Cortese di Gavi

Vineyards between Gavi and Tassarolo

Gavi (also called Cortese di Gavi ) is a dry Italian white wine . Since July 9, 1998, the denomination of origin from the province of Alessandria , Piedmont, has had the status of a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG), after the area was granted DOC status on June 26, 1974 . It is one of the most popular white wines in Italy. The white wine is made from 100% of the grape Cortese grapes. This is why some labels also have the name Cortese di Gavi ; Another synonym is Gavi di Gavi if he comes from the immediate vicinity of the municipality of Gavi . Since 1993 the consortium Tutela del Gavi , founded by Giorgio Soldati, the owner of the La Scolca winery , to which 180 wineries and producers with around 5000 employees belong, has taken care of the protection and marketing of the Gavi-DOCG.

Growing area

The Gavi quality wine is only produced in the municipalities of Bosio , Capriata d'Orba , Carrosio , Francavilla Bisio , Gavi , Novi Ligure , Parodi Ligure , Pasturana , San Cristoforo , Serravalle Scrivia and Tassarolo .

generation

The following types of wine are produced:

• Gavi tranquillo ( still wine )
• Gavi frizzante ( sparkling wine )
• Gavi spumante ( sparkling wine )
• Gavi Riserva
• Gavi Riserva Spumante metodo classico

In 2017, 83,251 hectoliters of quality wine were produced.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed on June 28, 2018 (Italian). 
2. ↑ Il Consorzio Tutela del Gavi: passione, impegno, qualità. In: consorziogavi.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020 (Italian). 
3. ↑ La Scolca: un vitigno rinato, un secolo di vita e la sfida della modernità. In: repubblica.it. July 19, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 (Italian). 
4. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian). 

Web links

• Map of the Cortese di Gavi wine region , from federdoc.com, accessed on November 18, 2015

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 .
• Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .

Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  E