Region: Puglia
History: Established as a DOC in 1976
Principal White Grape Varieties: Chardonnay, Fiano, Malvasia, Sauvignon Blanc
Principal Red Grape Varieties: Negroamaro, Susumaniello
Styles and Wine Composition:
WHITE WINES
- Bianco (Wh): Minimum 80% Chardonnay and/or Malvasia + OANWG
- Chardonnay (Wh): Minimum 90% Chardonnay + OANWG
- Fiano (Wh): Minimum 90% Fiano + OANWG
- Malvasia Bianca (Wh): Minimum 90% Malvasia + OANWG
- Sauvignon (Wh): Minimum 90% Sauvignon Blanc + OANWG
ROSATO WINES
- Rosato (Ro): Minimum 70% Negroamaro + OARG
- Negroamaro or Negro Amaro (Ro): Minimum 85% Negroamaro + OARG
RED WINES
- Rosso (Rd): Minimum 70% Negroamaro + OARG
- Negroamaro or Negro Amaro (Rd): Minimum 85% Negroamaro + OARG
- Susumaniello (Rd): Minimum 85% Susumaniello + OARG
- Novello (Rosso)
- Riserva (Rosso, Negroamaro)
SPARKLING WINES
- Spumante (WhSp): Minimum 80% Chardonnay and/or Malvasia + OANWG
- Varietal Spumante (WhSp): Can be made by a second fermentation of any of the white varietals
- Rosato Spumante (RoSp): Minimum 70% Negroamaro + OARG
- Negroamaro Rosato Spumante (RoSp): Minimum 85% Negroamaro + OARG
Significant Production Rules:
- Rosato production requires 12–24 hours of maceration before pressing
- Spumante wines may undergo second fermentation either in bottles or in autoclaves
- Minimum alcohol level: 11.0% for Bianco and white varietals; 11.5% for all spumanti; 12.0% for Rosato, Rosso, and red varietals; 12.5% for Riserva
- Residual sugar: Maximum 10 g/l (1.0%) for all wines except Novello and spumanti; 30 g/l (3.0%) for Novello (the disciplinare does not specify whether this is a minimum or a maximum); spumanti can range from extra brut to extra dry
- Aging: For Riserva, minimum 2 years (ERD = November 10, V+2)
