Coda di Volpe is a white

Italian wine Italian wine () is produced in every region of Italy. Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world, with an area of under vineyard cultivation, as well as the List of wine-producing regions#Countries, world's ...

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that has been historically grown in the

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region around the town of

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. It is often confused with another white Italian wine grape, Emilia, that share many of the same synonyms as Coda di Volpe.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 58 Oxford University Press 1996

Relationship to other grapes

For many years, the white Campanian variety

Caprettone Caprettone is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Campania region of southern Italy where it is a minor blending component in the ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata'' (DOC) wine of Lacryma Christi bianco. Caprettone is also ...

was thought to be a clone of Coda di Volpe but

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in the early 21st century showed that the two grapes were distinct varieties and not closely related. Likewise,

Coda di Pecora Coda di Pecora is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Campania region of southern Italy, particularly in the province of Caserta. The name ''Coda di Pecora'' means "goat's tail" in the local dialect and for many years was though ...

was also discovered to be a distinct variety. Also, while it shares the synonym ''Pallagrello'' with the Campania varieties Pallagrello bianco and Pallagrello nero, there is no known genetic relationship between the three grape varieties.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 185, 254, 761-762 Allen Lane 2012

Synonyms

Various synonyms have been used to describe Coda di Volpe and its wines including Alopecis, Cianca rossa, Coada Vulpi, Coda di Pecora, Coda di Volpe bianca, Coda di Volpe de Maddaloni, Coda di Vulpe durante, Crapettone, Durante, Falerno, Guarnaccia bianca, Lisica opasca bjelaja, Lisitcha opachka biala, Pallagrello and Pallegrello bianco.

References

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