Vernaccia di Serrapetrona

Vernaccia di Serrapetrona is a DOCG appellation in Italy in Belforte Del Chienti, San Severino Marche and Serrapetrona. The rules allow red wine, based on Vernaccia Nera. 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

Quality Sparkling Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

24,746 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

23.38 × 17.76 km

Centre

43.2496° N, 13.1869° E

Grapes

Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbo Gentile, Merlot, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Vernaccia Nera Grossa, Vernaccia Nera

Min planting density

2,200 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2.2 km north-east of San Severino Marche

Nearest city

22 km west of Macerata 30,842 people

To the sea

47 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Upper Mississippi River Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

156–1,264 m

Mean elevation

475 m

Measured over the whole outline on 80,332 elevation cells of about 56 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)72%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)25%

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

Communes · 3

• Belforte Del Chienti
• San Severino Marche
• Serrapetrona

Wineries · 2

• Lanfranco Quacquarini
• Tenuta Colli di Serrapetrona

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications