Of the existence of the Trebbiano grape variety in Abruzzo there is evidence since the 16th century when Andrea Bacci, in his work "De naturali vinorum historia," reports the presence in the Fucino and Peligna area of a wine made from Trebulanum grapes.
Today Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC is made from grapes of the Trebbiano d'Abruzzo and/or Trebbiano Toscano varieties with the concurrence of other white grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the territory of the Abruzzo region, alone or in combination up to a maximum of 15 percent. Straw yellow in color, it is remembered for its pleasant bouquet of flowers and fruit, fresh, with a dry and harmonious flavor.
Grapes intended for the production of Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC are obtained only from vineyards located in hilly or highland terrain, whose altitude does not exceed 500 meters above sea level and, exceptionally, 600 meters for those facing south.
Trebbiano is a medium-late budding vine as well as ripening, which indicatively ranges from September 20 to October 10. It is grown in Abruzzo on more than 10,000 hectares, of which about 4,000 are registered, from which DOC wine production exceeds 190 thousand hl/year.
Although little considered among noble grape varieties, it is precisely in Abruzzo that Trebbiano has found an ideal ecosystem, achieving relevant results both with young wines of good pleasantness and with wines of extraordinary longevity obtained by fermentation or maturation in large or small oak barrels. To be followed with interest because it has all the numbers to establish itself in the national and international wine scene and increase the already large circle of admirers.
