Trebbiano Wines

Medium-light yellow/straw. Shy, reserved and neutral aroma; lacks personality. Rather shrill acid and sweet/sour impression. Lacks harmony. Also lacks real depth of flavour.

Punchy and juicy, this round, creamy and citrusy white has a fresh, faintly buttery and floral bouquet of stonefruit and melon backed by hints of spice and creamy, nutty nuances. It's smooth and luscious, with a generous, marginally sweet palate f...

Once upon a time sold as Chablis, now proudly under its varietal name, a variety know more for its prolific yield than its quality, here partially succeeding in making a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

Like most Italian white wines, this one is a delicate little number. She's a little shy, but when she raises her head aromas of apples and stone fruits show themselves. The acid is balanced and not too challenging, and it finishes quite dry. It's ...

Dusty and savoury, this initially neutral dry white does reveal some pleasing varietal and regional qualities. Delicate pear-like aromas precede a round, juicy and approachable palate with generous, but relatively uncomplicated fruit flavours that...

OK, so this is not a complex wine by any stretch of the imagination (the trebbiano grape seldom is). On the contrary, it's lean, savoury, dry and rather austere. But that's precisely what you want in a cheap Italian white wine (and this is cheap):...

Some of the most exciting winemaking in Italy is happening in the south of the country, in regions like Abruzzo, where traditional varieties such as the normally rather dull trebbiano are being treated to fresh, modern winemaking. In this case, th...

Trebbiano is a high-yielding grape that accounts for about a third of Italy's white wine and probably makes more white than any other variety. I particularly love it in the Orvieto blends of Umbria. I enjoy this for its refreshing lightness and vi...

Light straw-green; dry, faintly herbal/spicy aromas are followed by a palate with the particular acidity of trebbiano, almost making a silk purse from a sow's ear. Used to be sold under the Chablis label, and, if nothing else, is long-lived.

A humble variety prone to over-crop, but Campbells has been growing it for decades (and used to call it Chablis); a more than passable alternative to pinot gris.

Pale straw. Freshly cut grass with hints of lemon and lime, and subtle tropical fruits in the background. Well integrated up-front, with herbal notes, delicate citrus fruit and spicy tropical characters all playing a role. Well weighted in the mo...