Elba is a (DOC) wine made from grapes grown on the island of

Elba Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano Nationa ...

, in the region of

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

, Italy. Elba wine can be red, white or sweet, the latter being the island's own version of

vin santo Vin Santo ("holy wine") is a style of Italian dessert wine. Traditional in Tuscany, these wines are often made from white grape varieties such as Trebbiano and Malvasia, though Sangiovese may be used to produce a ''rosé'' style known as "Oc ...

. The Elba DOC was created in 1967. Elba rosso is a minimum of 60%

sangiovese Sangiovese (, also , , ) is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin ''sanguis Jovis'', "the blood of Jupiter". Though it is the grape of most of central Italy from Romagna down to Lazio (the most widespread grape ...

, while Elba bianco may encompasses several different blends of grapes, of which include Ansonica, Trebbiano Toscano,

Vermentino Vermentino is a light-skinned wine grape variety, primarily found in Italian wine. It is widely planted in both Sardinia and Liguria (wine), Liguria, to some extent in Corsica, in Piedmont under the name Favorita, and in increasing amounts in Lan ...

and other white grapes. Rosso riserva wines must be aged for a minimum of two years, including six months in bottle.Joseph Batianich & David Lynch Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy" pg 431 Clarkson Potter Publishers

References

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External links

Infoelba
a source of information on Elba wines. 1967 establishments in Italy Italian DOC Wines of Tuscany