Melissa
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-A0619 — source: geographical-indication register (eAmbrosia / national registers); confidence: high
Registered 1981-06-11 — 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: Melissa bianco, Melissa rosso, Melissa rosso superiore — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high
verify ↗Minimum natural alcohol: 11% vol — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Minimum aging: 24 months — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Permitted varieties: Greco bianco (80–95%), Trebbiano toscano (5–20%), Malvasia bianca (5–20%), Gaglioppo (75–95%), Greco nero (5–25%), Greco bianco (5–25%), Trebbiano toscano (5–25%), Malvasia bianca (5–25%) — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high
verify ↗Maximum yield: 12 tonnellate/ettaro — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 3; confidence: high
verify ↗Production zone communes: Melissa, Belvedere Spinello, Carfizzi, San Nicola dell’Alto, Umbriatico, Casabona, Castel Silano, Crotone, Pallagorio, Rocca di Neto, Scandale, San Mauro Marchesato, Santa Severina, Strongoli — source: disciplinare di produzione (MASAF), p. 1; confidence: high
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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.