Gavi

Gavi is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 11 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Cortese. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Official name

Gavi / Cortese di Gavi

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1976-03-29

Area

25,515 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

35.38 × 18.45 km

Centre

44.6510° N, 8.8086° E

Grapes

Cortese

Max yield

66.5 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

8.8 km south-west of Serravalle Scrivia

Nearest city

29 km north of Genoa 580,097 people

To the sea

25 km

Same latitude

Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

120–1,075 m

Mean elevation

338 m

Measured over the whole outline on 87,206 elevation cells of about 54 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 sediments49%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)29%
• Basic plutonic rocks22%

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

Communes · 11

• Bosio
• Capriata D'Orba
• Carrosio
• Francavilla Bisio
• Gavi
• Novi Ligure
• Parodi Ligure
• Pasturana
• San Cristoforo
• Serravalle Scrivia
• Tassarolo

Wineries · 5

• Azienda Vinicola La Lomellina
• Broglia
• Fontanassa
• Il Poggio di Gavi
• La Scolca

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications