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Riviera del Brenta

Appellation

Riviera del Brenta is an appellation in Italy across 40 communes. The rules allow white and red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
2006-02-17
Area
105,380 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
43.56 × 62.81 km
Centre
45.4442° N, 12.0447° E
Grapes
Ancellotta, Barbera, Bronner, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cavrara, Chardonnay, Corbina, Franconia, Garganega, Glera, Grapariol, Incrocio Bianco Fedit 51 C.S.G., Malbech, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Manzoni Moscato, Marzemina Bianca, Marzemina Grossa, Marzemino, Merlot, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Petit Verdot, Pinella, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, Raboso Piave, Raboso Veronese, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Regent, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Tocai Friulano, Tocai Rosso, Trebbiano Toscano, Turchetta, Verduzzo Friulano, Verduzzo Trevigiano, Viognier
Other grapes
Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Eidos, Cabernet Volos, Carmenere, Dorona, Fleurtai, Glera Lunga, Helios, Johanniter, Julius, Marselan, Merlot Kanthus, Merlot Khorus, Mueller Thurgau, Muscaris, Palava, Prior, Sauvignon Kretos, Sauvignon Nepis, Sauvignon Rytos, Solaris, Soreli, Souvignier Gris
Max yield
105 hl/ha
Min planting density
2,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
5.6 km east of Vigonza
Nearest city
7 km west of Mira Taglio 32,881 people
To the sea
17 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
-2–39 m
Mean elevation
11 m

Measured over the whole outline on 93,037 elevation cells of about 107 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

Riviera del Brenta Bianco White
Tocai Friulano
max 105 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Bianco Frizzante White · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Tocai Friulano
max 105 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Pinot Bianco White
Pinot Bianco
max 91 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
max 91 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Tai White
Tocai Friulano
max 105 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Pinot Grigio White
Pinot Grigio
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Spumante White · Quality Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay
min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Rosso Red
Merlot
min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Rosato Red
Merlot
min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Novello Red
Merlot
min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Merlot Red
Merlot
max 105 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Cabernet Red
Cabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonCarmenère
max 91 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Raboso Red
Raboso PiaveRaboso Veronese
max 98 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Riviera del Brenta Refosco Red
Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso
max 84 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 40

Wineries · 6

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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