Robola is a white Greek wine grape variety that is grown primarily on the Ionian Islands, Ionian island of Cephalonia. Historically the vine was thought to be the same variety as the Friuli wine grape Ribolla (grape), Ribolla and was thought to have been brought to northeast Italy by Adriatic Veneti, Venetian merchants trading with Cephalonia in the 13th century.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 158 Oxford University Press 1996 However, DNA profiling in the 21st century has cast doubt on that theory and today Robola is classified by the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) as a separate variety.Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC)
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Viticulture and wine styles

On Cephalonia, Robola vines are often grafting (plant), ungrafted in the limestone soils of the island.Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 202 Harcourt Books 2001 The vine is ripeness (wine), early ripening and can produce acidity (wine), high acid wines with significant phenolic (wine), phenolic levels. Wines made from this grape tend to be dry (wine), dry, body (wine), medium bodied with a distinct lemon note. According to wine expert Oz Clarke, Robola wines can have flinty character as well.

Synonyms

Over the years Robola has been known under a variety of synonyms including Asporombola, Asprorobola, Asprorompola, Robbola, Robola Aspri, Robola Kerini, Rombola, Rombola Aspri and Rompola.

References

{{reflist White wine grape varieties Grape varieties of Greece Cephalonia