White Wine Grape Varieties from Italy
50 entries in the White Wine Grape Varieties from Italy compendium.
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Albana (grape)A white grape from Emilia-Romagna with ancient Roman roots.Albanello biancoSicilian white grape used for dried-grape dessert wines.Albaranzeuli biancoA nearly extinct Sardinian white grape with debated origins.AlbarolaA neutral white blending grape from Liguria's Cinque Terre.AlionzaA rare white grape from Emilia-Romagna with a long history.AnsonicaA white grape with nutty aroma, grown in Sicily and Tuscany.ArvesiniaduA rare Sardinian white grape with no known genetic match.
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BaratuciatA Piedmontese white grape with Sauvignon-like aromas.Barbera biancaA white Piedmontese grape unrelated to red Barbera.BariadorgiaA near-extinct Sardinian grape surviving in Corsica.Besgano biancoA rare white grape once key to Vin Santo.BiancameA white grape essential to Bianchello del Metauro and Colli di Rimini.Bianchetta TrevigianaA blending grape adding acidity to northeast Italian wines.Bianco d'AlessanoAn Italian white grape also grown in Australia.Biancone di PortoferraioA late-ripening white grape of Elba with Corsican genetic ties.BigolonaA revived Valpolicella white grape for botrytized dessert wines.BlatterleA near-extinct Tyrolese white grape from Alto-Adige.
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CaprettoneA white grape from Campania, distinct from Coda di Volpe.Cascarolo biancoAn old Piedmontese white grape with a disputed past.CatarrattoSicily's most planted white grape, with glossy and bloomed variants.Coda di PecoraA Campanian white grape long mistaken for Coda di Volpe.CorteseA Piedmontese white grape known for moderate acidity and light flavors.
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Favorita (grape)A Piedmont white grape related to Vermentino and Pigato.ForasteraA vigorous white grape from the Campanian islands.
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GarganegaA key white grape of Veneto and the backbone of Soave.GrechettoA Greek-origin white grape used in central Italian blends.
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Lagarino biancoA revived white grape from Trentino, distinct from Lagrein.LugliengaAn early-ripening white grape with centuries of European history.
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Mantonico biancoA late-ripening Calabrian white grape used for dry and passito wines.Minella biancaSicilian white grape grown on Mount Etna's slopes.Montonico biancoAncient Greek-origin white grape of Calabria, used in DOC blends.Moscato GialloA golden Muscat grape for passito wines.
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Nasco (grape)Ancient Sardinian white grape, now rare, used in dry, sweet, and fortified wines.NeyretA red crossing of Mayolet and Roussin from Valle d'Aosta.Nuragus (grape)A historic Sardinian white grape with high acidity.
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Retagliado biancoA Sardinian white grape often blended with Vermentino.Rossese biancoA rare white variety from Piedmont with a distinct genetic profile.Rovello biancoA nearly extinct Campanian white grape revived in 2003.
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Verdea (grape)A versatile Tuscan-origin grape now mainly grown in Lombardy.Verdello (grape)A late-ripening Umbrian white grape used for acidity in blends.VerdisoA white grape used in Prosecco blends, especially in Superiore di Cartizze.VermentinoA light-skinned grape from Italy, prominent in Sardinia and Liguria.VernacciaA white grape with many clones, best known in Tuscany.VersoalnA rare South Tyrol white grape with a 350-year-old vine.VespaiolaA Veneto white grape known for sweet passito wines.
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