Terracina / Moscato di Terracina DOC
Synopsis
History: Established as a DOC in 2007
Vineyard Area: 32 ha / 79 acres (2019)
Production: 1,920 hl / 21,400 cases (5-year average)
Principal White Grape Varieties:
Styles and Wine Composition
WHITE WINES
- Bianco (Wh, WhSw): Minimum 85% Moscato di Terracina + OAWG
SPARKLING WINES
- Spumante (WhSp, WhSpSw): 100% Moscato di Terracina
DESSERT AND SPECIALTY WINES
- Passito (WhSw): Minimum 85% Moscato di Terracina + OAWG
Significant Production Rules
- Grapes for Passito must be dried on or off the vine to achieve a minimum potential alcohol level of 15.5% or sugar level of 260 g/l (26.0%)
- Spumante is fermented only in pressurized tanks (autoclaves)
- Minimum alcohol level: 9.0% for Spumante dolce (11.0% potential); 10.5% for Spumante secco (11.0% potential); 11.0% for Bianco (11.5% potential); 12.0% for Passito (15.5% potential)
- Aging: No minimums specified
Last Disciplinare Modification:
10/14/2014
