Malvasiaマルヴァジア
- Wineries growing it
- 2
- Awards
- 0
An ancient Mediterranean family of grapes, usually giving perfumed white wines.
Malvasia is less a single variety than a name for a family of grapes long spread around the Mediterranean. The name is thought to derive from Monemvasia, a Greek port, from which medieval trade carried the vines to Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia. Distinct strains took root regionally — in Friuli and Emilia-Romagna in Italy, and in Madeira in Portugal. The wines are perfumed and are made dry, sweet and fortified alike; in Japan plantings are very limited, currently in Aomori and Aichi.
Notes on aroma and taste describe general tendencies for this grape, not claims about any particular wine — the actual character depends on the producer and how it is made.
For this grape we have not yet confirmed a primary source for its origin or growing regions. (Winery entries always carry a source and the date it was checked.)
Wineries growing Malvasia
2 listed wineries are recorded by their sources as growing this grape.