Maresco is a productive white grape variety (large bunches) native to Italy, found in Taranto and Bari provinces in the Puglia region and typically in the Valle d’Itria. Maresco used to be called Maruggio after the eponymous town in the centre of its production zone. 

Wine style: Light, crisp whites.

Bibliography

Dr Ian D’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014).