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Over the years, Prié blanc has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Agostenga, Agostana, Agostenga bianca. Agostenga blanc, Agostina, Agostinga, Aostenga, Augustina, Augusttraube, Bernarde (in the Valais region), Bernarde nel
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Andalusia, indicating that Prié blanc must have been in Spain for a very long time in order to propagate and interact with other varieties grown so widely apart. Additionally, the exact relationship between Prié blanc, Lairén and Albillo is not yet fully known as to which grape variety is the
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In addition to the unclear relationship with the varieties mentioned above, Prié blanc has a close genetic relationship to several grape varieties grown in the Valle d'Aosta region. These include a clear parent-offspring relationship with
Mayolet and
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Spanish wine grape varieties including a parent-offspring relationship with Albillo from the Ribera del Duero, Ávila in
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grape variety that has good winter-hardiness and resistance to frost. The grapevine is susceptible to several other
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region of northwest Italy since at least 1691 when it was documented as one of the grapes growing in the commune of
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parent and which varieties are the offspring, suggesting that potentially Prié blanc could be of
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of the grapevine would spread from one region to the other. However, ampelographers like Swiss grape geneticist
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