Martina

Martina is an appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Official name

Martina / Martina Franca

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

73,831 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

41.18 × 47.26 km

Centre

40.7417° N, 17.5699° E

Grapes

Bianco D'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Fiano, Malvasia Bianca, Verdeca

Max yield

91 hl/ha

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

1.5 km north of Ostuni

Nearest city

20 km east of Martina Franca 37,685 people

To the sea

6.1 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

0–520 m

Mean elevation

302 m

Measured over the whole outline on 55,825 elevation cells of about 116 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)93%

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

Communes · 6

• Alberobello
• Castellana Grotte
• Crispiano
• Martina Franca
• Massafra
• Ostuni

Wineries · 4

• Cantina Soc. Coop. Pietro Tauro
• Cantina sociale "Pietro De Laurentis"
• Il mondo di Bacco
• Tenute Capovaccaio

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications