🍇 Alionza
White wine and table grape from Italy; one parent is Garganega; 12 synonyms in VIVC.
Alionza is a white wine and table grape from Italy.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Garganega; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 315, admitted on 21 July 1987. The register lists the variety as permitted in 5 IGT wines, among them Castelfranco Emilia, Emilia o dell'Emilia, Forli, Ravenna and Rubicone. 1 clone of it is registered.
Samples of the variety are kept in 6 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 12 synonyms for it, among them Aglionza, Alconza and Aleonza, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Alionza → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Italian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Emilia-Romagna
- Parents
- 🍇 Garganega
Frequently asked questions
Where does Alionza come from?
According to VIVC, from Italy.
What are the parents of Alionza?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Garganega; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Alionza known?
VIVC lists 12 synonyms for it, among them Aglionza, Alconza and Aleonza, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Italian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Emilia-Romagna — Northern Italy between the Po and the Adriatic: 21 designations of origin, the home of Lambrusco and the DOCG Romagna Albana.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Alionza
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Alionza B., codice 315
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata