Italy’s Fiano, which one do we have in Australia ?

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Fiano is a white grapevine variety from southern Italy, in the Campania region around Naples. It produces the prestigious wine Fiano di Avellino and, as is the case with many old varieties in Europe, it has been known under a number of synonyms. There is a growing interest in Fiano in Australia, with some lovely complex and textural wines produced from initial plantings in diverse regions, including McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek, in South Australia. However, during the workshop ‘A little southern Italy in the Barossa’ held in the Barossa Valley in January, there was some discussion regarding the variety of Fiano from around Avellino and the variety known as Fiano Aromatico (aromatic Fiano), Fiano Minutolo or Minutolo, found on the eastern side of southern Italy, in the Puglia region. It was also referred to in the workshop as Fiano di Bari, which is most likely an erroneous short form referring to Fiano from the province of Bari, in Puglia. The question was raised about whether the

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