The red grape variety comes from Italy (South Tyrol). The most important of the more than 160 synonyms alphabetically grouped by country are (other main names in bold) Black Hamburg, Black Hamburgh, Garston Black Hamburgh, Hampton Court, Pope Hamburgh, Prince Albert, Victoria, Victoria Hamburgh (England); Admiral, Egyptian, Blue Trollinger, Bachtraube, Bildenroth, Bocksauge, Bocksbeutelrebe, Dachtraube, Frankenthaler, Hammelshoden, Hammelschelle, Hammelssohlen, Hudler, Huttler, Kreuztraube, Mohrendutte, Pfundtraube, Schwarzblauer Trollinger, Schwarzwelscher, Trollinger, Zottelwälscher (Germany); Bruxelloise, Grand Noir, Gros Bleu, Gros Plant Grand Noir, Raisin Bleu (France); Bresciana, Bressana, Schiavone, Uva Meranese, Uva Nera d'Amburgo (Italy); Edelvernatsch, Großvernatsch, Meraner Kurtraube, Tschaggele, Vernatsch(South Tyrol).