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It has been speculated that Elbling was grown along Mosel already in Roman times, and that it could even be identical to the ''Vitis albuelis'' described by [[Lucius Columella]] in his ''[[De re rustica]]'' and the ''Vitis alba'' described by [[Pliny the Elder]], although this has by no means been proven. Both Latin names mean "the white grape" and would then have been corrupted to Elbling at some later stage. [[DNA]] profiling has indicated that Elbling is an offspring of [[Gouais blanc]] (also known as Heunisch) and a cross between [[Traminer]] and some unidentified variety.<ref>[http://www.wein-plus.deeu/glossaren/indexElbling_3.0.1620.html?Suchwort=Elbling Wein-Plus Glossar: Elbling] read on SeptemberMarch 96, 20072013</ref> This parentage is consistent with Elbling being an ancient grape variety, and incidentally, it is the same parentage as for [[Riesling]]. This parentage and history makes it likely that Elbling originated somewhere in the [[Rhine]] area.