Albarola
A neutral white blending grape from Liguria's Cinque Terre.
Albarola is a white Italian wine grape variety grown in northwest Italy, most commonly in the Liguria region. It is used as a blending component in Cinqueterre DOC wines, where it is harvested at a maximum yield of 9 tonnes/hectare and can constitute no more than 40% of the blend. Wine expert Jancis Robinson describes the wine made from Albarola as fairly neutral in profile.
Quick Facts
- Primary region
- Liguria
- Doc appellations
- Cinque Terre, Colline di Levanto
- Maximum yield (cinque terre)
- 9 tonnes/hectare
- Blend limit (cinque terre)
- No more than 40% with Vermentino
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