🍇 Fetească Albă
An old white grape of Romania and Moldova.
Fetească Albă is an old white grape of Romania and Moldova. The name means "girlish" (from the word fată, girl). It is one of the oldest local varieties in these countries.
Fetească Albă wine is light and fresh, with a floral and fruity aroma: flowers, apple, pear, sometimes Muscat notes. Acidity is moderate. It is drunk young, but the grape also suits sweet wines. Linked to it is Fetească Regală, which was born from a cross of Fetească Albă with another variety.
In Romania the grape is grown in Cotnari, Ayud, Sebeș-Apold and Jidvei, and also in Hungary, in Eger, where it is known as Leányka. In Moldova it grows in Codru, Hînceşti, Chișinău, Nisporeni and Călăraşi.
Fetească Albă is important for Romanian and Moldovan wine as a native variety. Both still and sparkling wines are made from it.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Fetească Albă → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Romanian wine
- Where it grows
- Moldova: 📍 Codru, 📜 Hîncești, 📜 Chișinău, 📜 Nisporeni, 📜 Călărași, 📜 Telenești, 📍 Cricova, 📍 Cojușna, 📍 Bălți (Northern zone), 📜 Trifești
Romania: 📍 Alba Iulia, 📍 Moldavian Hills, 📍 Iași, 📍 Panciu, 📍 Crișana and Maramureș Hills, 📍 Sarica Niculițel, 📍 Danube Terraces, 📍 Ostrov
Hungary: 📍 Upper Hungary, 📍 Eger
🍇 Moldova - Main grape in
- 📍 Cotnari, 📍 Eger, 📍 Aiud, 📜 Jidvei, 📍 Sebeș-Apold
- Offspring
- 🍇 Fetească Regală
Frequently asked questions
What is Fetească Albă?
It is an old white grape of Romania and Moldova that gives light floral wines.
What does Fetească mean?
The name comes from the Romanian word for "girl", so it is the "girlish" grape.
Where does Fetească Albă grow?
In Romania (Cotnari, Ayud, Jidvei) and Moldova (Codru, Hînceşti), and in Hungary as Leányka.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Romanian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 📍 Eger — A town known for the Bull's Blood blend.
- 📍 Crișana and Maramureș Hills — The country's north-west.
- 📍 Aiud — A district near the Mureș.
- 📍 Moldavian Hills — The country's largest region, east of the Carpathians.
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