📜 Costa Viola
Red, white and rosé IGT wines, also novello, from four communes on the Strait of Messina coast in Calabria.
Costa Viola is an Italian wine with a protected geographical indication (IGT in Italy, PGI in the EU) from four communes in the province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria: Bagnara Calabra, Palmi, Scilla and Seminara.
The specification allows white, red and rosé wines, and also red and rosé novello. The minimum total alcoholic strength is 11% vol. for white and rosé, 11.5% vol. for rosé novello and 12% vol. for red and red novello. The maximum yield is 10 t of grapes (75 hl of wine) per hectare for white and 8 t (60 hl) for red and rosé. The label may add the grape variety name; such wines must show the characteristics of that variety.
The document lists many main varieties, among them Nerello Cappuccio, Greco Nero, Moscato Bianco, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barbera, Aglianico, Sangiovese and Chardonnay, as well as Greco, Gaglioppo and Nerello Mascalese.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Costa Viola → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Calabria, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Where is Costa Viola wine made?
In four communes of the province of Reggio Calabria in Calabria: Bagnara Calabra, Palmi, Scilla and Seminara.
Which wines does the Costa Viola IGT allow?
White, red and rosé wines, and also red and rosé novello. The minimum total alcohol is between 11% and 12% vol. depending on the type.
Can the grape variety appear on the label?
Yes, but the wine must then show the characteristics of that variety.
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.
Similar
📜 Lipuda · 📜 Scilla · 📜 Valdamato · 📜 Scavigna · 📜 Val di Neto · 📜 Bivongi
⚠️ 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 – EU geographical indications register
- Fascicolo tecnico / disciplinare IGT Costa Viola (eAmbrosia, PGI-IT-A0640)
- Wikidata