📜 Locride
Italian wine with a protected geographical indication (IGP, IGT) from the Ionian coast of Calabria, in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Locride is an Italian wine with a protected geographical indication (IGP, traditionally IGT) from the Ionian coast of Calabria, in the province of Reggio Calabria. The specification covers white, rosé and red wines, red novello, and a sweet passito made from the Montonico grape. The whites are described as fresh and savoury, the rosés as fresh and harmonious, the reds as ruby-coloured and intense.
The grapes come from the whole territory of 25 communes, among them Locri, Siderno, Gerace, Caulonia, Roccella Jonica, Bovalino and Bianco. The specification lists many varieties, among them Gaglioppo, Greco Bianco, Greco Nero, Montonico Bianco, Magliocco Canino, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Sangiovese and Zibibbo.
The minimum total alcohol is 10.5% vol for white, 11% vol for rosé and novello, 11.5% vol for red and 15% vol for the Montonico passito. The maximum yield is 90 hl/ha for white wines, 75 hl/ha for red and rosé wines and 60 hl/ha for the passito.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Locride → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Calabria, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Locride produced?
On the Ionian coast of Calabria, in 25 communes of the province of Reggio Calabria, including Locri, Siderno and Gerace.
What wines can be called Locride?
White, rosé and red wines, red novello and a sweet Montonico passito.
What are the minimum alcohol and the maximum yield?
Minimum total alcohol is 10.5% vol for white, 11% vol for rosé, 11.5% vol for red and 15% vol for passito. Maximum yield is 90 hl/ha for white, 75 hl/ha for red and rosé, 60 hl/ha for passito.
What to read next
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
- 🍷 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
📜 Lipuda · 📜 Costa Viola · 📜 Scilla · 📜 Valdamato · 📜 Scavigna · 📜 Val di Neto
⚠️ 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 IGP Locride (eAmbrosia, 2014)
- Domanda di modifica PGI-IT-A0644-AM03 – IGP Locride, documento unico (eAmbrosia, 2019)
- Wikidata