page_title: Montonico bianco
section_title: Relationship to other varieties
hierarchical_section_title: Montonico bianco / Relationship to other varieties
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Uva Garganega
context_page_description: Montonico bianco is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Ampelographers believe that the grape is likely of Greek origins and was transported to southern Italy by ancient Greek settlers. Though the variety has a long history in Calabria, its numbers have been slowly declining with 1100 hectares/2700 acres planted in the region by the end of the 20th century.
context_section_description: Recent DNA profiling has shown Garganega to be one of the parent varieties of Montonico bianco. 
  It is not yet clear if the grape is related to red Calabrian wine grape Gaglioppo that is also known as Mantonico/Montonico nero.
caption: DNA evidence has shown Garganega (pictured) to be one of the parent varieties of Montonico bianco.
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