The white grape variety originates from Italy. There are 75 synonyms that indicate that the vine is very old. Some of these, grouped alphabetically by country, are (in bold the other main names) Paulos, Pavlos (Greece); Arcadino, Fresia, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca del Polino, Malvasia Bianca Siciliana, Malvasia Bianca di Bari, Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata, Malvasia Bianca Toscana, Malvasia Cannilunga di Novoli, Malvasia del Chianti,

Malvasia di Arezzo, Malvasia di Brolio, Malvasia di San Nicandro, Malvasia Lunga, Malvasia Toscana, Malvasia Verace, Prosecco Nostrano, Prosecco Nostrano di Conegliano, Racina du Monacu Bianca, Tundulillu, Uva Antica (Italy); Kacabelic, Krizol, Krizol Bijeli, Maraškin, Maraštin, Maraština, Maraština Bijela, Maraština Krupna, Maraština Mala, Mareština, Mareština Modra, Rukac, Rukatac, Rukatica, Višana (Croatia); Menuetta (Slovenia).
This is one of the many varieties with the Malvasia part of the name (see there). It has been known in Tuscany for several centuries. In the first recipe of the famous Bettino...
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