📜 Rotae
Rotae is an Italian PGI (IGT) for white, red and rosé wines, also frizzante, red novello and white passito, from all communes of the province of Isernia in Molise.
Rotae is an Italian protected geographical indication (PGI, formerly IGT) for wines from all communes of the province of Isernia, Molise, an area covering about a third of the region.
The specification covers white and white frizzante, white passito, red, red frizzante and red novello, and rosé and rosé frizzante; the grape variety may be named on the label. Minimum total alcohol is 10% vol for white and frizzante wines, 10.5% vol for still red and rosé, 11% vol for novello and 14% vol for white passito.
Among the named varieties are Aglianico, Montepulciano, Tintilia, Falanghina, Fiano, Greco, Chardonnay and Trebbiano. The maximum yield is 23,000 kg of grapes per hectare (180 hl/ha), 22,000 kg/ha (170 hl/ha) for wines naming a variety, and 115 hl/ha for white passito.
Facts
| Registered | PGI, protected in the EU since 19 February 1999 1 |
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How it connects to Wine
📜 Rotae → → → 🍷 Still wine → kind of → 🍷 Types of wine → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Molise, 🍷 Still wine
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine, 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Which wines does Rotae cover?
White, white frizzante and white passito; red, red frizzante and red novello; rosé and rosé frizzante. A variety may be named on the label.
Where is Rotae produced?
In all communes of the province of Isernia, in Molise.
What is the minimum alcohol?
10% vol for white and frizzante, 10.5% vol for still red and rosé, 11% vol for novello and 14% vol for white passito.
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
📜 Osco / Terre degli Osci · 📜 Pentro di Isernia / Pentro · 📜 Biferno · 📍 Campo de Borja · 📍 Calatayud · 📜 Agenais
⚠️ 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 Rotae (PGI-IT-A0688-AM02), eAmbrosia, Ares(2014)2102592
- Wikidata