Merseguera is a white
Spanish wine
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grape variety
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planted primarily in the
Alicante
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,
Jumilla
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Geography
The municip ...
and
Valencia
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regions.
[ J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 113 Abbeville Press 2003 ]
Synonyms
Merseguera is also known under the synonyms Blanqueta, Blanquilla, Escanyagos, Exquitsagos, Exquitxagos, Gayata, Gayata Blanca, Lanjaron, Lanjaron Claro, Macaban, Macabeo Basto, Marisancha, Marisancho, Marseguera
Masadera, Masaguera, Masseguera, Menseguera, Merseguera de Rio, Mersequera, Meseguera, Messeguera, Messeguera Comun, Mezeguera, Mezeyguera, Planta Borda, Planta de Gos, Trova, Uva Planta, Verdosilla, and Verema Blanca.
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, Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung Gei ...
, accessed 2010-12-03
References
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Spanish wine
Grape varieties of Spain
White wine grape varieties