Ancient grape variety dating back to Roman times, is today deeply linked to the district of the Romagna hills. Among the most important white berried varieties of Emilia-Romagna, its name seems to be associated with the Latin term "albus", white, or with the Alban Hills. Vinified in practically every winery in the Spungone area of Romagna, that is, a soil based on sandstone and limestone that from Imola reaches the municipality of Bertinoro, in the province of Cesena.

Vinified in purity, Albana gives rise to the Albana di Romagna appellation, the first DOCG in Italy. The sugar content that it can develop makes it ideal for the production of straw wines, a characteristic that finds its highest point in Romagna Albana Passito DOCG. The lively tannic component that can be found in the skins of the Albana produces interesting results in "red" vinification tests, that is, with maceration on the skins.

The territory of Emilia Romagna is divided in two by the Via Emilia, which crosses it in all its length: on one side the Apennines, with its soft hills particularly suited to viticulture, on the other the plain, which descends towards the Po to the Adriatic coast.

Along the Via Emilia there are four production areas: the Piacenza and Parma hills, where Bonarda and Barbera prevail; the lands of Lambrusco, extending from the hills to the banks of the Po between Reggio Emilia and Modena; the Colli Bolognesi and the lower Reno valley, where traditional white wines are produced; finally Romagna, with Sangiovese, Albana and Trebbiano dominating the scene.