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Italy of Wines

italy of wines book

History, Geography,  and Culture
of Italian Wine

Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Albanello

Grape's Data Sheet

The Albanello Wine Grape in Italy

Albanello - The Grape and the Wines

Albanello is a rather rare grape variety that has never achieved significant distribution beyond its area of origin, the area around the cities of Siracusa, Ragusa, Noto, and Avola. There is no evidence of its presence in other areas of Sicily, let alone in other Italian regions.

The varietal wine made from Albanello grapes is straw yellow with golden highlights, has intense fruity and slightly almond notes, and shows a good aging potential. It is included in the blend for Eloro bianco DOC, and was (or rather, has been) also used for the production of passito wines.

albanello a native wine grape of Italy

Albanello - General Info Table

Albanello is one of the   with White berry widespread mainly in Sicily, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1970. Its surface under vines in Italy is 5 ha.
Berry colorWhite berry
Main RegionSicily
Surface under Vines in Italy5 ha
Year of listing1970

Albanello - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Albanello grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Albanello grape variety is medium-sized, pentagonal, with five lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Albanello grape variety is dense, medium-sized, cylindrical, cone-shaped, 1-2 wings.
Berry Features
The berries of the Albanello grape variety are medium-sized, of spheroidal shape and with thick and yellow-greenish colored skin.

Albanello - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Albanello grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Albanello grapes is straw yellow, golden yellow. On the palate the wine is fruity, consistent.

Albanello - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Albanello grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timemedium
Productivitynormal, fair