Underdog Grape · Greece

Robola

Pronounced ROH-boh-lah

If you drink Sauvignon Blanc for the zip and the lemon, Robola gives you the same tension with wet limestone underneath. It grows on one Greek island, on rock so bare the Italians called it wine of the stones.

Tasting profile
Lemon peel and green apple over a cold spine of wet stone, dry and taut from start to finish.
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Cephalonia, Greece

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Robola: common questions

How do you pronounce Robola?
Robola is pronounced ROH-boh-lah.
Where does Robola come from?
Robola grows in Cephalonia, Greece.
What does Robola taste like?
Expect lemon peel, wet stone, green apple, white peach. Closest familiar reference: Sauvignon Blanc traded its grassy edge for wet limestone and a squeeze of lemon.
Read the deep diveRobola: Cephalonia's Stone-Fed Answer to Sauvignon Blanc

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