Nizza (also Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza before 2014) is a
DOCG
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 ...
red
Italian wine produced in the
northern Italian
Northern Italy ( it, Italia settentrionale, it, Nord Italia, label=none, it, Alta Italia, label=none or just it, Nord, label=none) is a geographical and cultural region in the northern part of Italy. It consists of eight administrative regions ...
region of
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
, population_note =
, population_blank1_title =
, population_blank1 =
, demographics_type1 =
, demographics1_footnotes =
, demographics1_title1 =
, demographics1_info1 =
, demographics1_title2 ...
. It is made from the
Barbera grape, and the zone of production is limited to the ''
comuni'' (municipalities) of
Agliano Terme,
Belveglio
Belveglio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Belveglio borders the following municipalities: Cortiglione, Mombercelli, Rocchetta T ...
,
Bruno
Bruno may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname
* Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880)
* Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
,
Calamandrana
Calamandrana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Calamandrana borders the following municipalities: Canelli, Cassinasco, Castel Bo ...
,
Castel Boglione
Castel Boglione is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Castel Boglione borders the following municipalities: Calamandrana, Castel Roc ...
,
Castelnuovo Belbo
Castelnuovo Belbo ( pms, Castelneuv Belb) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Castelnuovo Belbo borders the following municipalities ...
,
Castelnuovo Calcea
Castelnuovo Calcea is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti
Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a ''comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) loca ...
,
Castel Rocchero
Castel Rocchero is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Castel Rocchero borders the following municipalities: Acqui Terme, Alice Bel C ...
,
Cortiglione,
Incisa Scapaccino,
Moasca
Moasca is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Moasca borders the following municipalities: Agliano Terme, Calosso, Canelli, Castelnu ...
,
Mombaruzzo
Mombaruzzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Mombaruzzo borders the following municipalities: Bruno, Carentino, Cassine, Castelnu ...
,
Mombercelli, Nizza Monferrato,
Rocchetta Palafea
Rocchetta Palafea is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in North ...
,
San Marzano Oliveto
San Marzano Oliveto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
San Marzano Oliveto is located in a panoramic position above sea level. I ...
,
Vaglio Serra and
Vinchio
Vinchio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti.
Vinchio borders the following municipalities: Belveglio, Castelnuovo Calcea, Cortiglione ...
within the
province of Asti
The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the sou ...
.
[ Nizza DOCG Regulations, Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Asti e Monferrato, 29 October 2012] In this area Barbera is the leading grape variety grown, because the pedoclimatic conditions here are particularly favourable for its ripening.
The zone of production is centered on the town of
Nizza Monferrato, from which the wine derives its name.
History
Nizza was promoted to DOCG status in 2014.
Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali prot. 85456 del 19.11.2014 Before that date it had been a ''Superiore'' subzone of the Barbera d'Asti DOCG.
DOCG regulations
Nizza production rules specify:
Environment
Nizza vines are sun-demanding and normally occupy the best-exposed slopes that face from southeast to west; the valleys are excluded. The production area is the focus of the so-called Tertiary Piedmont Basin, a hilly region that originated from the lifting of the seabed during the late Tertiary
Tertiary ( ) is a widely used but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago.
The period began with the demise of the non-avian dinosaurs in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, at the start ...
epoch; the soils are calcareous
Calcareous () is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.
In zoology
''Calcareous'' is used as an adje ...
, of medium depth, and characterized by sandy-clay marls and stratified sandstones.
References
External links
Association of Nizza Producers
{{wines
Italian DOCG
Wines of Piedmont
Province of Asti
Nizza Monferrato