Albanella (grape)

Albanella is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Marche region where it is a primary component in the white Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) wines of Colli Pesaresi.

[1] While long thought to be a clone of Trebbiano, Albanella has also been confused with the southern Italian grape Greco bianco and the Sicilian grape Albanello.

In recent years, DNA testing has determined that Albanella is its own distinct variety with possible close genetic relationship to the Sardinian wine grape Albaranzeuli bianco and the German wine grape Elbling.

[1] While once widely planted throughout the Marche, today Albanella is almost exclusively grown in the province of Pesaro where it is the main component in the white wines of the Colli Pesaresi DOC.

[1] According to the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), there are no officially recognized synonyms of Albanella.

DNA evidence suggest that Albanella may potentially be related to the German wine grape Elbling (pictured)
Today Albanella is almost exclusively grown in the northern province of Pesaro in the Marche region.