Valli Ossolane

Valli Ossolane is an appellation in Italy across 17 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Chardonnay, Croatina, Merlot and Nebbiolo. Regional bedrock: metamorphic rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2011-12-21

Area

56,979 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

40.52 × 26.84 km

Centre

46.1185° N, 8.2490° E

Grapes

Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avarengo, Baratuciat, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Bussanello, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Erbaluce, Favorita, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nascetta, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Rossese Bianco, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Slarina, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Timorasso, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina, Viognier

Other grapes

Avana', Bragat Rosa, Malvasia Moscata, Montanera, Mueller Thurgau, Ruche'

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

3.4 km west of Domodossola

Nearest city

32 km north-west of Verbania 31,070 people

To the sea

192 km

Lakes nearby

Como (28 km)

Same latitude

Horse Heaven Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

194–2,920 m

Mean elevation

1,211 m

Measured over the whole outline on 204,254 elevation cells of about 53 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

• Metamorphic rocks (schist, slate, gneiss)80%
• Unconsolidated sediments13%

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

Communes · 17

• Beura-Cardezza
• Bognanco
• Borgomezzavalle
• Crevoladossola
• Crodo
• Domodossola
• Masera
• Montecrestese
• Montescheno
• Ornavasso
• Pallanzeno
• Piedimulera
• Pieve Vergonte
• Premosello-Chiovenda
• Trontano
• Villadossola
• Vogogna

Sources

EU register of geographical indications