📜 Dugenta
Dugenta is an Italian PGI (traditionally IGT) for red, rosé, white and red novello wines from the commune of Dugenta in the province of Benevento.
Dugenta is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, traditionally called IGT) for wines from a single commune, Dugenta, in the province of Benevento in Campania. The grapes must come from the whole administrative territory of the commune.
The single document describes four types: red, red novello, rosé and white. All are described as dry or off-dry (abboccato) and balanced; red wines have floral and fruity aromas, white and rosé wines fruity and floral ones. Minimum total alcohol is 11% vol. for red novello, 10.5% vol. for red and rosé and 10% vol. for white. Maximum yield is 133 hl/ha for red, rosé and novello and 111 hl/ha for white.
The main varieties named in the document include aglianico, piedirosso, sangiovese, montepulciano, primitivo, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and barbera for red wines, and falanghina, fiano, greco, coda di volpe, asprinio, trebbiano toscano and malvasia bianca di Candia for white wines.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Dugenta → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Sannio, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Which wines can be called Dugenta?
Red, red novello, rosé and white wines, all still.
Where is Dugenta produced?
In the commune of Dugenta, in the province of Benevento in Campania.
What are the alcohol and yield limits of Dugenta?
Minimum total alcohol is 10% vol. (white), 10.5% vol. (red, rosé) or 11% vol. (red novello); yield is 133 hl/ha for red and rosé and 111 hl/ha for white.
What to read next
- 📍 Sannio — The hills of Benevento with Falanghina.
- 🍷 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.
Similar
📜 Benevento · 📍 Campo de Borja · 📍 Calatayud · 📜 Agenais · 📜 Alpes-Maritimes · 📜 Aude
⚠️ 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
- Documento unico IGP Dugenta (eAmbrosia, Ares(2014)1977040)
- Wikidata