EMILIA ROMAGNA’s DOCGs
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1. Romagna Albana DOCG
Approved as a DOC in 1967
Upgraded to DOCG in 2011
Permitted Type of Wine: Reserved to white wines, which may be dry wines, sweet wines or sweet raisin wines (“passito“) in which last case the grapes may be dried whether on the vine or after the harvest
Territory: areas adjancent to the towns of (i) Castrocaro Terme e Terra del Sole, Forlì, Forlimpopoli, Meldola, Bertinoro, Cesena, Montiano, Roncofreddo, Savignano sul Rubicone and Longiano, all in the Forli-Cesena district; (ii) Castelbolognese, Riolo Terme, Faenza, Casola Valsenio and Brisighella, all in the Ravenna district; (iii) Borgo Tossignano, Casalfiumanese, Castel San Pietro Terme, Dozza Imolese, Fontanelice, Imola and Ozzano Emilia, all in the Bologna district
Subzones: N/A
Permitted Varieties: 95% or more Albana, which may be blended with up to 5% of other white-berried grape varieties permitted in the Emilia Romagna region
Minimum Aging: N/A
2. Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG
Approved as a DOC in the context of the “Colli Bolognesi DOC” in 1997
Upgraded to DOCG in 2010
Permitted Type of Wine: Reserved to white wines
Territory: (i) areas adjancent to the towns of Monte San Pietro and Monteveglio, both in the Bologna district; (ii) portions of the territories of the towns of Sasso Marconi, Casalecchio di Reno, Zola Predosa, Crespellano, Bazzano and Castello di Serravalle, all in the Bologna district; (iii) a portion of the territory of the town of Savignano sul Panaro, in the Modena district
Subzones: N/A
Permitted Varieties: 95% or more Pignoletto, which may be blended with up to 5% of other white-berried grape varieties permitted in the Emilia Romagna region
Minimum Aging: N/A
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