Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Biferno
Appellation
Biferno is an appellation in Italy across 42 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Aglianico, Montepulciano and Trebbiano Toscano. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 1996-11-15 Area 159,155 ha registered outline Separate plots 3 Extent N–S × E–W 68.8 × 48.02 km Centre 41.8501° N, 14.9307° E Grapes Aglianico, Barbera, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Ciliegiolo, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Di Candia Aromatica, Merlot, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Negro Amaro, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Syrah, Tintilia, Trebbiano Modenese, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco Max yield 98 hl/ha Where it is Nearest town 5.2 km north-east of Larino Nearest city 17 km south-west of Termoli 31,044 people To the sea 16 km Same latitude Kakheti (Georgia), Seiad Valley (United States), South Islands (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–991 m Mean elevation 295 m Measured over the whole outline on 31,302 elevation cells of about 228 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Wines and grape rules Red Aglianico Montepulciano
max 98 hl/ha
Red Aglianico Montepulciano
max 87.5 hl/ha
Rosé Aglianico Montepulciano
max 98 hl/ha
Red Aglianico Montepulciano
max 98 hl/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 98 hl/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)77% Unconsolidated sediments20% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 42 Show all 42 Acquaviva Collecroce Campobasso Campodipietra Campomarino Castelbottaccio Castellino Del Biferno Colletorto Ferrazzano Gambatesa Guardialfiera Guglionesi Larino Limosano Lucito Lupara Macchia Valfortore Mafalda Mirabello Sannitico Montagano Montecilfone Montefalcone Nel Sannio Montelongo Montemitro Montenero Di Bisaccia Montorio Nei Frentani Palata Petacciato Petrella Tifernina Pietracatella Portocannone Rotello San Felice Del Molise San Giacomo Degli Schiavoni San Giovanni In Galdo San Giuliano Di Puglia San Martino In Pensilis Santa Croce Di Magliano Tavenna Termoli Toro Tufara Ururi Wineries · 1 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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