Ostuni (wine)
The name Ostuni stands for red and white wines from the southern Italian municipality of Ostuni in the province of Brindisi in the Apulia region . The wines have had a protected designation of origin ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1972 , the last update of which was published on March 7, 2014.
Growing area
The growing area is very small. Cultivation is permitted within the province of Brindisi, within the communes of Ostuni , Carovigno , San Vito dei Normanni and San Michele Salentino and in parts of the communes of Latiano , Ceglie and Brindisi .
generation
The Ostuni DOC denomination includes the following types of wine:
- Ostuni Bianco white wine : must be made from at least 50–85% Impigno grapes and at least 15–50% from Francavilla grapes . A maximum of 10% Bianco di Alessano and / or Verdeca may be added individually or together.
- The red wine Ostuni Ottavianello (or Ottavianello di Ostuni ): must contain at least 85% of the Ottavianello grape variety . A maximum of 15% Negroamaro , Malvasia nera , Notar Domenico and / or Susumaniello may be added.
description
According to the denomination (excerpt):
Ostuni Bianco
- Color: straw yellow
- Smell: vinous, gentle
- Taste: dry, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.0 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 17.0 g / l
Ostuni Ottavianello
- Color: cherry red to slightly ruby red
- Smell: vinous, delicate
- Taste: dry, harmonious
- Alcohol content: at least 11.5 % by volume
- Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 20.0 g / l
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Apulia on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on May 24, 2017.
literature
- 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. 262 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 25, 2018 (Italian).