Amarone della Valpolicella

Overview

Type appellation — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high

Country IT — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high

GI designation PDO — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high

GI file number PDO-IT-A0435 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high

Registered 2011-12-12 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high

Specification: http://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/395

Appellation Rules

  • Permitted styles: Amarone della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena, Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high

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  • Minimum aging: 24 months (contenitori di legno) — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 11 (+1 more); confidence: high

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  • Residual sugar limit: 9 g/L — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 8; confidence: high

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  • Permitted varieties: Red: Corvina Veronese 45–95% (principal), Corvinone (principal), Rondinella 5–30% (principal); Other authorized varieties permitted, up to 25% — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 2; confidence: high

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  • Production zone communes: Marano, Fumane, Negrar, S. Ambrogio, S. Pietro in Cariano, Dolcè, Verona, S. Martino Buon Albergo, Lavagno, Mezzane, Tregnago, Illasi, Colognola ai Colli, Cazzano di Tramigna, Grezzana, Pescantina, Cerro Veronese, S. Mauro di Saline, Montecchia di Crosara — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 2; confidence: high

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Wines in this region (230)

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Provenance & Sources

Registration metadata is drawn from the appellation's geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia and its underlying national instruments -- MASAF disciplinari, INAO cahiers des charges). Appellation rules, where shown, cite the exact document and page they were read from; see the EID contract for how to verify independently.

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