Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Valpolicella
Appellation
Valpolicella is an appellation in Italy across 19 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Corvina and Rondinella. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 1973-09-18 Area 64,315 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 37.48 × 41.06 km Centre 45.5213° N, 11.0061° E Grapes Ancellotta, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Casetta, Corbina, Corvina, Corvinone, Croatina, Dindarella, Forsellina, Gamay, Gosen, Lagrein, Lambrusco A Foglia Frastagliata, Marzemina Grossa, Marzemino, Merlot, Molinara, Negrara, Oseleta, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Raboso Veronese, Rebo, Regent, Rondinella, Rossignola, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Schiava Grigia, Schiava Grossa, Sennen, Syrah, Teroldego, Turchetta Other grapes Cabernet Carbon, Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Eidos, Cabernet Volos, Carmenere, Iasma Eco 1, Iasma Eco 2, Julius, Marselan, Merlot Kanthus, Merlot Khorus, Prior, Spigamonti Min planting density 3,300 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 5.3 km east of Negrar Nearest city 9 km north of Verona 258,031 people To the sea 93 km Rivers nearby Adige (7.6 km) Lakes nearby Garda (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 21–1,204 m Mean elevation 270 m Measured over the whole outline on 56,726 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 Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Corvina Rondinella
min 3,300 vines/ha
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments59% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)36% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 19 Cazzano Di Tramigna Cerro Veronese Colognola Ai Colli Dolcè Fumane Grezzana Illasi Lavagno Marano Di Valpolicella Mezzane Di Sotto Montecchia Di Crosara Negrar Di Valpolicella Pescantina San Martino Buon Albergo San Mauro Di Saline San Pietro In Cariano Sant'Ambrogio Di Valpolicella Tregnago Verona Wineries · 19 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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