Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Falanghina del Sannio

Appellation

Falanghina del Sannio is an appellation in Italy across 78 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Falanghina. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type: DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category: Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes
Protected since: 2011-12-05
Area: 207,021 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 56.52 × 66.77 km
Centre: 41.2521° N, 14.7078° E
Grapes: Asprinio Bianco, Biancolella, Coda Di Volpe Bianca, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Greco, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Moscato Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca
Max yield: 84 hl/ha
Min planting density: 2,500 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 15 km north of Benevento
Nearest city: 37 km east of Caserta 72,844 people
To the sea: 60 km
Rivers nearby: Volturno (3.9 km)
Same latitude: Tavush (Armenia), Huanren icewine (China), Bolnisi (Georgia), Martha's Vineyard (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 21–1,805 m
Mean elevation: 483 m

Measured over the whole outline on 157,749 elevation cells of about 115 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

Falanghina del Sannio White

Falanghina

max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Falanghina del Sannio Vendemmia Tardiva White

Falanghina

max 58.5 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Falanghina del Sannio Passito White · Wine From Raisined Grapes

Falanghina

max 48 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Falanghina del Sannio Spumante White · Sparkling Wine

Falanghina

max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Falanghina del Sannio Spumante di Qualità White · Quality Sparkling Wine

Falanghina

max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Falanghina del Sannio Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico White · Quality Sparkling Wine

Falanghina

max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)85%
Unconsolidated sediments15%

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

Communes · 78

Show all 78

Airola
Amorosi
Apice
Apollosa
Arpaia
Arpaise
Baselice
Benevento
Bonea
Bucciano
Buonalbergo
Calvi
Campolattaro
Campoli Del Monte Taburno
Casalduni
Castelfranco In Miscano
Castelpagano
Castelpoto
Castelvenere
Castelvetere In Val Fortore
Cautano
Ceppaloni
Cerreto Sannita
Circello
Colle Sannita
Cusano Mutri
Dugenta
Durazzano
Faicchio
Foglianise
Foiano Di Val Fortore
Forchia
Fragneto Monforte
Fragneto L'Abate
Frasso Telesino
Ginestra Degli Schiavoni
Guardia Sanframondi
Limatola
Melizzano
Moiano
Molinara
Montefalcone Di Val Fortore
Montesarchio
Morcone
Paduli
Pago Veiano
Pannarano
Paolisi
Paupisi
Pesco Sannita
Pietraroja
Pietrelcina
Ponte
Pontelandolfo
Puglianello
Reino
San Bartolomeo In Galdo
San Giorgio Del Sannio
San Giorgio La Molara
San Leucio Del Sannio
San Lorenzello
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lupo
San Marco Dei Cavoti
San Martino Sannita
San Nazzaro
San Nicola Manfredi
San Salvatore Telesino
Sant'Agata De' Goti
Sant'Angelo A Cupolo
Sant'Arcangelo Trimonte
Santa Croce Del Sannio
Sassinoro
Solopaca
Telese Terme
Tocco Caudio
Torrecuso
Vitulano

Wineries · 12

Agriturismo Cantina Morone
CANTINA LA GUARDIENSE -JANARE - SCA
Cantina Chiara srl
Cantine Zotti di Rapuano Lucia
EP Vini
Fattoria La Rivolta
Fosso degli Angeli
Mustilli
Terre Stregate
Torre del Pagus
Veritas
Vigne di Malies

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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