Giró blanc

[1] Today the grape is almost exclusively found on the island of Majorca with 6 hectares (15 acres) in cultivation in 2012.

In 1995, Gelabert produced the first commercial Giró blanc wine from vines planted at his Manacor estate on the western end of Majorca.

The grape's skins are relatively thick which gives the berries some protection against the viticultural hazards of downy and powdery mildews but the vine still has some susceptible to fungal infections such as botrytis bunch rot.

The French ampelographer Pierre Galet was one of the first to dismiss these theories and speculate that Giró blanc was its own distinct variety.

Galet's intuition was proven correct in the early 21st century when DNA profiling showed that Giró blanc was not related to either Grenache or Girò.

The Balearic islands off the eastern coast of Spain. Majorca is the large island in the center of the chain.
Despite also being known as Giró in the Balearic islands, Grenache (pictured) has no known relationship with Giró blanc.