Bianco di Custoza

Bianco di Custoza is an appellation in Italy across 9 communes. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Bianco di Custoza / Custoza

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

35,246 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

25.7 × 25.47 km

Centre

45.4062° N, 10.8185° E

Grapes

Chardonnay, Cortese, Garganega, Malvasia Bianca, Manzoni Bianco, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Toscano

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2 km west of Sommacampagna

Nearest city

14 km west of Verona 258,031 people

To the sea

105 km

Rivers nearby

Mincio (9 km) · Adige (9.3 km)

Lakes nearby

Garda (10 km)

Same latitude

Tip of the Mitt (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

42–254 m

Mean elevation

93 m

Measured over the whole outline on 123,211 elevation cells of about 54 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

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 9

• Bussolengo
• Castelnuovo Del Garda
• Lazise
• Pastrengo
• Peschiera Del Garda
• Sommacampagna
• Sona
• Valeggio Sul Mincio
• Villafranca Di Verona

Wineries · 10

• Albino Piona
• Azienda Agricola Valbusa
• Azienda Agricola Venciu
• Azienda Agricola Zamuner
• Ca'Lojera
• Corte Fornello
• Corte Gardoni
• Gorgo
• Menegotti
• Tenuta Tosi

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications