Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Colli di Faenza
Appellation
Colli di Faenza is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 73,418 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 40.65 × 40.38 km Centre 44.1990° N, 11.7317° E Grapes Ancellotta, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Pignoletto, Pinot Bianco, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Trebbiano Romagnolo Max yield 80.5 hl/ha Min planting density 3,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 4.2 km south-west of Brisighella Nearest city 18 km south of Imola 69,953 people To the sea 50 km Same latitude Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 10–970 m Mean elevation 241 m Measured over the whole outline on 61,835 elevation cells of about 110 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 Red Ancellotta Cabernet Sauvignon Ciliegiolo Merlot Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Ancellotta Cabernet Sauvignon Ciliegiolo Merlot Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
White Chardonnay Pignoletto Pinot Bianco Sauvignon Trebbiano Romagnolo
max 66 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
White Pinot Bianco
max 59.5 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Romagnolo
max 80.5 hl/ha · min 3,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)45% Unconsolidated sediments42% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)13% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 7 Brisighella Casola Valsenio Castel Bolognese Faenza Modigliana Riolo Terme Tredozio Wineries · 18 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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