Mantonico Bianco x unknown partner. The red variety Inzolia Nera is not a colour mutation (or vice versa). The variety was first mentioned in 1696 by the Italian botanist Francesco Cupani (1657-1710). According to genetic and ampelographic comparisons...
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