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Galatina

Appellation

Galatina is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Chardonnay and Negro Amaro. 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
18,855 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
21.95 × 15.66 km
Centre
40.1559° N, 18.1731° 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
105 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Galatina
Nearest city
22 km south of Lecce 80,695 people
To the sea
15 km
Same latitude
Armavir (Armenia), Lancaster 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
38–160 m
Mean elevation
79 m
Mean slope
0.7° (1 %)
Steepest tenth
above 1°
Faces
north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 222,017 elevation cells of about 29 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

Galatina Bianco White
Chardonnay
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Bianco Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Bianco Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Bianco Frizzante Chardonnay White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Negroamaro Red
Negro Amaro
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Negroamaro Riserva Red
Negro Amaro
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Rosato Red
Negro Amaro
max 75 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Rosato Frizzante Red
Negro Amaro
max 75 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Rosso Red
Negro Amaro
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Galatina Rosso Novello Red
Negro Amaro
max 105 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 7

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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