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Albarola is a white

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grown in the northwest

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. It is most commonly found in the

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region where producers in the Cinqueterre ''

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'' (DOC) use it as a blending component. Wine expert Jancis Robinson describes the wine made from Albarola as fairly "neutral" in profile. Outside of Liguria, the grape was historically grown in

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but for most of the 20th century has been declining in plantings along with other ancient Sicilian varieties like Albanello, Damaschino,

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and Montonico bianco.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 242 Mitchell Beazley 1986

Wine regions

Most of the plantings of Albarola today are found in the Cinqueterre and La Spezia region of

where the grape is commonly blended with other Ligurian varieties such as

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and

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.Oz Clarke & M. Rand ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 35 Webster International Publishers Under DOC regulations for Cinque Terre, Albarola destined for this wine must be harvested to a yield no greater than 9

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and along with Vermentino can constitute no more than 40% of the blend with Bosco needing to account for at least 60% of the wine. In the DOC wine of Colline di Levanto, Albarola can be harvested to a maximum yield of 11 tonnes/ha and constitute of anywhere from 20-55% of the blend.P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 139 & 151 Firefly Books 2004

Synonyms

Among the synonyms that Albarola is known under include Albarola bianca, Albarola di Lavagna, Albarola trebbiana, Bianchetta Genovese, Calcatella, Calcatella di Sarzana, Erbarola, Temosci, Trebbiano di Sarzana and Trebbiano locale.

References

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