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
VIVC number	4121

Fetească regală (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈte̯askə reˈɡalə]) is a white grape variety, was identified around 1920 in Daneș, in Mureș County, Romania.^[1][2] It is a natural crossing of Grasă and Fetească albă.^[3]

This variety is cultivated mainly in Romania (Transylvania, Western Moldavia), as well as in Moldova, Slovakia,^[4] 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

• Fetească (disambiguation)
• Romanian wine

References

1. Feteasca Regala Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14
2. Feteasca Regala at Romanian Wine
3. Fetească regală Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine at winetaste.ro
4. "Feteasca Regala Wine Information".