Boca

Boca is an appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Nebbiolo, Uva Rara and Vespolina. Regional bedrock: acid volcanic rocks. It lies 6.4 km west of Borgomanero and 32 km north-west of Novara.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

5,510 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

9.12 × 10.6 km

Centre

45.6825° N, 8.3838° E

Grapes

Nebbiolo, Uva Rara, Vespolina

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

6.4 km west of Borgomanero

Nearest city

32 km north-west of Novara 101,916 people

To the sea

142 km

Lakes nearby

Como (17 km)

Same latitude

Columbia Gorge (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

273–854 m

Mean elevation

400 m

Mean slope

11.5° (20 %)

Steepest tenth

above 28°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 77,791 elevation cells of about 27 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

• Acid volcanic rocks58%
• Unconsolidated sediments42%

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

Communes · 5

• Boca
• Cavallirio
• Grignasco
• Maggiora
• Prato Sesia

Wineries · 1

• Podere Ai Valloni

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications