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Collina Torinese

Appellation

Collina Torinese is an appellation in Italy across 28 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2004-04-14
Area
44,240 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
28.68 × 39.64 km
Centre
45.0605° N, 7.8335° E
Grapes
Albarossa, Ancellotta, Avarengo, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Merlot, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Sangiovese, Slarina, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina
Other grapes
Avana', Bragat Rosa, Montanera, Ruche'
Max yield
77 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,300 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
5.6 km north of Chieri
Nearest city
12 km east of Turin 847,287 people
To the sea
98 km
Rivers nearby
Po (10 km) · Dora Baltea (24 km)
Same latitude
Eola-Amity Hills (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
141–707 m
Mean elevation
290 m

Measured over the whole outline on 38,536 elevation cells of about 108 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

Collina Torinese Barbera Red
Barbera
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Collina Torinese Rosso Red
BarberaFreisa
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Collina Torinese Rosso Novello Red
BarberaFreisa
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Collina Torinese Bonarda Red
Bonarda
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Collina Torinese Malvasia Red
Malvasia Di SchieranoMalvasia Nera Lunga
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Collina Torinese Pelaverga/Cari Red
Pelaverga
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 28

Wineries · 1

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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