white grape · regional specialty
Durella
Monti Lessini, Veneto, Italy
Say it
doo·rel·lah
Double-L is a geminate in Italian; stress falls on the second syllable.
On the palate
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How you spot it blind: searingly high acidity with volcanic flint minerality in every style
The story
First written down · 1264, Vicenza, Italy (as 'Duriciana' in the Vicenza Statute)
A 1377 Venetian edict prescribed Durella wine on long-distance ships for its 'pharmaceutical and fortifying properties,' credited to its extreme acidity.
Where it lives
Monti Lessini, Veneto, Italy
Shows up as
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