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Trebbiano Definition

By Stacy Slinkard, About.com

Definition: The Trebbiano grape enjoys the title of "Italy's most commonly planted white grape;" however, the notoriety tends to end there. These grapes produce mega volumes of white wines that carry somewhat neutral flavors and lean towards the dry side with a crisp finish. Trebbiano grapes are often the foundation for Italy's white table wines and may be improved significantly if blended with Malvasia Bianca grapes.

Trebbiano wines are light enough to be enjoyed with a fairly broad selection of foods, ranging from appetizers (think shrimp cocktail) to lightly flavored pastas.

Pronunciation: Treb-Yah-no
Also Known As: Ugni Blanc
Common Misspellings: Trebiano

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