Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Melissa
Appellation
Melissa is an appellation in Italy across 14 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 1981-06-11 Area 78,814 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 45.73 × 39.31 km Centre 39.2113° N, 17.0113° E Grapes Gaglioppo, Greco Bianco, Greco Nero, Malvasia Bianca, Trebbiano Toscano Max yield 84 hl/ha Irrigation Prohibited Where it is Nearest town 18 km north-west of Crotone Nearest city 51 km north-east of Catanzaro 78,970 people To the sea 10 km Same latitude Syunik (Armenia), Upper Lake Valley (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–902 m Mean elevation 171 m Measured over the whole outline on 56,970 elevation cells of about 118 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 Red Gaglioppo Greco Bianco Greco Nero Malvasia Bianca Trebbiano Toscano
max 77 hl/ha
White Greco Bianco Malvasia Bianca Trebbiano Toscano
max 84 hl/ha
Red Gaglioppo Greco Bianco Greco Nero Malvasia Bianca Trebbiano Toscano
max 77 hl/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)83% Unconsolidated sediments10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 14 Belvedere Di Spinello Carfizzi Casabona Castelsilano Crotone Melissa Pallagorio Rocca Di Neto San Mauro Marchesato San Nicola Dell'Alto Santa Severina Scandale Strongoli Umbriatico Sources EU register of geographical indications
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