Mantonico Bianco is a very old white wine variety from southern Italy. It is mainly cultivated around the town of Bianco in the Italian region of Calabria, where it is found, for example. B. is contained in the DOC wines Bivongi and Donnici.
Mainly dessert wine is made from the grapes. The vines are said to have originated in Greece and were brought from there to southern Italy in ancient times. Mantonico di Bianco is related to the red variety Gaglioppo, also known as Mantonico Nero. Gaglioppo was created through a spontaneous crossing of Sangiovese and Mantonico bianco.
