📜 Canavese
Italian PDO (DOC) for red, rosato, white and sparkling wine in Piedmont.
Canavese is an Italian protected designation of origin (DOC, PDO) for wine from the Piedmont region. It has been in the EU register since 14 April 2004.
The specification covers still and sparkling wine in several colours. Red and novello wines are ruby red, dry and harmonious, with a minimum total alcoholic strength of 10.50% vol (11.00% vol for the novello). The rosato and rosato spumante range from pink to light ruby, with a minimum of 10.50% vol for the rosato and 11.00% vol for the spumante. The designation also covers Canavese Barbera (minimum 10.50% vol), Canavese Nebbiolo (minimum 11.00% vol), and white and white spumante wines (minimum 10.00% vol, and 11.00% vol for the spumante). Minimum total acidity is 5.0 g/l expressed as tartaric acid.
The principal varieties listed in the specification include Bonarda, Barbera, Freisa, Erbaluce, Neretto di Bairo, Nebbiolo and Uva Rara.
Maximum yields are 11,000 kg of grapes per hectare for red, novello, rosato, rosato spumante and Barbera, 10,000 kg/ha for Nebbiolo and 12,000 kg/ha for white and white spumante wines.
The production zone covers the whole territory of 99 communes in the province of Turin, 6 in the province of Biella and 2 in the province of Vercelli.
The specification describes vineyards on the southern slopes of a glacial moraine amphitheatre in northern Piedmont, on the border with the Aosta Valley.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Canavese ← main grape of ← 🍇 Nebbiolo → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Piedmont, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Nebbiolo, 🍇 Barbera, 🍇 Erbaluce
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
What is Canavese?
An Italian DOC (PDO) for red, rosato, white and sparkling wines from communes in the provinces of Turin, Biella and Vercelli, Piedmont.
Which grapes are used?
Principal varieties include Bonarda, Barbera, Freisa, Erbaluce, Neretto di Bairo, Nebbiolo and Uva Rara.
What are the maximum yields?
11,000 kg/ha for red, novello, rosato and Barbera, 10,000 kg/ha for Nebbiolo and 12,000 kg/ha for white wines.
What to read next
- 🍷 Red wine — Wine from dark grapes that ferments with the skins and takes its colour from them.
- 🍷 Still wine — Wine without noticeable bubbles: EU category 1, at least 8.5–9 % actual alcohol and no more than 15 % total; red, white, rosé or orange.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 Rosé — Wine from dark grapes kept briefly with their skins, so the colour is pale pink.
Similar
📜 Colli Tortonesi · 📜 Terre Alfieri · 📜 Colline Saluzzesi · 📜 Coste della Sesia · 📍 Roero · 📜 Colline Novaresi
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – single document / technical file, Canavese (PDO-IT-A1083-AM02)
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register