trebbiano
noun
treb·bia·no
tre-ˈbyä-(ˌ)nō 
: a widely cultivated Italian white grape used especially in making white wine and brandy
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Velenosi also makes an outstanding trebbiano, also called Prope, for white-wine lovers.
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Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
Farther south, in Umbria, Paolo Bea produces Arboreus, a waxy, bright and juicy wine made of trebbiano spoletino.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 7 May 2020
This obscure white grape historically used primarily for blending with trebbiano in Abruzzo and Puglia was nearly extinct, says Le Virtù co-owner Francis Cratil-Cretarola, until Cantina Frentana began making it on its own.
—Craig Laban, Philly.com, 19 Jan. 2018
Today, Nino Pieropan, his wife, Teresita, and their sons Andrea and Dario continue to tend the grape varieties garganega and trebbiano di soave that go into their wine.
—Mike Dunne, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
Wine grapes are foremost among Umbria's many treasures: grechetto; the luxurious white grape trebbiano spoletino; and Italy's ubiquitous sangiovese.
—Saveur, 12 Nov. 2014
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Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
Farther south, in Umbria, Paolo Bea produces Arboreus, a waxy, bright and juicy wine made of trebbiano spoletino.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 7 May 2020
This obscure white grape historically used primarily for blending with trebbiano in Abruzzo and Puglia was nearly extinct, says Le Virtù co-owner Francis Cratil-Cretarola, until Cantina Frentana began making it on its own.
—Craig Laban, Philly.com, 19 Jan. 2018
Today, Nino Pieropan, his wife, Teresita, and their sons Andrea and Dario continue to tend the grape varieties garganega and trebbiano di soave that go into their wine.
—Mike Dunne, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
Wine grapes are foremost among Umbria's many treasures: grechetto; the luxurious white grape trebbiano spoletino; and Italy's ubiquitous sangiovese.
—Saveur, 12 Nov. 2014
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“Trebbiano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trebbiano. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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