Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Alcamo
Appellation
Alcamo is an appellation in Italy across 10 communes. The rules allow white, rosé and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 119,067 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 37.51 × 62.19 km Centre 37.9447° N, 13.0372° E Grapes Aglianico, Albanello, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Carignano, Carricante, Catanese Nero, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, Chardonnay, Chenin, Ciliegiolo, Corinto Nero, Damaschino, Fiano, Frappato, Gaglioppo, Glera, Grecanico Dorato, Grillo, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Di Lipari, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Minnella Bianca, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Perricone, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Traminer Aromatico, Trebbiano Toscano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Other grapes Mueller Thurgau, Zibibbo Max yield 84 hl/ha Min planting density 2,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 7.3 km south-east of Alcamo Nearest city 24 km south-west of Carini 35,082 people To the sea 12 km Same latitude Aegean (Türkiye), Contra Costa (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–1,278 m Mean elevation 336 m Measured over the whole outline on 82,966 elevation cells of about 121 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Wines and grape rules White Ansonica Chardonnay Grecanico Dorato Grillo Mueller Thurgau Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White · Sparkling Wine Ansonica Catarratto Bianco Comune Catarratto Bianco Lucido Chardonnay Grecanico Dorato Grillo Mueller Thurgau Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Catarratto Bianco Comune Catarratto Bianco Lucido
max 84 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
White Ansonica Chardonnay Grecanico Dorato Grillo Mueller Thurgau Sauvignon
max 48 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Catarratto Bianco Comune Catarratto Bianco Lucido
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Ansonica
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Grillo
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Grecanico Dorato
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Chardonnay
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Mueller Thurgau
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Rosé Cabernet Sauvignon Calabrese Frappato Merlot Nerello Mascalese Perricone Sangiovese Syrah
max 78 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Rosé · Sparkling Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Calabrese Frappato Merlot Nerello Mascalese Perricone Sangiovese Syrah
max 78 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Calabrese Merlot Perricone Sangiovese Syrah
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Calabrese Merlot Perricone Sangiovese Syrah
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Calabrese Merlot Perricone Sangiovese Syrah
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Calabrese
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Syrah
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)93% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 10 Alcamo Balestrate Calatafimi-Segesta Camporeale Castellammare Del Golfo Gibellina Monreale Partinico San Cipirello San Giuseppe Jato Wineries · 1 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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