Hondarrabi Zuri
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Hondarrabi Zuri is a white variety of Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....

 that is native of the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

.

The bunches are small and compact and the berries small, round and golden in colour. The must produces a pale yellow wine, with aromas of citrus fruit, ripe fruit, herbs and flowers. It is the main grape used to make Txakoli
Txakoli
Txakoli is a slightly sparkling, very dry white wine with high acidity and low alcohol content produced in the Spanish provinces of the Basque Country, Cantabria and northern Burgos. Further afield, Chile is also a producer of chacolí....

 wine.

Hondarrabi Zuri

Hondarrabi Zuri is also known under the main synonyms Hondarribi Zuri and Ondarribi Zuri. Also Hondarribi Zuria.

The three Txacoli Denominaciones de Orige (DOs) use different spellings for the grape.
  • DO Txakoli de Álava - Hondarribi Zuri
  • DO Getariako Txakolina
    Getariako Txakolina
    Txakoli de Getaria - Getariako Txakolina is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines, located around the towns of Getaria and Zarautz, small fishing towns on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, in the province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain...

     - Hondarrabi Zuri
  • DO Bizkaiko Txakolina
    Bizkaiko Txakolina
    Txakoli de Bizkaia – Bizkaiko Txakolina is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines, located in the province of Bizkaia, Basque Country, Spain...

    - Ondarrabi Zuri
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