Albana Secco
Albana may refer to: *Albana (grape), an Italian wine grape *Albana, an alternative name for the German wine grape Elbling *Albana, an alternative name for the Spanish wine grape Tempranillo blanco *Albanopolis, an ancient city in Caucasian Albania, believed to have been located near modern Derbent * A female name common in Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

Albana (grape)
Albana is a white Italian wine grape (wine), grape planted primarily in the Emilia-Romagna region. The wine made from the grape, Albana di Romagna, was first awarded DOCG status (Denominazione Origine Controllata e Garantita) in 1987. The grape produces deeply colored wines and could be related to Greco di Tufo.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 100 Abbeville Press 2003 History The history of this grape variety is unclear and confused with legends; it is believed that it was introduced to the region by the ancient Romans. The name ''Albana'' refers to the colour of the grapes (Albus = white in Latin). In the 13th century Pier de' Crescenzi in his famous ''Treatise on Agriculture'', describes Albana as "a powerful wine with an excellent taste, but at the same time easy to be preserved". Also in the 13th century, agricultural writer Petrus di Crescentiis mentions the grapes used in wine being produced in the Emilia-Romagna region.J. Robinson (ed) ...
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Elbling
Elbling is a variety of white grape (sp. ''Vitis vinifera'') which today is primarily grown in the upstream parts of the Mosel region in Germany and in Luxembourg, where the river is called Moselle. The variety has a long history, and used to cover much of Germany's vineyards from medieval times and was that country's most cultivated variety until the early 20th century, but has been in decline ever since. As of 2006, there were of Elbling vineyards in Germany, which made it the country's 23rd most grown variety of grape. Of that vineyard surface, 575 ha or 98.6% was found in the Mosel regionGerman Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2007-2008
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Tempranillo Blanco
Tempranillo blanco is a white Spanish wine grape variety that is grown in the Rioja (wine), Rioja ''Denominación de Origen'' (DOC). It is a mutation of the red Tempranillo grape variety that is planted in Rioja. The white grape variety was discovered in a Tempranillo vineyard in the Rioja region by a wine grower in the late 20th century. In 2007, the ''Consejo Regulador'' of Rioja officially sanctioned the use of Tempranillo blanco in the DOC wines of Rioja. History Tempranillo blanco was discovered in 1988 by a wine grower in a Tempranillo vineyard near Murillo de Río Leza in the La Rioja (Spain), La Rioja province of northern Spain. While Tempranillo is a dark-skin variety used to produce red wine, the grower discovered that one of his vines had undergone a mutation that produced yellow-green clusters after veraison.Rioja DOC 'Grape Varieties'' Official Site. Accessed: May 20th, 2012 In the 21st century, the University of La Rioja and the Agricultural Research and Development ...
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