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| name = Nizza |
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| official name = Nizza |
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| type = [[DOCG]] |
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| year = 19/11/2014 |
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| country = [[Italy]] |
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| sub regions = [[Montferrat]], [[Province of Asti]] |
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| climate region = warm |
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| precipitation = ~ 700 mm |
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| grapes = Barbera |
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| wineries = 40 |
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'''Nizza''' is a [[Red wine|red]] ''[[DOCG]]'' wine produced in the [[Northern Italy|northern Italian]] region of [[Piemonte (wine)|Piedmont]]. It is made from the [[Barbera]] grape, and the zone of production extends into the communes of [[Agliano Terme]], [[Belveglio]], [[Bruno]], [[Calamandrana]], [[Castel Boglione]], [[Castelnuovo Belbo]], [[Castelnuovo Calcea]], [[Castel Rocchero]], [[Cortiglione]], [[Incisa Scapaccino]], [[Moasca]], [[Mombaruzzo]], [[Mombercelli]], [[Nizza Monferrato]], [[Rocchetta Palafea]], [[San Marzano Oliveto]], [[Vaglio Serra]] and [[Vinchio]] within the [[province of Asti]]. <ref>[http://www.ilnizza.net/pdf/disciplinare-uk.pdf]Nizza DOCG Regulations, Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Asti e Monferrato, 29 October 2012</ref> |
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Nizza was promoted to DOCG status in 2014.<ref>[https://www.politicheagricole.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeAttachment.php/L/IT/D/7%252Fd%252Fd%252FD.a0d0d9b2613b6763a1b9/P/BLOB%3AID%3D8291/E/pdf] Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali prot. 85456 del 19.11.2014</ref> Before that date it had been a sub-zone of the [[Barbera d'Asti]] DOCG. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Italian DOCG]] |
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[[Category:Wines of Piedmont]] |
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[[Category:Province of Asti]] |
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Revision as of 12:37, 17 November 2015
| Wine region | |
| Official name | Nizza |
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| Type | DOCG |
| Year established | 19/11/2014 |
| Country | Italy |
| Sub-regions | Montferrat, Province of Asti |
| Climate region | warm |
| Precipitation (annual average) | ~ 700 mm |
| Grapes produced | Barbera |
| No. of wineries | 40 |
Nizza is a red DOCG wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the Barbera grape, and the zone of production extends into the communes of Agliano Terme, Belveglio, Bruno, Calamandrana, Castel Boglione, Castelnuovo Belbo, Castelnuovo Calcea, Castel Rocchero, Cortiglione, Incisa Scapaccino, Moasca, Mombaruzzo, Mombercelli, Nizza Monferrato, Rocchetta Palafea, San Marzano Oliveto, Vaglio Serra and Vinchio within the province of Asti. [1]
Nizza was promoted to DOCG status in 2014.[2] Before that date it had been a sub-zone of the Barbera d'Asti DOCG.