Colline Joniche Tarantine

Colline Joniche Tarantine is an appellation in Italy across 10 communes. The rules allow white, rosé and red wine, based on Chardonnay, Verdeca, Cabernet Sauvignon and Primitivo. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Liqueur Wine/Wine

Protected since

2009-08-08

Area

154,200 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

44.82 × 66.86 km

Centre

40.6051° N, 17.2765° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Asprinio Bianco, Barbera, Bianco D'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Chardonnay, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Nera Di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Manzoni Bianco, Maresco, Merlot, Minutolo, Montepulciano, Moscatello Selvatico, Moscato Bianco, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Pampanuto, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Susumaniello, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Uva Di Troia, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,500 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

3.7 km east of Crispiano

Nearest city

12 km south-west of Martina Franca 37,685 people

To the sea

12 km

Same latitude

Aragatsotn (Armenia), Lehigh Valley (United States), Shacheng (Huailai) (China)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–520 m

Mean elevation

245 m

Measured over the whole outline on 115,686 elevation cells of about 116 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)75%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks24%

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

Communes · 10

• Castellaneta
• Crispiano
• Ginosa
• Grottaglie
• Laterza
• Martina Franca
• Massafra
• Mottola
• Palagianello
• Statte

Wineries · 2

• Cantina Dolce Morso
• Il mondo di Bacco

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications