Sizzano

Sizzano is an appellation in Italy in Sizzano. The rules allow red wine, based on Nebbiolo, Uva Rara and Vespolina. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 7.3 km south-east of Gattinara and 20 km north-west of Novara.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

1,076 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

4.02 × 4.96 km

Centre

45.5802° N, 8.4453° E

Grapes

Albarossa, Ancellotta, Avanà, Avarengo, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Merlot, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Ruchè, Sangiovese, Slarina, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina

Other grapes

Bragat Rosa, Montanera

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

7.3 km south-east of Gattinara

Nearest city

20 km north-west of Novara 101,916 people

To the sea

130 km

Lakes nearby

Como (21 km)

Same latitude

Tualatin Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

215–286 m

Mean elevation

244 m

Mean slope

3.9° (7 %)

Steepest tenth

above 12°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 240,284 elevation cells of about 7 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 · 1

• Sizzano

Sources

EU register of geographical indications