Alghero

Alghero is an appellation in Italy across 8 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Liqueur Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes

Protected since

2004-04-14

Area

104,538 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

41.38 × 43.33 km

Centre

40.6874° N, 8.4056° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Albaranzeuli Bianco, Albaranzeuli Nero, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Arneis, Arvesiniadu, Barbera, Barbera Sarda, Biancolella, Bombino Nero, Bovale Grande, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caddiu, Cagnulari, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Chardonnay, Clairette, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Greco, Guarnaccia, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Di Sardegna, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Nasco, Nebbiolo, Nieddera, Nieddu Mannu, Nuragus, Pascale, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Retagliado Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Tocai Friulano, Tocai Rosso, Torbato, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Verduzzo Friulano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di Oristano, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano

Other grapes

Alvarega, Aniga Bragia, Argu Mannu, Bianca Addosa, Bianca Remungia, Codronisca, Cranaccia Arussa, Cuccuau, Doronadu, Fiudedda, Giro', Gregu Nieddu, Licronaxu, Mara Bianca, Medrulinu, Mueller Thurgau, Nera Del Ponte, Niedda Carta, Nigheddu Polchinu, Pansale, Procu Nieddu, Saluda E Passa, Selezione Vedele, Sinnidanu

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km west of Sassari

Nearest city

15 km west of Monte Rosello 45,000 people

To the sea

14 km

Same latitude

Aragatsotn (Armenia), Lehigh Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–611 m

Mean elevation

129 m

Measured over the whole outline on 312,995 elevation cells of about 58 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)56%
• Acid volcanic rocks15%
• Unconsolidated sediments15%

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

Communes · 8

• Alghero
• Ittiri
• Olmedo
• Ossi
• Sassari
• Tissi
• Uri
• Usini

Wineries · 1

• Az. vitivinicola Monti Mario

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications