Erbaluce di Caluso

Erbaluce di Caluso is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 36 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Erbaluce. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Official name

Erbaluce di Caluso / Caluso

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

41,747 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

28.55 × 28.24 km

Centre

45.3765° N, 7.8706° E

Grapes

Erbaluce

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

10 km south of Ivrea

Nearest city

28 km north-east of Settimo Torinese 47,485 people

To the sea

128 km

Rivers nearby

Dora Baltea (5.6 km) · Po (17 km)

Same latitude

Chehalem Mountains (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

188–705 m

Mean elevation

275 m

Measured over the whole outline on 36,596 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

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments97%

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

Communes · 36

• Agliè
• Azeglio
• Bairo
• Barone Canavese
• Bollengo
• Borgomasino
• Burolo
• Caluso
• Candia Canavese
• Caravino
• Cossano Canavese
• Cuceglio
• Ivrea
• Maglione
• Mazzè
• Mercenasco
• Moncrivello
• Montalenghe
• Orio Canavese
• Palazzo Canavese
• Parella
• Perosa Canavese
• Piverone
• Romano Canavese
• Roppolo
• San Giorgio Canavese
• San Martino Canavese
• Scarmagno
• Settimo Rottaro
• Strambino
• Vestignè
• Vialfrè
• Villareggia
• Vische
• Viverone
• Zimone

Wineries · 4

• Azienda Agricola Orsolani
• Azienda Agricola Pozzo
• Cantina Favaro
• Garage dell'Uva

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications