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{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name = Erbaluce
| color = Blanc
| image =
| caption =
| species = ''[[Vitis vinifera]]''
| also_called = See [[#Synonyms|list of synonyms]]
| origin = [[Italy]]
| hazards =
| regions = [[Piedmont (wine)|Piedmont]]
| notable_wines =
}}

'''Erbaluce''' or '''Erbaluce bianca''' is a white [[Italian wine]] [[grape (wine)|grape]] grown primarily in the [[Piedmont (wine)|Piedmont]] region around [[Caluso]], in [[Canavese]]. In addition to [[dry (wine)|dry]] table wines, it is used to make [[sweet wine]]s with deep golden coloring, such as ''[[passito]]''. <ref name="Robinson pg 109">{{cite book |title=Jancis Robinson's Wine Course |last=Robinson |first=Jancis |authorlink=Jancis Robinson |edition=3rd |year=2003 |publisher=[[Abbeville Press]] |location=New York |isbn= 0-7892-0883-0|pages=109}}</ref> The grape has a long history in the [[Piedmont]] region, with the first written record dating to 1606, and most likely originated in the [[Alpine climate|alpine]] hills of northern Piedmont.<ref name="Clarke pg 89">Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 89 Harcourt Books 2001 {{ISBN|0-15-100714-4}}</ref>

In the 21st century, [[DNA profiling]] determined that Erbaluce has a close genetic relationship with another Piedmontese wine grape, [[Cascarolo bianco]], though the exact nature of that relationship is not yet known.<ref>J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 197-198 Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN|978-1-846-14446-2}}</ref>

==Wines==
Wines made from Erbaluce tend to be dry with noticeable [[acidity (wine)|acidity]]. While the grape's acidity makes it ideally suitable for sweet wine production, the dry wines need to have considerable amount of fruit in order to balance that acidity. Both the dry and sweet styles of Erbaluce tend to exhibit characteristic [[apple]] [[aromas (wine)|aromas]] and flavors.<ref name="Clarke pg 89"/> Since the 1990s, Piedmontese producers have been working on improving the quality of Erbaluce wines to compete with the whites of [[Cortese]] and [[Arneis]].<ref name="Oxford pg 257">J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 257 Oxford University Press 2006 {{ISBN|0-19-860990-6}}</ref>

Erbaluce di Caluso is a [[DOCG]] wine.

==Synonyms==
Erbaluce is also known under the following [[synonyms]]: Alba Lucenti, Albaluce, Albe Lucenti, Ambra, Bianc Rousti, Bianchera, Bianco Rusti, Erba Luce, Erbaluce bianca, Erbalucente, Erbalucente bianca, Erbalus, Erbcalon, Greco Novarese, Repcalon, Trebbiano Gentile, Trebbiano Perugino, Trebbiano Verde dell'Umbria, Uva Rustia, Uva Rustica, and Vernazza di Gattinara.<ref name="VIVC">[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3925 Erbaluce bianca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506234817/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3925 |date=2012-05-06 }}, [[Vitis International Variety Catalogue]], accessed 2010-07-15</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:White wine grape varieties]]
[[Category:Caluso]]

Erbaluce - Revision history

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