white grape · regional staple
Hondarrabi Zuri
Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain–France border
Say it
ohn·dah·rah·beezoo·ree
H is silent in Basque; stress falls on the third syllable (RAH). 'Zuri' means 'white' in Basque.
On the palate
How you spot it blind: bone-dry Atlantic white with electric acidity and persistent saline finish
The story
First written down · 1783, Jurançon, France
DNA profiling by Vouillamoz and Ortiz confirmed the commercially grown Hondarrabi Zuri is genetically identical to Courbu Blanc, first recorded in Jurançon in 1783, resolving decades of synonym confusion with at least two unrelated cultivars sharing the name.
Where it lives
Getariako Txakolina, Spain · Bizkaiko Txakolina, Spain · Arabako Txakolina, Spain · Irouléguy AOC, France · Jurançon AOC, France
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