Terra d’Otranto DOC

WHITE WINES

• Bianco (Wh): Minimum 75% Chardonnay + OAWG
• Chardonnay (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 90% Chardonnay + OAWG
• Fiano (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 90% Fiano + OAWG
• Malvasia Bianca (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 90% Malvasia + OANWG
• Verdeca (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 90% Verdeca + OAWG

ROSATO WINES

• Rosato (Ro): Minimum 75% Malvasia Nera (di Basilicata, di Brindisi, and/or di Lecce), Negroamaro, and/or Primitivo + OARG
• Rosato Frizzante (RoFr): Minimum 70% Negroamaro + OARG (this may be a typo in the disciplinare referring only to Rosato Spumante)

RED WINES

• Rosso (Rd): Minimum 75% Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro, and/or Primitivo + OARG
• Aleatico (Rd, RdSw): Minimum 90% Aleatico + OARG
• Malvasia Nera (Rd): Minimum 90% Malvasia Nera + OARG
• Primitivo (Rd): Minimum 90% Primitivo + OARG
• Riserva (Rosso)

SPARKLING WINES

• Spumante (WhSp): Minimum 75% Chardonnay + OAWG
• Rosato Spumante (RoSp): Minimum 70% Negroamaro + OARG

• Minimum alcohol level: 11.5% for Bianco, white varietals, Spumante, and Rosato Spumante; 12.5% for Rosato, Rosso, Malvasia Nera, and Riserva; 13.0% for Aleatico (15.0% potential); 13.5% for Primitivo
• Residual sugar: Maximum 10 g/l (1.0%) for Bianco, white varietals, Rosato, Rosso, Malvasia Nera, and Riserva; maximum 18 g/l (1.8%) for Primitivo; spumanti can range from extra brut to extra dry
• Aging: For all non-riserva wines except Primitivo, minimum approx. 2–3 months (ERD = January 1, V+1); for Primitivo, minimum approx. 5 months (ERD = March 31, V+1); for Riserva, minimum 24 months (ERD = November 1, V+2)