white grape · regional staple
Inzolia
western Sicily, Italy
Say it
in·zoh·lia
Italian 'z' is /ts/ as in 'pizza'; stress falls on the second syllable
On the palate
lemongreen applewhite peachalmondchamomiledried herbs
How you spot it blind: saline mineral quality with almond notes and naturally low acidity
The story
First written down · 16th–17th century, Sicily
DNA analysis links Inzolia to Greek varieties Rhoditis and Sideritis from Rhodes, supporting introduction to Sicily by Greek colonists around the 8th–7th century BC.
Where it lives
western Sicily (Trapani, Marsala, Palermo, Agrigento provinces) · Tuscany coast and islands as Ansonica (Maremma, Elba, Giglio)
Shows up as
still whitefortifiedsweetorange
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Also answers to Insolia, Ansonica.
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