Falerio dei Colli Ascolani
Falerio DOC (formerly also: Falerio dei Colli Ascolani ) are Italian white wines from the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo in the Marche region . They have had a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - | DOC) since 1975 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014.
generation
Falerio is offered in two types of wine:
- Falerio - The wine must contain at least the following grape varieties : 20–50% Trebbiano Toscano , 10–30% Passerina and 10–30% Pecorino . A maximum of 20% other white, non-aromatic grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region may be added.
- Falerio Pecorino : must contain at least 85% Pecorino . A maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region may be added.
Cultivation
The cultivation and vinification of the wines are only permitted in the provinces of Ascoli Piceno and Fermo on the hills along the Tenna River . The cultivation may only take place up to a height of 700 m slm .
In 2017, 23,282 hl of DOC wine were produced.
description
According to denomination:
Falerio
- Color: more or less light straw yellow
- Odor: slightly aromatic
- Taste: dry, fruity, balanced, slightly sour
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
Falerio Pecorino
- Color: straw yellow with greenish reflections
- Smell: characteristic, pleasant
- Taste: typical, characteristically dry, slightly sour
- Alcohol content: at least 12.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l
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 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 196 .
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in the Marche on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on December 28, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed June 26, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).