Origin and Possible Members of the ‘Malvasia’ Family: The New Fuencaliente de La Palma Hypothesis on the True ‘Malvasia’
Journal: Horticulturae
Year: 2025

The name ‘Malvasia’ and its various spellings has historically been associated with a type of sweet and/or aromatic wine. However, a definitive association with a specific grape variety remains unconfirmed. In fact, up to 413 different grape variety names (cultivar name (synonym name) and/or first name) are related to the term “Malvasia”. The question arises: are all of these truly Malvasia? To answer this question, our research group presents a hypothesis. We worked with 43 genetic profiles tha