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Erbaluce

Variety of grape

Field	Value
name	Erbaluce
color	Blanc
species	Vitis vinifera
also_called	See list of synonyms
origin	Italy
regions	Piedmont

Erbaluce or Erbaluce bianca is a white Italian wine grape grown primarily in the Piedmont region around Caluso, in Canavese. In addition to dry table wines, it is used to make sweet wines with deep golden coloring, such as passito. The grape has a long history in the Piedmont region, with the first written record dating to 1606, and most likely originated in the alpine hills of northern Piedmont.

In the 21st century, DNA profiling determined that Erbaluce has a close genetic relationship with another Piedmontese wine grape, Cascarolo bianco, though the exact nature of that relationship is not yet known.

Wines

Wines made from Erbaluce tend to be dry with noticeable acidity. While the grape's acidity makes it ideally suitable for sweet wine production, the dry wines need to have considerable amount of fruit in order to balance that acidity. Both the dry and sweet styles of Erbaluce tend to exhibit characteristic apple aromas and flavors. Since the 1990s, Piedmontese producers have been working on improving the quality of Erbaluce wines to compete with the whites of Cortese and Arneis.

Erbaluce di Caluso is a DOCG wine.

Synonyms

Erbaluce is also known under the following synonyms: Alba Lucenti, Albaluce, Albe Lucenti, Ambra, Bianc Rousti, Bianchera, Bianco Rusti, Erba Luce, Erbaluce bianca, Erbalucente, Erbalucente bianca, Erbalus, Erbcalon, Greco Novarese, Repcalon, Trebbiano Gentile, Trebbiano Perugino, Trebbiano Verde dell'Umbria, Uva Rustia, Uva Rustica, and Vernazza di Gattinara.

References

Robinson, Jancis. (2003). "Jancis Robinson's Wine Course". [[Abbeville Press]].
Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 89 Harcourt Books 2001 {{ISBN. 0-15-100714-4
J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 197-198 Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN. 978-1-846-14446-2
J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 257 Oxford University Press 2006 {{ISBN. 0-19-860990-6
link. (2012-05-06 , [[Vitis International Variety Catalogue]], accessed 2010-07-15)

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