It seems that the Princess Renata of France, daughter of Louis XII, when she married the Duke of Ferrara in 1528, brought as dowry from Burgundy some plants of this variety. The name probably derives from "fruttana" in relation to the prosperity and generosity of this vine. The first written documentation on this grape dates back to the agronomist Agostino Gallo that towards the middle of the sixteenth century, describes in a treatise its productive and organoleptic characteristics, calling it by the name of Uva d'Oro. This vine has a great, elongated, pyramid-shaped bunch, with large, blue-black, ellipsoidal-shaped grapes. The skin is thin and tender, covered with thick bloom.
