📜 Valdamato
Valdamato is an Italian PGI (IGP, formerly IGT) for white, rosé, red, novello, passito and sparkling wines from seven communes around Lamezia Terme in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria.
Valdamato is a protected geographical indication (PGI) for wines from seven communes in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria: Curinga, Feroleto, Gizzeria, Lamezia Terme, Maida, Pianopoli and San Pietro a Maida. The area covers the whole territory of these communes. The name has been protected in the EU since 19 February 1999.
The single document covers wine, sparkling wine and frizzante wine: white, white passito and white sparkling; red, red passito and red novello; rosé and rosé sparkling; and wines that name the grape variety. The white is straw yellow, fresh and sapid, with minimum total alcohol of 10.5% vol and total acidity of 5.0 g/l; the white sparkling wine has a regular, persistent mousse and a taste from extra brut to dry.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Valdamato → → → 🍷 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
What does Valdamato PGI mean?
It is a protected geographical indication: the grapes come from seven communes in the province of Catanzaro and the wine follows the production rules registered in the EU.
Which wines are made under Valdamato?
White, rosé and red wines, red novello, white and red passito, and white and rosé sparkling wines, with or without a variety name.
Where is Valdamato produced?
In Curinga, Feroleto, Gizzeria, Lamezia Terme, Maida, Pianopoli and San Pietro a Maida, in the province of Catanzaro.
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
📜 Lipuda · 📜 Costa Viola · 📜 Scilla · 📜 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 Valdamato (eAmbrosia, allegato 10959)
- Wikidata