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Terre di Pisa

Appellation

Terre di Pisa is an appellation in Italy across 15 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese and Syrah. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2011-12-23
Area
81,423 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
34.74 × 37.89 km
Centre
43.5656° N, 10.6641° E
Grapes
Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero
Other grapes
Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero
Max yield
59.5 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
7.1 km south of Ponsacco
Nearest city
15 km south-east of Cascina 40,512 people
To the sea
27 km
Rivers nearby
Arno (12 km)
Same latitude
Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
4–663 m
Mean elevation
110 m

Measured over the whole outline on 66,817 elevation cells of about 111 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

Terre di Pisa Rosso Red
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotSangioveseSyrah
max 59.5 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Terre di Pisa Sangiovese Red
Sangiovese
max 59.5 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 15

Wineries · 4

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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