Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white grape used extensively in the production of Italian wines and balsamic vinegar.
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It is primarily known for its white wines made from a blend of mostly Grechetto and Trebbiano, which is sold under the Denominazione di origine controllata
Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle Rex Parker 2010
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They are quite unlike Italy's more famous dessert wine, Vin Santo, which is made from the grape varieties Trebbiano and Malvasia and can take on a glorious, nutty, almond character.
Amarone's Sweet Charms Will Lyons 2011
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A white wine made in the Veneto region in Northern Italy, not far from Verona, Soave (the name means "soft") is made primarily, and sometimes entirely, from the Garganega grape (it's sometimes blended with Trebbiano or Chardonnay).
Italy's Soave Makes a Refreshing Return Lettie Teague 2011
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Home to the straw yellow, gently sparkling wine Prosecco, it also produces the intense, dry white wine Soave, made principally from the Garganega and Trebbiano varieties.
Amarone's Sweet Charms Will Lyons 2011
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Real balsamic vinegar contains only grapes usually white Trebbiano grapes that have been crushed and fermented to make a “must,” then reduced, combined with some older balsamic vinegar, and aged in a series of barrels made from different woods.
SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010
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Sometimes Chianti could contain as much as 30% cheap white grapes like Trebbiano in the blend never mind that the wine Chianti producers were making was a red.
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Real balsamic vinegar contains only grapes usually white Trebbiano grapes that have been crushed and fermented to make a “must,” then reduced, combined with some older balsamic vinegar, and aged in a series of barrels made from different woods.
SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS SARA MOULTON 2010
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Made from the must concentrated juice of white, sugary Trebbiano grapes.
The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010
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And a local wine shop that used to have single serving boxes of Bandit Trebbiano didn't have them anymore when I went there.
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Trebbiano, very good QPR, wine under $15, wine under $20
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