Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Offida
DOCG Appellation
Offida is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 25 communes. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Montepulciano, Pecorino and Passerina. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-12 Area 70,406 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 36.62 × 40.49 km Centre 42.9412° N, 13.7050° E Grapes Albana, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Grechetto, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lacrima, Maceratino, Maiolica, Malbo Gentile, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Nera Grossa, Vernaccia Nera Other grapes Famoso, Garofanata Min planting density 3,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 8.3 km north of Piattoni-Villa Sant'Antonio Nearest city 14 km west of San Benedetto del Tronto 45,873 people To the sea 15 km Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Upper Hudson (United States), Racha (Georgia)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–1,085 m Mean elevation 237 m Measured over the whole outline on 56,764 elevation cells of about 112 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 Montepulciano
min 3,000 vines/ha
White Pecorino
min 3,000 vines/ha
White Passerina
min 3,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)12% Unconsolidated sediments10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 25 Acquaviva Picena Appignano Del Tronto Ascoli Piceno Campofilone Carassai Castel Di Lama Castignano Castorano Colli Del Tronto Cossignano Cupra Marittima Grottammare Massignano Monsampolo Del Tronto Montalto Delle Marche Montedinove Montefiore Dell'Aso Monteprandone Offida Pedaso Petritoli Ripatransone Rotella San Benedetto Del Tronto Spinetoli Wineries · 12 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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