Pecorello Bianco is a white wine grape variety native to Italy where it is grown in the Calabria region (where it may also be called Pecorella). . It is not related to the red  Pecorello grape found in the Savuto DOC. In Calabria it is found mainly in the Valle del Savuto and in Catanzaro and especially Cosenza provinces. It usually forms part of a blend in approachable white wines. It comprises 85-100% in Terre di Cosenza DOC Pecorello and in several IGT wines.

Wine style: Good total acidity yet with high pH values.

Also known as: Pecorello Bianco may be called Pecorella in Calabria.

Bibliography

See Dr Ian d’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014), p.387-88.