Gravina

Gravina is an appellation in Italy across 4 communes. The rules allow white, rosé and red 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

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

103,443 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

36.21 × 61.18 km

Centre

40.8695° N, 16.4647° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Bianco D'Alessano, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fiano, Greco, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Merlot, Montepulciano, Primitivo, Uva Di Troia, Verdeca

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

8.6 km north-west of Altamura

Nearest city

7 km north-east of Gravina in Puglia 42,210 people

To the sea

39 km

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), Long Island (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

208–678 m

Mean elevation

439 m

Measured over the whole outline on 78,105 elevation cells of about 116 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)55%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks45%

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

Communes · 4

• Altamura
• Gravina In Puglia
• Poggiorsini
• Spinazzola

Sources

EU register of geographical indications