Greco di Tufo

Greco di Tufo is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 8 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Coda Di Volpe Bianca and Greco. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5.9 km south-west of San Giorgio del Sannio and 13 km south of Benevento.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

6,137 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

10.01 × 11.03 km

Centre

41.0196° N, 14.8270° E

Grapes

Coda Di Volpe Bianca, Greco

Min planting density

2,500 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

5.9 km south-west of San Giorgio del Sannio

Nearest city

13 km south of Benevento 58,418 people

To the sea

39 km

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), North Fork of Long Island (United States), Huanren icewine (China), Bolnisi (Georgia)

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

Terrain

Elevation

168–782 m

Mean elevation

412 m

Mean slope

13.3° (24 %)

Steepest tenth

above 24°

Faces

several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 74,913 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

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)85%
• Acid volcanic rocks12%

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

Communes · 8

• Altavilla Irpina
• Chianche
• Montefusco
• Petruro Irpino
• Prata Di Principato Ultra
• Santa Paolina
• Torrioni
• Tufo

Wineries · 1

• Cantine di Marzo

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications