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Trebbiano di Romagna (DOC)

he Trebbiano variety appeared in the Romagna during the Etruscan period. In fact, the Etruscans reclaimed and put into cultivation a major part of the whole region. The wine of that time was certainly much different from the modern product, since in the ancient world the wines were aromatized through the addition of pitch or resin and even scents that were the same as those used in making the perfumes worn by Roman girls and women. In 1305, the Bolognese agronomist Pier de' Crescenzi in his treatise Liber ruralium commodorum discussed the Trebbiano variety, describing it as "a white, with a small, round grape that it bears abundantly. In its youth, the vine does not bear fruit but when it grows older it becomes fecund." However, it should be understood that before the 14th century it was not customary to give wines proper names. It was only in 1364 that Trebbiano began to be indicated by that name in the list of wines stored in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, which was then the headquarters of the Priors. Trebbiano now holds an important place in the enology of the Romagna. Throughout the region, depending upon location and system of vinification, the ancient variety yields wines that are light, delicately odorous and sapid. They are wines that should be drunk in their youth. Over the centuries, the old Trebbiano has produced numerous subvarieties that are widely cultivated in Italy and in some zones in France, where the grapes and the wines they yield are used in making Cognac. Ente Tutela Vini di Romagna Corso Garibaldi 2 48018 Faenza (RA) ITALY phone: (+39) 0546/28455 fax: (+39) 0546/665063 email: entevini@mbox.queen.it

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