Emilia-Romagna DOC

Region: Emilia-Romagna

Synopsis

Region:

Emilia-Romagna,

History: Approved as Pignoletto DOC in 2014 for Grechetto-based wines formerly in Colli Bolognesi DOC; name changed in 2023 (effective with 2024 harvest)

Vineyard Area: 1,331 ha / 3,288 acres (2021)

Production: 122,700 hl / 1,363,200 cases (2022)

Principal White Grape Varieties:

Pignoletto

Styles and Wine Composition

WHITE WINES

Pignoletto (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 85% Grechetto (locally Pignoletto) + OAWG

SPARKLING WINES

Spumante (WhSp): Minimum 85% Grechetto + OAWG

DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES

Vendemmia Tardiva (WhSw): Minimum 85% Grechetto + OAWG
Passito (WhSw): Minimum 85% Grechetto + OAWG

Subzones and Other Geographic Terms

3 unità geografiche aggiuntive (“additional geographical units”) for still, frizzante, and sparkling wines but not dessert wines: Colli d’Imola, Modena, and Reno

Significant Production Rules

Minimum alcohol level: 10.5% for non-subzone Pignoletto and Spumante; 11.0% for all subzone wines except 11.5% for Colli d’Imola Pignoletto; 12.0% for Vendemmia Tardiva (14.0% potential); 12.0% for Passito (15.0% potential)
Residual sugar: Spumante can range from brut nature (zero dosage) to dry
Aging: No minimums specified

Last Disciplinare Modification:

11/10/2025

Notes:

List of unità geografiche aggiuntive: Colli d’Imola (from the communes of Borgo Tossignano, Casalfiumanese, and Fontanelice and parts of 4 others in the province of Bologna), Modena (from 34 communes in the province of Modena), Reno (from 27 communes in the province of Bologna and 6 in the province of Modena)