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Delia Nivolelli

Appellation

Delia Nivolelli is an appellation in Italy across 4 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1999-02-19
Area
74,409 ha registered outline
Separate plots
4
Extent N–S × E–W
39.69 × 40.25 km
Centre
37.7608° N, 12.6160° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Albanello, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Carignano, Carricante, Catanese Nero, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido, Chardonnay, Chenin, Ciliegiolo, Corinto Nero, Damaschino, Fiano, Frappato, Gaglioppo, Glera, Grecanico Dorato, Grillo, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Di Lipari, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Minnella Bianca, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Müller Thurgau, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Perricone, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Trebbiano Toscano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier
Other grapes
Mueller Thurgau, Nero D'Avola, Zibibbo
Min planting density
3,000 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north of Mazara del Vallo
Nearest city
16 km south-east of Marsala 77,915 people
To the sea
12 km
Same latitude
Southeast Anatolia (Türkiye), Paulsell Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-1–748 m
Mean elevation
122 m

Measured over the whole outline on 205,570 elevation cells of about 60 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

Delia Nivolelli Rosso Red
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotNero D'AvolaPerriconeSangioveseSyrah
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Spumante White · Sparkling Wine
AnsonicaChardonnayDamaschinoGrecanico DoratoGrillo
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Nero D`Avola Red
Nero D'Avola
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Cabernet Sauvignon Red
Cabernet Sauvignon
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Merlot Red
Merlot
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Syrah Red
Syrah
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Pignatello/Perricone Red
Perricone
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Sangiovese Red
Sangiovese
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Novello Red
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Bianco White
AnsonicaGrecanico DoratoGrillo
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Damaschino White
Damaschino
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Grecanico White
Grecanico Dorato
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Grillo White
Grillo
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Inzolia White
Ansonica
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Mueller Thurgau White
Müller Thurgau
min 3,000 vines/ha
Delia Nivolelli Sauvignon White
Sauvignon
min 3,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 4

Wineries · 1

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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