Controguerra (wine)

Under the name Controguerra DOC are Italian white , rosé and red wines and sparkling wines from the region Abruzzo marketed. They have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1996 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The cultivation and vinification of the wines are only permitted in the following municipalities in the province of Teramo : Controguerra , Torano Nuovo , Ancarano , Corropoli and Colonnella .

generation

Controguerra DOC is offered in the following types of wine:

• Controguerra Rosso (also called "Riserva" or Novello ) and Controguerra Rosato . The wines must consist of at least 70% Montepulciano grapes . A maximum of 30% of other red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Abruzzo region may be added.
• Controguerra Bianco . Must consist of at least 60% of the grape varieties Trebbiano Toscano and / or Trebbiano abruzzese , Malvasia , Passerina - individually or together. A maximum of 40% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Abruzzo region may be added.
• Controguerra Passito Rosso - must be made from at least 70% partially rosinated grapes of the Montepulciano grape variety. A maximum of 40% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Abruzzo region may be added.
• Controguerra Spumante Metodo Classico - must be made at least 60% from the grape varieties Trebbiano Toscano and / or Trebbiano abruzzese and at least 30% from the grape varieties Chardonnay , Verdicchio , Pecorino . A maximum of 10% other white grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Abruzzo region may be added.

The following wines must contain at least 85% of the grape variety mentioned. A maximum of 15% other analogue grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Abruzzo region may be added.

• Controguerra Merlot
• Controguerra Passerina
• Controguerra Chardonnay
• Controguerra Pecorino
• Controguerra Cabernet (grape varieties Cabernet Franc and / or Cabernet Sauvignon )

literature

• Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
• Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
• Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
• Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 228 .

Web links

• Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Abruzzo on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on January 3, 2017.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 31, 2018 (Italian).