Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Vittoria
Appellation
Vittoria is an appellation in Italy across 14 communes. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Frappato, Nero D'Avola and Ansonica. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2009-08-08 Area 251,812 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 65.74 × 79.39 km Centre 37.0757° N, 14.4807° E Grapes Aglianico, Albanello, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Carignano, Carricante, Catanese Nero, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, Chenin, Ciliegiolo, Corinto Nero, Damaschino, Fiano, Frappato, Gaglioppo, Glera, Grecanico Dorato, Grillo, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Di Lipari, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Minnella Bianca, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Perricone, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Trebbiano Toscano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Other grapes Mueller Thurgau, Nero D'Avola, Zibibbo Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 5.9 km north of Acate Nearest city 14 km north of Vittoria 50,852 people To the sea 15 km Same latitude Yantai (China), Ben Lomond Mountain (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 1–896 m Mean elevation 289 m Measured over the whole outline on 42,971 elevation cells of about 244 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 Frappato Nero D'Avola
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Nero D'Avola
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Frappato
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Frappato Nero D'Avola
min 4,000 vines/ha
White Ansonica
min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)70% Mixed sedimentary rocks15% Unconsolidated sediments10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 14 Acate Butera Caltagirone Chiaramonte Gulfi Comiso Gela Licodia Eubea Mazzarino Mazzarrone Niscemi Ragusa Riesi Santa Croce Camerina Vittoria 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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