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Pallagrello bianco is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in Campania. The grape has a long history in the region and was one the varieties planted in 1775 by architect and engineer Luigi Vanvitelli in the fan-shaped ''Vigna del Ventaglio'' vineyard created for the royal palace of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (Ferdinand IV of Naples) in Caserta.〔〔Terre del Principe ''"(Pallagrello )"'' Accessed: June 30th, 2013〕〔Anna Russo ''"(Il Pallagrello, eccellente e versatile vino regale )"'' (Italian) Supereva. Accessed: June 30th, 2013 〕 Following the phylloxera epidemic of the mid-19th century and the economic devastation of the World Wars of the early 20th century, plantings of Pallagrello bianco declined greatly and the variety was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered growing in an abandoned Campanian vineyard in the 1990s.〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 761-762 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2 〕 Despite having similar names and both varieties originated in Campania, Pallagrello bianco is not a color mutation of the red Campanian wine grape Pallagrello nero though DNA profiling has not determined yet if the two varieties are closely related. DNA analysis has ruled out a relationship with another white Campanian wine grape, Coda di Volpe, which is known under the synonym ''Pallagrello'' and has similar looking "fox tail-shaped" grape clusters.〔 ==History and name== Ampelographers believe that Pallagrello bianco is likely native to Campania and originated in what is now the province of Caserta somewhere between the communes of Piedimonte Matese and Alife. The grape was traditionally made as a straw wine with the name ''Pallagrello'' being derived from the Italian word ''pagliarello'' which refers to the straw mat that Pallagrello bianco were laid on after harvest to dry out before fermentation.〔 The first written records of the grape date back to the late 18th century under the synonym ''Pallarelli''. Under another old synonym, ''Piedmonte bianco'', Pallagrello bianco was one of the varieties included in the fan-shaped ''Vigna del Ventaglio'' vineyard created in 1775 by architect Luigi Vanvitelli for King Ferdinand's royal palace at Caserta. Planted on sloping terrain in the San Leucio ''frazione'' near the palace, the vineyard was planted in a semicircle design subdivided into 10 segments (or "fan blades") each planted to a different grape variety.〔 Like many Italian grape varieties, plantings of Pallagrello bianco sharply declined in the decades following the phylloxera epidemic of the mid-19th century and the economic devastation of the World Wars of the early 20th century. The variety was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1990s, along with Pallagrello nero, by a local winemaker growing in an abandoned Campanian vineyard.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pallagrello bianco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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