Vega (also known as Incrocio Dalmasso 2/26) is a white

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that was created in 1937 by

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Giovanni Dalmasso by crossing the

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grape

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with the Croatian wine grape Malvazija Istarska. Developed at the Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura of

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in the

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region of northeast Italy, the grape has slowly spread since its release. As of 2000, there were of Vega planted throughout Italy.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 1115 Allen Lane 2012

Viticulture

Unlike its parent varieties Furmint, which is often used in the production of late-harvest wines, and Malvazija Istarska, Vega is an early ripening grapevine with very lightly colored berries.

Wine regions

As Vega was created and first propagated in the Veneto region, most of the of the vine reported in the official 2000 Italian agriculture census are found in this region of northeast Italy.

Synonyms

As a relatively recent crossing, the only synonyms recognized by the

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 ...

(VIVC) for Vega are its breeding codes, Dalmasso 2-26, I.D. 2/26 and Incrocio Dalmassso II/26.

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References

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