Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Sovana
Appellation
Sovana is an appellation in Italy in Manciano, Pitigliano and Sorano. The rules allow red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: acid volcanic rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 64,884 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 38.21 × 44.0 km Centre 42.6109° N, 11.5652° E Grapes Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Aléatico, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero Other grapes Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero Max yield 77 hl/ha Min planting density 3,300 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 39 km north-west of Montefiascone Nearest city 41 km south-east of Grosseto 60,922 people To the sea 29 km Lakes nearby Bracciano (24 km) · Bolsena (24 km) Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Seneca Lake (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 7–944 m Mean elevation 279 m Measured over the whole outline on 206,280 elevation cells of about 56 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 Sangiovese
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Rosé Sangiovese
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Aléatico
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Aléatico
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Ciliegiolo
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Ciliegiolo
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Aléatico
max 28 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Aléatico
max 28 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Bedrock Acid volcanic rocks28% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)26% Mixed sedimentary rocks19% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 3
Wineries · 4 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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