Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2072, where Prof. Scienza takes questions from the wine community and answers them in his inimitable way! These shows are generally in the Italian language. Today’s question comes from Yvonne Zohar part 2 of 2 Today’s question:  Grapes such as Greco, Grecanico, Grecchetto and Aglianico were assumed to be of Greek origin. Greek dna research indicates that this is not the case. Is there any Italian grape that has a direct DNA relation (parent, sibling, offspring) with a Greek grape variety? Italian: Uve come Greco, Grecanico, Grecchetto e Aglianico sono state ritenute di origine greca. La ricerca sul DNA greco indica che non è così. Esiste un'uva italiana che abbia una relazione diretta di DNA (genitore, fratello, discendenza) con un vitigno greco? If you want to learn more about the Professor: The one who checks all the facts and regulates when we mistakenly type “Verdicchio” in place of “Vermentino.” Attilio Scienza is a full professor at the University of Milan in the Department of Agri