Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Lamezia
Appellation
Lamezia is an appellation in Italy across 9 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1981-06-11 Area 42,239 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 30.53 × 30.82 km Centre 38.8912° N, 16.3472° 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 84 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 8.6 km south of Lamezia Terme Nearest city 9 km south of Nicastro 40,000 people To the sea 11 km Same latitude Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Yorkville Highlands (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–1,325 m Mean elevation 254 m Measured over the whole outline on 120,624 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 Red Gaglioppo Greco Nero Magliocco Canino Marsigliana Nera
max 77 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé Gaglioppo Greco Nero Magliocco Canino Marsigliana Nera
max 77 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Greco Bianco Montonico Bianco
max 50 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Rosé · Sparkling Wine Gaglioppo Greco Bianco Montonico Bianco
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Montonico Bianco
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Gaglioppo Greco Nero Magliocco Canino Marsigliana Nera
max 77 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Gaglioppo Greco Nero Magliocco Canino Marsigliana Nera
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White · Sparkling Wine Greco Bianco Montonico Bianco
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Greco Nero
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Gaglioppo
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Greco Bianco
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
White Greco Bianco
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)48% Unconsolidated sediments32% Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)15% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 9 Curinga Falerna Feroleto Antico Francavilla Angitola Gizzeria Lamezia Terme Maida Pianopoli San Pietro A Maida Wineries · 2 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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