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Robola

Robola wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Light-medium
Origin
Greece
Top region
Cephalonia
1
Key regions
4
Pairings
9
Synonyms

Robola is a white grape variety, with its roots in Cephalonia, Greece.

The wines show light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to citrus, floral, flinty and chalky.

It is planted most seriously in Cephalonia.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, high-yielding vigour and a preference for best in poor, free-draining limestone soils.

It blends readily with Goustolidi and Theiako Mavro.

On other labels it goes by Asporombola, Asproroboloa, Asprorompola and Robbola.

At the table it suits white fish, chicken, light pasta dishes and salads.

The structure.

Body
Light-medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
citrusfloral
Aromas
flintychalky

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 white fish
02 chicken
03 light pasta dishes
04 salads

Also labelled.

Asporombola, Asproroboloa, Asprorompola, Robbola, Robola Aspri, Robola Kerini, Rombola, Rombola Aspro, Rompola.

Bottles to look for.

  • Bazigos Robola of Kefalonia, Greece
  • Calliga Robola de Cephalonia, Greece
  • Domaine Foivos 'Barcarola Undersea' Robola of Cephalonia, Greece
  • Domaine Foivos Robola, Cephalonia, Greece
  • Gentilini 'Wild Paths' Robola of Cephalonia, Greece
  • Gentilini Rhombus Robola, Cephalonia, Greece
  • Gentilini Robola of Cephalonia, Greece
  • Orealios Gaea 'R' Robola of Cephalonia, Greece

Robola: common questions

01.
What does Robola taste like?
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Robola tastes of citrus, floral, flinty and chalky. The wines show light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Robola from?
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Robola originates in Cephalonia, Greece.
03.
Where is Robola grown?
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The key regions for Robola are Cephalonia.
04.
What food pairs with Robola?
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Pour it with white fish, chicken, light pasta dishes and salads.
05.
What else is Robola called?
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Robola is also labelled Asporombola, Asproroboloa, Asprorompola, Robbola and Robola Aspri, plus four more.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Greece.

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