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Esino

Appellation

Esino is an appellation in Italy across 53 communes. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Montepulciano, Sangiovese and Verdicchio Bianco. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2004-04-14
Area
230,599 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
74.51 × 73.79 km
Centre
43.4165° N, 12.9277° E
Grapes
Albana, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Grechetto, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lacrima, Maceratino, Maiolica, Malbo Gentile, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Nera Grossa, Vernaccia Nera
Other grapes
Famoso, Garofanata
Min planting density
2,200 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
8.8 km north-east of Fabriano
Nearest city
28 km west of Jesi 36,985 people
To the sea
43 km
Same latitude
Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Umpqua Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–1,470 m
Mean elevation
285 m

Measured over the whole outline on 188,463 elevation cells of about 111 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

Esino Rosso Red
MontepulcianoSangiovese
min 2,200 vines/ha
Esino Novello Red
MontepulcianoSangiovese
min 2,200 vines/ha
Esino Bianco White
Verdicchio Bianco
min 2,200 vines/ha
Esino Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Verdicchio Bianco
min 2,200 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 53

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Wineries · 18

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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