Ischia

Ischia is an appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Biancolella, Forastera, Guarnaccia and Piedirosso. Regional bedrock: acid volcanic rocks. It lies around the town of Ischia and 20 km south-west of Pozzuoli.

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/Wine From Raisined Grapes

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

4,622 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

7.69 × 9.78 km

Centre

40.7310° N, 13.9116° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Alicante, Ancellotta, Asprinio Bianco, Barbera, Biancolella, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coda Di Volpe Bianca, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Greco, Guarnaccia, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Olivella Nera, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Sangiovese, Sciascinoso, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca

Other grapes

Caprettone, Catalanesca, S. Lunardo

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Ischia

Nearest city

20 km south-west of Pozzuoli 81,231 people

To the sea

2.5 km

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), Warren Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–782 m

Mean elevation

176 m

Mean slope

14.5° (26 %)

Steepest tenth

above 32°

Faces

several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 222,029 elevation cells of about 14 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

• Acid volcanic rocks100%

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

Communes · 6

• Barano D'Ischia
• Casamicciola Terme
• Forio
• Ischia
• Lacco Ameno
• Serrara Fontana

Sources

EU register of geographical indications