Fetească Albă (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈte̯askə ˈalbə]) is a Romanian white grape variety,[1] mainly cultivated in the regions of Moldova and Transylvania in Romania and Republic of Moldova, as well as in the Hungarian wine region of Eger.[2]
| Fetească Albă | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
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| Color of berry skin | Blanc |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | Păsărească, Vărătic, Leányka (in Hungary), Mädchentraube (in Germany) |
| Origin | Romania |
| Sex of flowers | Hermaphrodite |
| VIVC number | 4119 |
In Moldova, it uses the biggest area planted among local varieties – 900 hectares (2,200 acres). This grape is used a lot for sparkling wine production, but also for varietal Fetească wine.
Synonyms edit
Fetească Albă is also known under the synonyms Baratik, Bulgarien Feteasca, Devcenco Hrozno, Devicii Belii, Dievcenske Hrozno, Dievcie Hrozno, Divci Hrozen, Fehér Leányka, Feniaska Belaii, Fetiasca Alba, Fetiasca Belii, Fetiaska Alba, Fetisoara, Fetjaska Belaja, Fetyaska, Fetyaska Belaya, Fetyaska Koroleva, Fetysare, Janyszölde, Jányszőlő, Kanigl Weiss, Lányszőlő, Leanicazea, Leanika, Leánka, Leány Szőlő, Leányka, Leanyszölde, Leányszőlő, Lyan Szölö, Mädchentraube, Medhentraube, Paparyaska, Parsaryaska, Pasareasca Alba, Pasarjaska, Peseryaska, Poama Fetei, Poama Fetei Alba, Poama Pasareasca, Roszas Leányka, Feteasca, Fetjaska, Leanyka, Varatik.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Feteasca alba VITIS info". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ Fetească albă Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine at winetaste.ro
- ^ Feteasca Alba Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-15
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