Biancame

Biancame is a white Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the Marche and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy.

[1] Biancame is a mid to late-ripening grapevine that can be vigorous and prone to produce large canopies of leaves that need to be managed in the vineyard.

The grape is the primary component in the Marche DOC wine of Bianchello del Metauro produced in the province Pesaro and Urbino.

[2] Over the years, several varieties have been known under the synonym of Biancame including Malvasia di Sardegna,[3] Trebbiano Toscano[4] and Albana.

[1] While there are no official synonyms for the Biancame grape of Marche and Emilia-Romagna listed in the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), wine experts Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz note that Morbidella has been possibly used as a synonym for Biancame in the past.

Vineyards near Ancona in the Marche region where Biancame is believed to have originated in.
Today, most plantings of Biancame can be found in the provinces of Ancona, Ascoli Piceno and Pesaro and Urbino in Marche.
Due to both similarities in synonyms and appearance, Biancame is often confused for Trebbiano (pictured) .