Melissa DOC
Shaded: the delimited Melissa production zone within Calabria.
- DOC since
- 1979
- Communes
- 14
- Wines
- 3
- Grapes
- 2
The wines 3
Bianco
Rosso
Rosso Superiore
Production zone14 communes · Crotone
Entirely within the zone 5
MelissaBelvedere di SpinelloCarfizziSan Nicola dell'AltoUmbriatico
Partly within the zone 9
CasabonaCastelsilanoCrotonePallagorioRocca di NetoScandaleSan Mauro MarchesatoSanta SeverinaStrongoli
Art. 3: the whole territory of Melissa, Belvedere di Spinello, Carfizzi, San Nicola dell'Alto, Umbriatico + parts of 9 more comuni, all in the province of Crotone. Geometry = comune-union of the 5 whole comuni (openpolis WGS84, 18.136 ha); the partials not unioned.
GrapesGreco Bianco · Gaglioppo
- Greco Bianco80-95% of Melissa Bianco.
- GaglioppoBase of Melissa Rosso.
Art. 2: Melissa Bianco = Greco bianco 80-95% + Trebbiano toscano/Malvasia bianca 5-20%; Melissa Rosso = Gaglioppo-based. A KR-coast DOC neighbouring Cirò.
Viticulture
Art. 4: yields/altitude per typology; not transcribed as scalar.
Legalsince 1979 · Valoritalia s.r.l.
DOC since1979
DOC decreeDPR 31.05.1979
Current decreeDM 05.08.2002
Control bodyValoritalia s.r.l.
ModificationsDOC DPR 31.05.1979mod. DM 05.08.2002