📜 Lipuda
Lipuda is an Italian PGI (traditionally IGT) for red, rosé, white and red novello wines, plus frizzante, from eight communes of the province of Crotone in Calabria.
Lipuda is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, traditionally called IGT) for wines from eight communes of the province of Crotone in Calabria: Carfizzi, Casabona, Cirò, Cirò Marina, Crucoli, Melissa, Strangoli and Umbriatico. The specification says that vine growing along the Lipuda river valley was introduced by Greek colonists.
The single document describes red, red novello, rosé and white wines, and also covers a frizzante (lightly sparkling) wine. Minimum total alcohol is 11% vol. for red, red novello and rosé and 10.5% vol. for white. Maximum yield is 144 hl/ha for white and 128 hl/ha for red and rosé.
The main varieties named in the document include gaglioppo, greco nero, greco bianco, aglianico, magliocco canino, montepulciano, sangiovese, nerello mascalese, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, syrah, chardonnay, malvasia bianca, montonico bianco, trebbiano toscano and zibibbo, among others. Winemaking must take place in the production zone or elsewhere in the province of Crotone.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Lipuda → → → 🍷 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
Which wines can be called Lipuda?
Red, red novello, rosé and white wines, and also frizzante wine.
Where is Lipuda produced?
In eight communes of the province of Crotone, Calabria: Carfizzi, Casabona, Cirò, Cirò Marina, Crucoli, Melissa, Strangoli and Umbriatico.
What are the alcohol and yield limits of Lipuda?
Minimum total alcohol is 11% vol. for red and rosé and 10.5% vol. for white; maximum yield is 128 hl/ha for red and rosé and 144 hl/ha for white.
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.
Similar
📜 Costa Viola · 📜 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
- Documento unico IGP Lipuda, modifica (eAmbrosia, Ares(2019)3520)
- Wikidata