DOC/DOP Regulations
Region
- Campania
Provinces
- Caserta, Napoli
Communes of Production
- Caserta Provincia:
- Aversa, Carinaro, Casal di Principe, Casaluce, Casapesenna, Cesa, Frignano, Gricignano di Aversa, Lusciano, Orta di Atella, Parete, San Cipriano d’Aversa, San Marcellino, Sant’Arpino, Succivo, Teverola, Trentola – Ducenta, Villa di Briano, Villa Literno.
- Napoli Provincia:
- Giugliano, Qualiano, Sant’Antimo.
Styles
- Bianco:
- Asprinio (aka: Greco)
- Asprinio Spumante
Grape Varieties
- Bianco:
- minimum 85% Asprinio
- maximum 15% other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in the provinces of Caserta and Napoli
- Asprinio Spumante: 100% Asprinio
Minimum Alcohol
- Asprinio: 10.5%
- Asprinio Spumante: 11%
Minimum Total Acidity
- Asprinio: 6 g/l
- Asprinio Spumante: 7 g/l
Additional Requirements
- If labeled „Vigneti ad alberata“, the wine was sourced from vines trained up poplar trees in the traditional alberata style.
Maximum Yields
- 12 tons/ha
Elevation
- 10-101 meters
DOC Established
- 1993 (last modified 2011)
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