📜 Roccamonfina
Roccamonfina is an Italian PGI (IGT) for white, red and rosé wines, also amabile, frizzante, passito and red novello, from the hills of the province of Caserta, Campania.
Roccamonfina is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, formerly IGT) for wines from the hilly parts of 25 communes in the north-west of the province of Caserta, Campania, around the volcanic massif of Roccamonfina; they include Roccamonfina, Teano, Sessa Aurunca and Mondragone.
The specification covers white, red and rosé wines, also amabile and frizzante, passito versions of white and red, and red novello. Minimum total alcohol is 10.5% vol for white and 11% vol for red and rosé; minimum total acidity is 5.0 g/l for white and 4.5 g/l for red and rosé. The grape variety may be named on the label.
Main varieties named in the document are Aglianico, Fiano, Falanghina, Greco, Coda di Volpe, Sciascinoso, Primitivo and Piedirosso. The maximum yield is 119 hl/ha, or 112 hl/ha for wines that name a variety.
Facts
| Registered | PGI, protected in the EU since 19 February 1999 1 |
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How it connects to Wine
📜 Roccamonfina → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Campania, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Which wines does Roccamonfina cover?
White, red and rosé wines, also amabile and frizzante, passito white and red, and red novello. A grape variety may be named on the label.
Where is Roccamonfina produced?
In the hilly areas of communes in the north-west of the province of Caserta (Campania), around the Roccamonfina volcanic massif.
Which grapes are used?
The main varieties named are Aglianico, Fiano, Falanghina, Greco, Coda di Volpe, Sciascinoso, Primitivo and Piedirosso.
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
📜 Colli di Salerno · 📜 Castel San Lorenzo · 📜 Cilento · 📜 Paestum · 📜 Epomeo · 📜 Terre del Volturno
⚠️ 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 Roccamonfina (PGI-IT-A0263-AM01), eAmbrosia, Ares(2014)1968138
- Wikidata