Color of berry skin Blanc Sex of flowers Hermaphrodite Origin Romania Wine color White wine | Species Vitis vinifera Notable regions Transylvania, Moldavia Sweetness of resulting wine Dry Rank Cultivar | |
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Also called Păsărească, Vărătic, Leányka (in Hungary), Mädchentraube (in Germany) Scientific name Vitis vinifera 'Fetească albă' Similar Fetească neagră, Fetească regală, Muscat Ottonel, Common Grape Vine, Băbească neagră | ||
Fetească Albă ([feˈte̯askə ˈalbə]) is a Romanian - Moldovan white grape variety, mainly cultivated in Moldova and Romanian regions of Moldavia and Transylvania, as well as in the Hungarian wine region of Eger.
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
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, Rumänien Feteasca, Udssr Fetjaska, Ungarn Leanyka, Varatik.
