Bramaterra

Bramaterra is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Croatina, Nebbiolo, Uva Rara and Vespolina. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.8 km east of Cossato and 16 km east of Biella.

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

1981-06-11

Area

11,562 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

18.24 × 10.87 km

Centre

45.6022° N, 8.2596° E

Grapes

Croatina, Nebbiolo, Uva Rara, Vespolina

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

6.8 km east of Cossato

Nearest city

16 km east of Biella 43,030 people

To the sea

136 km

Lakes nearby

Como (30 km)

Same latitude

Tualatin Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

204–785 m

Mean elevation

345 m

Mean slope

10.7° (19 %)

Steepest tenth

above 26°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 162,686 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

• Unconsolidated sediments46%
• Acid volcanic rocks25%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)14%

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

Communes · 7

• Brusnengo
• Curino
• Lozzolo
• Masserano
• Roasio
• Sostegno
• Villa Del Bosco

Wineries · 4

• Azienda Agricola Antoniotti Odilio di Antoniotti Mattia
• Azienda Agricola Ceruti Lorenzo
• Lodovico Roberto
• Rovero Lorenzo

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications