Sannio (wine)

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White , rosé and red wines as well as sparkling wines are produced under the name Sannio DOC in the Italian province of Benevento , region of Campania . In 1997 they were given the status of a "controlled designation of origin " (" Denominazione di origine controllata " - DOC), which was last updated on March 7, 2014.

Cultivation

The denomination is the second largest growing area in the Campania region. The historical landscape Sannio is named after it . The cultivation and vinification of Sannio DOC allowed throughout the province of Benevento done. The areas of the sub-zones are listed separately.

In 2017, 68,852 hl of DOC wine were produced.

generation

The following types of wine are produced:

All wines can also be named with a sub-zone ( sottozona ). The sub-zones are: "Guardia Sanframondi" or "Guardiolo", "Sant'Agata dei Goti", "Solopaca" or "Taburno". The lists of wine types in the sub-zones differ in part from those of the overall zone and those of the other sub-zones.

description

According to the denomination (excerpt):

Sannio Bianco

  • Color: more or less intense straw yellow
  • Smell: fruity, floral
  • Taste: dry, balanced, sometimes "semi-dry" or "sweet"
  • Alcohol content: at least 10.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l

Sannio Rosso

  • Color: more or less intense ruby ​​red
  • Smell: flowery, fruity, pleasant
  • Taste: dry, balanced, sometimes "semi-dry" or "sweet"
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.0 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 18.0 g / l

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed August 5, 2018 (Italian).
  2. Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).

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 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 246 .

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