Life Style / Wine Grapes / Picolit: Has several synonym names including Balafan, Peccoleto, Ranful Weiss, Wisellertraube Weiss and Uva del Friuli. Reported to be an ancient indigenous white wine producing variety from the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of northern Italy. Is low-yielding and is difficult to cultivate. Susceptible at flowering to unknown diseases (reported as similar to Coulure and Millerandage). Sources report that only about 400 hectares are currently (2003) planted, mainly in Friuli. Mainly used for creating sweet dessert wine famous since the Middle Ages.
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