🍇 Albana

Albana is a white wine grape of Romagna, a historic area in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Dry and sweet wines are made from it. Albana is known because Romagna Albana became the first Italian white wine with the highest DOCG category. The wine has good acidity, with notes of apricot, flowers and almond. The berries have thick skins, so the wine has light tannin. Sweet passito, full and aromatic, is made from dried berries. Dry Albana is simpler and fresher and is drunk young. The grape is linked to Garganega, a Veneto variety, and is considered related to it. It grows in the hills of Romagna, near the towns of Forlì and Cesena. The name "Romagna Albana" is protected as a designation of origin. Dry Albana is served chilled with fish and pasta, sweet Albana with desserts and cheese. Although the grape is less famous than Sangiovese from the same region, it remains important for Romagna.