Controguerra

Controguerra is an appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow white and red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 8.7 km west of Martinsicuro and 13 km south-west of San Benedetto del Tronto.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2004-04-14

Area

9,042 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

11.25 × 15.37 km

Centre

42.8484° N, 13.8164° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Chardonnay, Ciliegiolo, Cococciola, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bianco Fedit 51 C.S.G., Kerner, Maiolica, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Del Lazio, Malvasia Di Candia Aromatica, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Nebbiolo, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Nostrano, Regina, Regina Dei Vigneti, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Tannat, Terrano, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Abruzzese, Trebbiano Toscano, Veltliner, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Viognier

Max yield

98 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

8.7 km west of Martinsicuro

Nearest city

13 km south-west of San Benedetto del Tronto 45,873 people

To the sea

8.8 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Southern Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

3–325 m

Mean elevation

133 m

Mean slope

8.0° (14 %)

Steepest tenth

above 16°

Faces

several directions, mostly north

Measured over the whole outline on 115,599 elevation cells of about 28 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

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)58%
• Unconsolidated sediments42%

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

Communes · 5

• Ancarano
• Colonnella
• Controguerra
• Corropoli
• Torano Nuovo

Sources

EU register of geographical indications