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Greco (grape)
Greco is an Italian wine grape that may be of Greek origin. The name relates to both white ''(Greco bianco)'' and black ''(Greco nero)'' wine grape varieties. While there is more land area dedicated to ''Greco nero'', the ''Greco bianco'' is the grape most commonly referred to by the shorthand "Greco". In the Campania region it is used to produce the ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita'' (DOCG) wine ''Greco di Tufo''. In Calabria, it is used to make the ''Denominazione di Origine Controllata'' (DOC) wine ''Greco di Bianco''. The name "Greco" is sometimes used as a synonym for several varieties of supposed Greek origins-most notably Trebbiano.〔J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 112 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0〕
==History==
The ancestor of the ''Greco'' vine may have been brought to southern Italy more than 2,500 years ago by ancient Greek settlers. Historians and Italian growers have speculated that the grape may have been a blending component in the ancient Roman "cult wines" of Falernian and Aminean.〔J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 242 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5〕〔R. Garr ''"(Greco di Tufo )"'' 30 Second Wine Advisor April 24, 2002〕 As the grape vine has propagated throughout Italy, the name "''Greco''" has been ascribed to several varieties that may have historically been linked to Greece. Ampelographers disagree about whether or ''Greco'' is a single variety with several clones or an agglomeration of several varieties under the umbrella name of "''Greco''". There is also disagreement about whether any of the Italian so-called "Greek vines" are currently being cultivated in Greece.〔Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 112 Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0-15-100714-4〕
After World War II, the fate of ''Greco'' as well as that of many southern Italian grape varieties were in peril. The wartime devastation of vineyards as well as the mass migration of Italian vine growers from agriculture to urban industries in the cities and abroad, ushered in a period of general decline for viticulture in the region. As plantings declined and vineyards were ripped up, many varieties were on the verge of extinction. The efforts of family winemakers and heritage winemaking projects such as the Villa dei Misteri project headed by Piero Mastroberardino, helped sustain the existence of the ''Greco'' vine in southern Italy.〔G. Harding ''"A Wine Miscellany"'' pg 24, Clarkson Potter Publishing, New York 2005 ISBN 0-307-34635-8〕
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