Bianca (grape)

Bianca is growing in popularity among organic vineyards due to its natural high resistance to many fungal diseases that affect grapevines.

[1] Bianca is an early to mid budding grape variety that is known for its winter hardiness and resistance to the viticultural hazards of spring time frost damage.

The vine is an early ripening variety which makes suitable for cultivation in wine regions with harsh continental climates and short growing seasons.

Among the viticultural hazards that Bianca is susceptible to is coulure which can be brought about due to poor weather conditions during flowering.

Outside of Hungary some planting of the grape can be found in the Russian wine regions of Krasnodar Krai where there 2,731 hectares (6,750 acres) in cultivation in 2009.

Bianca grapes pre- veraison .
Varietal wine made from Bianca (center) .