Ghemme (wine)
Ghemme is a dry red wine from the northern Italian region of Piedmont , which was granted DOCG status in 1969 . It is named after the municipality of Ghemme in the province of Novara .
location
The production area belongs to a historically significant wine region, which is located at the last foothills of the Alps on both sides of the Sesia River in the provinces of Vercelli and Novara . There are ten DOP wine zones, represented by the “Consorzio Tutela Nebbioli - Alto Piemonte” consortium: Gattinara DOCG , Ghemme, Boca DOC , Bramaterra DOC , Colline Novaresi DOC , Coste della Sesia , Fara DOC , Lessona DOC , Sizzano DOC , Valli Ossolane DOC . The defining grape variety for the wines of these areas is the Nebbiolo .
The DOCG Ghemme is one of the smallest denominations in Italy and is located on the territory of the municipalities of Ghemme and Romagnano Sesia . The homepage of the municipality of Ghemme names nine manufacturing companies for the Ghemme DOCG.
properties
Most of the wine (85–100%) is made from the Nebbiolo grape variety (also called "Spanna" in the region) with the possible blending partners Vespolina and / or Uva Rara . The prescribed maturation period for Ghemme DOCG is 34 months (of which 18 in wooden barrels), with the addition of "Riserva" 46 months (of these 24 in wooden barrels).
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
- Color : ruby red, occasionally with garnet reflections
- Smell : characteristic fragrance, pleasant, fine and ethereal
- Taste : dry, pleasantly tannic, and long-lasting aftertaste
- Alcohol content : at least 12 percent by volume , for "Riserva" at least 12.5 percent by volume
- Total acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract content : at least 23 g / l, for "Riserva" at least 24 g / l
literature
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon, 3rd revised edition . 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Burton Anderson: Atlas of Italian Wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-444-10372-7 .
- 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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, November 27, 2017, accessed on June 28, 2018 (Italian).
- ^ Homepage of the consortium
- ↑ Map and list of growing areas on federdoc.com
- ↑ CANTINE DI PRUDUZIONE DEL GHEMME DOCG (homepage of the municipality of Ghemme) ( Memento of the original from September 9, 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.
