Lizzano, Apulia
Lizzano DOC
The area around Lizzano produces red, white, rose and sparkling Italian DOC wines. Grapes destined for reds and roses are limited to a harvest yield of 14 tonnes/ha with the finished wine needing to have a minimum alcohol level of 11.5%. White wine grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 12 tonnes/ha with minimum alcohol level of 10.5% The reds, roses and frizzante roses are blends composed primarily of Negroamaro (60-80%) with Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Bombino nero and Pinot noir making up the remaining. Malvasia nera can also be used but is limited to 10% of the blend. The whites, frizzantes and spumantes are a blend of 40-60% Trebbiano, at least 30% Chardonnay and/or Pinot blanc, up to 25% Sauvignon blanc and/or Bianco di Alessano and up to 10% Malvasia bianca.
Climate
Lizzano has a Hot Summer Mediterranean Climate with an annual average temperature of 17.45 C.
| Climate data for Lizzano (1972-2001) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.9 (71.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Source: Super Meteo [1] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Population from ISTAT
- ^ P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 174 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1-55297-720-X
External links
- Italian Made "Lizzano DOC"
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