🍇 Passerina

Passerina is a white wine grape of central Italy. It grows in the regions of Marche and Abruzzo on the Adriatic coast. The name is often linked to the word "passera", a sparrow: it is believed that birds like these berries. The grape gives fresh wines with high acidity and notes of citrus, apple and flowers. Still dry wines are made from it, and sparkling ones too. Passerina is used as a main variety or added to blends with other white grapes. It appears in the designations Offida, Terre di Offida, Falerio and Terre Tollesi. The grape tolerates both warm climate and cool nights, so it keeps its acidity. The wine suits serving chilled with fish and seafood, as is usual on the Adriatic coast. Passerina is a typical local grape of central Italy. It is less known than the country's more famous white grapes, but the number of wines carrying its name is growing.