Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Terre Alfieri
Appellation
Terre Alfieri is an appellation in Italy across 11 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Arneis and Nebbiolo. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 14 km south-west of Asti and 36 km south-east of Moncalieri.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-21 Area 15,257 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 16.89 × 17.61 km Centre 44.8278° N, 8.0645° E Grapes Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avarengo, Baratuciat, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Bussanello, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Erbaluce, Favorita, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nascetta, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Rossese Bianco, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Slarina, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Timorasso, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina, Viognier Other grapes Avana', Bragat Rosa, Malvasia Moscata, Montanera, Mueller Thurgau, Ruche' Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha Where it is Nearest town 14 km south-west of Asti Nearest city 36 km south-east of Moncalieri 56,134 people To the sea 66 km Rivers nearby Tanaro (5.4 km) Same latitude Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada), Old Mission Peninsula (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 110–366 m Mean elevation 198 m Mean slope 9.6° (17 %) Steepest tenth above 20° Faces several directions, mostly north Measured over the whole outline on 208,524 elevation cells of about 27 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 White Arneis
min 4,000 vines/ha
White Arneis
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Nebbiolo
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Nebbiolo
min 4,000 vines/ha
Red Nebbiolo
min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)80% Unconsolidated sediments20% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 11 Antignano Castellinaldo D'Alba Celle Enomondo Cisterna D'Asti Govone Magliano Alfieri Priocca Revigliasco D'Asti San Damiano D'Asti San Martino Alfieri Tigliole Wineries · 3 Azienda Agricola Ca d'Tulin Cantine Povero srl Teo Costa From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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