Fetească regală

Fetească regală
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin Blanc
Species Vitis vinifera
Also called See list of synonyms
Origin Romania
Original pedigree Grasă × Fetească albă
Pedigree parent 1 Grasă
Pedigree parent 2 Fetească Albă
Breeding institute National Institute for Grape and Wine of Romania
Sex of flowers Hermaphrodite

Fetească Regală (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈte̯askə reˈɡalə]), originally Hungarian Királyleányka, is a white grape variety, created in the 1930s, in Mureş County, Romania.[1][2] It is a natural crossing of Grasă and Fetească albă.[3]

This variety is cultivated mainly in Romania (Transylvania, Moldavia, Moldova), and also in Hungary and Austria.

The quality of wines ranges between table wine and high-quality ones. The wines are dry and fresh and have acidity and specific flavour.

Synonyms

Fetească Regală is also known under the synonyms Danasana, Danesana, Danosi, Danosi Leányka, Dunesdorfer Königsast, Dunesdörfer Königsast, Dunnesdiorfer, Erdei Sárga, Feteasca Corolevscaia, Feteasca de Danes, Feteasca Korolevskaia, Feteasca Muscatnaia, Feteasca Muskatnaia, Feteasca Regola, Galbena de Ardeal, Galbena di Ardeal, Kenigrast, Kiraileanka, Királyleányka, Königliche Mädchentraube, Königsast, Königstochter, Konigsast, Kralovska Leanka, Pesecka Leanka.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Feteasca Regala, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14
  2. ↑ Feteasca Regala at Romanian Wine
  3. ↑ Fetească regală at winetaste.ro
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