Italian Wine Varietals in the Temecula Wineries, Part III, The Malvasia Bianca Grape

Todays article is about a delightful rich in flavor grapeItalian varietals in Temecula Valley Wine Country.
varietal Malvasia Bianca (pronounced Mal-va-ZEE-ahMalvasia Bianca is a member of an ancient, highly
Bee-AHN-Kah), again originating in Italy. Malvasia isesteemed Greek family of grapes made into wine in
natively the same as the more commonly knowna myriad of styles throughout Italy. Malvasia Bianca is
Muscat Canelli or Muscat Blanc grape. Styles of thiswidely harvested, light-colored grape varieties in Italy
wine may vary from delocate to full-flavored, dry toand throughout the world. On the islands of Sardinia
sweet, low to high alcohol. It is occasionally made asand Sicily, it produces rare, rich and wonderfully
a sparkling wine.fragrant passito wines.
Today we will discuss one of these newly emerging