Durella is a high acid, vigorous and very productive white wine grape native to Italy where it is found in Lombardy, Veneto, and Tuscany, often in IGT wines. It is named after its tough (‘duro’) skin.
Where grown: Found mainly in Veneto, between Verona and Vicenza. Durella is also found in northwestern Tuscany near Massa Carrara under the Durella Gentile name. | There are also plantings in Lombardy.
Wines: Lessini Durello DOC (85-100%% Durella). Other DOC wines that include small percentages of Durella: Monti Lessini DOC. | Breganze DOC. | Gambellara DOC.
Bibliography
Ian D’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014).