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Bivongi

Appellation

Bivongi is an appellation in Italy across 10 communes. The rules allow white and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
1999-02-19
Area
37,417 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
26.78 × 23.83 km
Centre
38.4581° N, 16.4887° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Alicante, Ansonica, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Bianco, Greco Nero, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Manzoni Bianco, Marsigliana Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Prunesta, Riesling Italico, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco
Other grapes
Pecorello, Zibibbo
Max yield
91 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
19 km south-east of Serra San Bruno
Nearest city
48 km south-west of Catanzaro 78,970 people
To the sea
7.9 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Napa Valley (United States), Yamagata (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–1,410 m
Mean elevation
406 m

Measured over the whole outline on 104,993 elevation cells of about 60 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

Bivongi Bianco White
AnsonicaGreco BiancoGuardavalleMalvasia BiancaMontonico Bianco
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bivongi Riserva Red
CalabreseCastiglioneGaglioppoGreco NeroNocera
min 4,000 vines/ha
Bivongi Novello Red
CalabreseCastiglioneGaglioppoGreco NeroNocera
min 4,000 vines/ha
Bivongi Rosato Red
CalabreseCastiglioneGaglioppoGreco NeroNocera
max 91 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bivongi Rosso Red
CalabreseCastiglioneGaglioppoGreco NeroNocera
max 91 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 10

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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