white grape · regional specialty
Nosiola
Valle dei Laghi, Trentino, Italy
Say it
noh·zee·oh·lah
The medial 's' is voiced to 'z' in standard Italian; anglicized 'noh-see-OH-lah' appears in some English references but is less accurate.
On the palate
green applepearlemonwhite peachalmondhazelnut
How you spot it blind: hazelnut aroma — name derives from Italian nocciola, meaning hazelnut
The story
First written down · 1825, Trentino (Acerbi, formal varietal description)
A 2007 DNA study (Vouillamoz, Schneider, Grando) found Nosiola and the red Groppello di Revò share a parent-offspring relationship with the Swiss Valais variety Rèze, making Rèze the likely parent of both.
Where it lives
Valle dei Laghi, Trentino · Val d'Adige, Trentino · Val di Cembra, Trentino
Shows up as
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