Editing Trollinger (section)

==History==
While the grape is likely northern Italian in origin, the synonym ''Schiava'' is closely related to the [[Italian (language)|Italian]] word for "Slave" and may hint to the type of vine plant in Roman times (forced by pruning). Records show that the grape has been growing in the Trentino-Alto Adige region since at least the 13th century.<ref name="Clarke" /> The German synonym Trollinger appears to be a corruption of the word ''Tirolinger'' meaning "of Tyrol".<ref name="Robinson" /> The synonym Vernatsch appears to have a similar origins as [[Vernaccia]] in having the same root word as "[[vernacular]]" or "local". British [[Master of Wine]] [[Nicolas Belfrage]] has interpreted this association as further evidence that the grape likely originated in the South Tyrol/Alto Adige region.<ref name="Clarke" />

At some point the grape migrated northwards to the southern regions of [[Germany]] though the exact date of its arrival is unknown. In Württemberg, [[viticulture]] has existed since at least the 8th century when monks from [[Burgundy (wine)|Burgundy]] established monasteries and vineyards in the region. In nearby [[Lauffen am Neckar]], it was established even earlier during [[Roman times (wine)|Roman times]],<ref name="German">K. B. Stewart: ''A Traveller's Wine Guide to Germany'', pp. 106-114. Aurum Press, London (1998) {{ISBN|1854105140}}.</ref> but the earliest records for Trollinger growing in the Württemberg region can only be traced back to 14th century.<ref name="Robinson"/>