The white grape variety is a new variety between Eger 2 (Villard Blanc) x Csaba Gyöngye. Synonyms or cultivar numbers are EC 24, Egri Csillagok 24, Pearl of Zala, Parla de Zala, Perle de Zala, Pearl of Zala, Star of Egri, Zala Dende, Zala's Pearl and Zhemchug Zala. The name is derived from the Hungarian region of Zala. It contains genes from Vitis berlandieriVitis...
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