Carso – Kras is an
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wine-producing zone located in the provinces
Trieste
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and
Gorizia
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in the
Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, on the border with
Slovenia
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.
It was classified as a
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
The following four classifications of wine constitute the Italian system of labelling and legally protecting Italian wine:
* ''Denominazione di origine'' (DO, rarely used; ; English: “designation of origin”),
* ''Indicazione geografica tipi ...
(DOC) in 1985 and produces both red and white wine. It takes its name from the
Carso plateau and covers 57 hectares. It has produced 1, 080 hl total 2013/2014, with an average of 11, 240 cases bottled annually.
Varieties and wine types
Traditionally, most of the red wine is produced from
Terrano grapes, and the white wine primarily from
Malvasia Istriana grapes.
However, a number of
international varieties are also in cultivation.
Carso DOC wine can be produced either as Carso Rosso, with a minimum of 70% Terrano and a maximum of 30% of other local grape varieties, such as
Piccola nera
Piccola nera is a red Italian and Slovenian wine grape variety that is grown in the province of Trieste within the Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine region and across the border in neighboring Slovenia where ampelographers believe that the grape origina ...
, or as varietal Carso, with a minimum of 85% of the variety indicated and a maximum of 15% of other varieties allowed within the DOC zone. The following varietal Carso wines are allowed:
ItalianMade: Carso DOC: Map, Varieties and Types
, accessed 2010-10-23
*Red wines
**Carso Cabernet Sauvignon
**Carso Cabernet Franc
**Carso Merlot
**Carso Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is a red Italian wine grape grown predominantly in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeast Italy. The grape is a variety in the Refosco family (which also includes e.g. Terrano) and derives its name from its re ...
**Carso Terrano
*Dry white wines
**Carso Chardonnay
**Carso Malvasia
Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands and the island of Madeira, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world. ...
**Carso Pinot grigio
Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...
**Carso Sauvignon
**Carso Traminer
Savagnin or Savagnin blanc (not to be confused with Sauvignon blanc) is a variety of white wine grape with green-skinned berries. It is mostly grown in the Jura region of France, where it is made into Savagnin wine or the famous vin jaune and vi ...
**Carso Vitovska
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