White wine grape · Vitis vinifera
An Italian white wine grape associated with Campania, with source-described vine traits and a documented California collection history.
Plantgrape places Fiano's origin in Italy, probably Campania. UC Davis FPS independently lists Italy as its country of origin and identifies it as a white wine grape. FPS records Apiana, Apiano and Fiore Mendillo as synonyms; Plantgrape recognizes no official synonym for propagation material in France or the European Union. Historical names and officially recognized propagation names are different categories.
Plantgrape describes Fiano as vigorous and semi-erect, with relatively low fertility but regular production, and adapted to hot, dry climates and soils that are not very fertile. It also reports susceptibility to millerandage during rainy springs. These are cultivar-reference observations, not water requirements, planting guarantees or pruning instructions.
Plantgrape describes sensitivity to powdery mildew, particularly during flowering, and lower susceptibility to downy mildew. UC Davis FPS separately documents a Fiano selection donated from the UC Hopland Research & Extension Center in 1998. That selection history is not a field-performance trial, and the disease descriptions do not establish local disease pressure or treatment advice.
Reference review · November 9, 2026
INRAE / IFV cultivar reference. Vine-trait observations belong to this reference's context; they are not universal planting or irrigation recommendations.
Independent institutional variety record used to cross-check cultivar identity and naming. It does not independently validate every agronomic observation in Plantgrape.
Cultivar descriptions are source-attributed reference material, not site prescriptions. No numeric soil-moisture threshold, disease diagnosis, regional suitability guarantee or GroundWorx performance claim is established here.