Coste della Sesia

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Coste della Sesia is an Italian wine-growing region in the province of Vercelli , Piedmont . On September 14, 1996, the region received the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC for short), which was updated on October 19, 2011.

Growing area

This region, which lies on the orographic right side of the Sesia River , includes the municipalities of Lessona , Masserano , Brusnengo , Curino , Villa del Bosco , Sostegno , Cossato , Mottalciata , Candelo , Quaregna , Cerreto Castello , Valdengo and Vigliano Biellese .

generation

  • Three types of blend wines are produced:
    • "Coste della Sesia rosso ": These wines are made from at least 50% of the Nebbiolo grape variety . The other 50% of the grapes must come from one of the red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Piedmont region, e.g. B. Bonarda , Vespolina , Barbera , Croatina .
    • "Coste della Sesia rosato ": These wines are made from at least 50% of the Nebbiolo grape variety . The other 50% of the grapes must come from one of the red grape varieties approved for cultivation in the Piedmont region, e.g. B. Bonarda , Vespolina , Barbera , Croatina
    • “Coste della Sesia bianco ”: The white wine is made from 100% Erbaluce grapes.
  • The following wines with naming of the grape variety are produced:
    • "Coste della Sesia Nebbiolo " (or Spanna ): At least 85% of the red wine is made from the Nebbiolo grape variety (also called Spanna here ).
    • “Coste della Sesia Croatina ”: At least 85% of the red wine is made from Croatina grapes .
    • “Coste della Sesia Vespolina ”: At least 85% of the red wine is made from the Vespolina grape variety .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Production regulations and description ( memento of the original dated September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.regione.piemonte.it
  2. ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com

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