Orvieto (wine)
The Orvieto DOC is an Italian white wine grown in the provinces of Terni ( Umbria region ) and Viterbo ( Lazio region ). Since 1971 the wines have had the status of a Denominazione di origine controllata , DOC for short, which was last updated on March 7, 2014. It is therefore one of the few wine-growing areas in Italy whose denomination extends over two regions.
The Orvieto DOC is a popular white wine that is offered in the flavors dry, semi-dry, sweet and sweet . The wine types “ Spätlese ” ('vendemmia tardiva'), 'Superiore' and Beerenauslese ('muffa nobile', German noble rot ) are also offered. The wine has had an excellent reputation for a long time. Pope Gregory XVI For example, ordered in his will to be washed with Orvieto wine after his death before his burial. The white wine with the name Orvieto Classico comes from the core area of the region with the proven highest potential quality.
Cultivation
The wine growing zone is limited to:
- Places in the province of Terni : Orvieto , Allerona , Alviano , Baschi , Castel Giorgio , Castel Viscardo , Ficulle , Guardea , Montecchio , Fabro , Montegabbione , Monteleone d'Orvieto and Porano and
- Places in the province of Viterbo : Castiglione in Teverina , Civitella d'Agliano , Graffignano , Lubriano and Bagnoregio .
generation
The permitted grape varieties are: at least 60% Trebbiano Toscano (locally also called "Procanico") and Grechetto in equal parts. A maximum of 40% other analogous grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Umbria region or for the Viterbo province may be added.
In 2017, 75,229 hectoliters of DOC wine were produced (production figures from Umbria and Lazio combined).
description
According to denomination: (excerpt)
- Color: more or less intense straw yellow
- Smell: delicate and pleasant
- Taste: dry with a slightly bitter aftertaste; or semi-dry or sweet or sweet, fine, tender
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume , for "Superiore" at least 12.0% by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 14.0 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: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 209 .
- Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. March 7, 2014, accessed June 26, 2018 (Italian).
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).