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As of 2012, there were 43 hectares (110 acres) of
Alionza in Italy, growing almost exclusively in the Emilia-Romagna provinces of Bologna and Modena. While, historically, Alionza was more widely planted, particularly in the Lombardy region, the grape has seen its numbers drastically drop over the
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Over the years, Alionza has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Aglionza, Alconza, Aleonza, Alionga, Bianca del
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Alionza was one of the grapes growing in the vineyards of Emilia-Romagna described by the 14th-century
Italian agricultural writer Pietro de' Crescenzi in his work,
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in the late 19th century believed that
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region of north central Italy, where it has a long history of being used since the 14th century as both a
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Today, Alionza is found almost exclusively in the Emilia-Romagna provinces of
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