Alcamo wine is produced under the
DOC
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classification of
Alcamo
Alcamo (; scn, Àrcamu, italic=no) is the fourth-largest town and commune of the Province of Trapani, Sicily, with a population of 44.925 inhabitants. It is on the borderline with the Metropolitan City of Palermo at a distance of about 50 kilo ...
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. It is located in the province of Palermo about south-west of the city of Palermo and just east of
Trapani
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In July 1972, the Alcamo DOC was applied to the wines produced in the nine different towns in the vicinity of Alcamo: Calatafimi, Castellammare del Golfo, Gibellina, Balestrate, Camporeale, Monreale, Partinico, San Cipirello and San Giuseppe Jato. Initially, it applied only to the white wines produced in the region. It is now also used for the red and rose wines produced in the region, following Local Wine Law 99.
Grape varieties used for Alcamo wines
* Red wines -
Nero d'Avola
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, as well as the non-native Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah
* White wines -
Grillo
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Catarratto
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Inzolia,
Grecanino and the non-native Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
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Alcamo wine producers
28 producers sell wine under the Alcamo DOC:
References
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Italian wines