📜 Quistello
Quistello is an Italian PGI (IGT) for white, rosé and red wines, also frizzante, and red novello, from four communes in the province of Mantua, Lombardy.
Quistello is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, formerly IGT) for wines from the whole territory of four communes in the province of Mantua, Lombardy: Quistello, Quingentole, San Giacomo delle Segnate and San Giovanni del Dosso. The vineyards lie in the low Po plain on the right bank of the river, 7–20 m above sea level, on alluvial soils.
The specification covers white, rosé and red wines, each also as frizzante, and red novello (also frizzante). Minimum total alcohol is 10% vol for white, rosé and red, and 11% vol for novello; minimum total acidity is 6 g/l (as tartaric acid). The grape variety may be named on the label.
Many varieties are listed as main varieties, among them the Lambrusco family (Salamino, Grasparossa, Maestri, Marani, Viadanese, di Sorbara), Merlot, Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Garganega. The stated maximum yield is 208 hl/ha (26,000 kg of grapes per hectare).
Facts
| Registered | PGI, protected in the EU since 19 February 1999 1 |
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How it connects to Wine
📜 Quistello → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Where it is
- 📍 Lombardy
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine
- Related to
- 🍷 Still wine, 🍷 Semi-sparkling wine
Frequently asked questions
Which wines does Quistello cover?
White, rosé and red wines, each also frizzante, and red novello (also frizzante). The grape variety can be named on the label.
Where is Quistello produced?
In the whole territory of Quistello, Quingentole, San Giacomo delle Segnate and San Giovanni del Dosso, in the province of Mantua (Lombardy).
What are the minimum alcohol and acidity?
Minimum total alcohol is 10% vol (11% vol for novello); minimum total acidity is 6 g/l expressed as tartaric acid.
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.
- 🍷 Semi-sparkling wine — EU categories 8 and 9: 1–2.5 bar of carbon dioxide and at least 7 % actual alcohol; frizzante, Perlwein, pétillant.
Similar
📜 Sabbioneta · 📜 Provincia di Pavia · 📜 Provincia di Mantova · 📜 Capriano del Colle · 📜 Collina del Milanese · 📜 Montenetto di Brescia
⚠️ 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 / documento unico IGP Quistello (PGI-IT-A1081-AM02), eAmbrosia, Ares(2014)2049583
- Wikidata