Carema

Carema is an appellation in Italy in Carema. The rules allow red wine, based on Nebbiolo. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks. It lies 14 km north of Ivrea and 18 km west 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

1973-09-18

Area

1,026 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

4.12 × 5.46 km

Centre

45.5866° N, 7.8233° E

Grapes

Albarossa, Ancellotta, Avanà, Avarengo, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Merlot, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Ruchè, Sangiovese, Slarina, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina

Other grapes

Bragat Rosa, Montanera

Max yield

56 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km north of Ivrea

Nearest city

18 km west of Biella 43,030 people

To the sea

151 km

Rivers nearby

Dora Baltea (0.3 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

277–2,076 m

Mean elevation

1,083 m

Mean slope

27.0° (51 %)

Steepest tenth

above 41°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 227,182 elevation cells of about 7 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

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)83%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%

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

Communes · 1

• Carema

Sources

EU register of geographical indications