Variety of undefined origin and of ancient cultivation in the Puglia region; in the “Bullettino Ampelografico” Frojo (1875) mentions the grape variety Butta palmento (Lecce) with its synonyms Bianco di lassame (Trani, Andria, Barletta), Bianco di palmento (Taranto province), Acchianca palamento (Ostuni, in Brindisi province) and Bianco d’Alessano (Carovigno, in Brindisi province).
Bianco d’Alessano, possibly starting from the Lecce province (where Alessano town is located), wasspread aroundother viticulturalareas likelybecause of its highproductivity, not for other features. In facts, Frojo described this variety asvery productive, but sensitive to rot and poor of flavors and other quality traits.
According to Carparelli and collaborators (2006), in the '40sBianco d’Alessano growing lost part of its importance in favor of more profitable crops, while,in the '50s, it arouse new interest since the neutral wines had a good remuneration.