Fetească albă

Fetească Albă
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledPăsărească, Vărătic, Leányka (in Hungary), Mädchentraube (in Germany)
OriginRomania
Sex of flowersHermaphrodite
VIVC number4119

Fetească Albă (Romanian pronunciation: [feˈte̯askə ˈalbə]) is a Romanian white grape variety, mainly cultivated in the regions of Moldova and Transylvania in Romania and Republic of Moldova, as well as in the Hungarian wine region of Eger.

In Moldova, it uses the biggest area planted among local varieties – 900 hectares (2,200 acres). This grape is used a lot for sparkling wine production, but also for varietal Fetească wine.