Merlara

Merlara is an appellation in Italy across 9 communes. The rules allow white and red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2004-04-14

Area

17,532 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

18.0 × 17.48 km

Centre

45.1878° N, 11.4351° E

Grapes

Ancellotta, Barbera, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Bronner, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Casetta, Cavrara, Chardonnay, Corbina, Cortese, Corvina, Corvinone, Croatina, Dindarella, Durella, Forsellina, Gamay, Garganega, Glera, Goldtraminer, Gosen, Grapariol, Incrocio Bianco Fedit 51 C.S.G., Lagrein, Lambrusco A Foglia Frastagliata, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Manzoni Moscato, Marzemina Bianca, Marzemina Grossa, Marzemino, Merlot, Molinara, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Negrara, Nosiola, Oseleta, Petit Verdot, Pinella, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, Raboso Piave, Raboso Veronese, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Regent, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Rondinella, Rossignola, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Schiava Gentile, Schiava Grigia, Schiava Grossa, Semillon, Sennen, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Di Soave, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Turchetta, Veltliner, Viognier

Other grapes

Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Eidos, Cabernet Volos, Carmenere, Fleurtai, Glera Lunga, Helios, Iasma Eco 1, Iasma Eco 2, Johanniter, Julius, Marselan, Merlot Kanthus, Merlot Khorus, Mueller Thurgau, Muscaris, Palava, Prior, Riesling, Sauvignon Kretos, Sauvignon Nepis, Sauvignon Rytos, Solaris, Soreli, Souvignier Gris, Spigamonti

Max yield

98 hl/ha

Min planting density

2,500 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

5.5 km south-west of Montagnana

Nearest city

31 km north-west of Rovigo 50,279 people

To the sea

57 km

Rivers nearby

Adige (5.1 km)

Same latitude

McMinnville (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

4–22 m

Mean elevation

11 m

Mean slope

0.4° (1 %)

Steepest tenth

above 1°

Faces

several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 242,530 elevation cells of about 27 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

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

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

Communes · 9

• Bevilacqua
• Boschi Sant'Anna
• Casale Di Scodosia
• Castelbaldo
• Masi
• Merlara
• Montagnana
• Terrazzo
• Urbana

Sources

EU register of geographical indications