Recioto di Gambellara

Recioto di Gambellara is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 4 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Garganega. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies next to Montebello Vicentino and 17 km south-west of Vicenza.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1982-12-31

Area

4,675 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

9.61 × 8.44 km

Centre

45.4625° N, 11.3722° E

Grapes

Garganega

Max yield

31.25 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

next to Montebello Vicentino

Nearest city

17 km south-west of Vicenza 111,980 people

To the sea

64 km

Same latitude

Tip of the Mitt (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

32–390 m

Mean elevation

97 m

Mean slope

5.9° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 65,667 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 sediments53%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)47%

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

Communes · 4

• Gambellara
• Montebello Vicentino
• Montorso Vicentino
• Zermeghedo

Sources

EU register of geographical indications