Brachetto d'Acqui

Brachetto d'Acqui is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 26 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Brachetto. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Official name

Brachetto d'Acqui / Acqui

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

35,149 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

21.31 × 29.65 km

Centre

44.7137° N, 8.4287° E

Grapes

Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avarengo, Baratuciat, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Bussanello, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Erbaluce, Favorita, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nascetta, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Rossese Bianco, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Slarina, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Timorasso, Traminer Aromatico, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina, Viognier

Other grapes

Avana', Bragat Rosa, Malvasia Moscata, Montanera, Mueller Thurgau, Ruche'

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

5.3 km north-west of Acqui Terme

Nearest city

26 km south-west of Alessandria 92,104 people

To the sea

41 km

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

105–615 m

Mean elevation

253 m

Measured over the whole outline on 120,090 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)72%
• Unconsolidated sediments27%

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

Communes · 26

• Acqui Terme
• Alice Bel Colle
• Bistagno
• Bubbio
• Calamandrana
• Cassinasco
• Cassine
• Castel Boglione
• Castel Rocchero
• Castelletto Molina
• Cessole
• Fontanile
• Loazzolo
• Maranzana
• Mombaruzzo
• Monastero Bormida
• Montabone
• Nizza Monferrato
• Quaranti
• Ricaldone
• Rocchetta Palafea
• Sessame
• Strevi
• Terzo
• Vesime
• Visone

Wineries · 17

• Araldica Castelvero
• Azienda Agricola Cascina Garitina
• Azienda Agricola Giulio Arnera
• Botto Vini
• Ca' di Cicul
• Ca' di Cicul
• Cantina Alice Bel Colle
• Cantina sociale "Tre Secoli" (vini bianchi)
• Cantina sociale "Tre Secoli" (vini rossi)
• Cantina sociale "Tre secoli" Sca - Punto vendita
• Casa Vinicola Marenco Srl
• Cascina Christiana
• Michele Chiarlo
• Paolo Pizzorni Vini
• Quota Wine & Coffee
• Rinaldi Vini
• Vecchia Cantina sociale di Alice Bel Colle e Sessame d'Asti

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications