Grecanico

Grecanico Dorato is an ancient white grape variety from Italy and is almost exclusively cultivated in the province of Trapani in Sicily. One of her ancestors was probably brought by the Greeks (→ Viticulture in Greece) in the colonization of the island. Its cultivation in the provinces of Agrigento, Palermo and Trapani recommended, also approved in the provinces of Catania and Syracuse. Some ampelographers suspect a relationship to the family of Garganega vines. The species occupied in 2000, approximately 5,170 hectares under vine, after only 3,000 hectares were collected at the beginning of the 1980s.

The wines produced from the late-ripening varietal white wines are similar in flavor to those of the French Sauvignon Blanc. It is used for fresh, neutral table wines or as a blending partner for the DOC wines Alcamo, Contea di Sclafari, Contessa Entellina, Delia Nivolelli, Sciacca, Santa Margherita di Belice and Sciacca. The wines often come here in combination with the varieties Catarratto Bianco comune, Catarratto Bianco lucido and Grillo on the market.

Small plantings are also known in Argentina.

See also the article List of grape varieties, viticulture in Argentina and Viticulture in Italy.

Synonyms

The grape Grecanico Dorato is also known under the names Decanico, Gracanico Dorato, Grecani, Grecanico, Grecanico Bianco, Grecanicu Biancu, Grecanio, Greccanico and Recanicu.

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