Ischia

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The highest peak on the island is Monte Epomeo, standing at 788 metres and located at the island's centre, a submarine volcano that subsided over the last 130,000 years.
• The island is geologically characterised by green tuffs, as it represents the summit of Monte Epomeo, the last remaining point of the volcano still above the surface.
• Geologically, the island is volcanic in character, having formed through a succession of eruptions over approximately 150,000 years, with the most recent lava flow occurring in 1301 in the eastern sector.
• The prevailing winds vary with the season: in winter the libeccio, ponente-libeccio, and scirocco blow, while in summer and spring the tramontana and grecale predominate.
• Humidity varies by season, reaching a winter average of 63% in the presence of the libeccio and scirocco with frequent rainfall, while it decreases with northerly winds and in spring.

• Viticulture dates back to the Greek era: on the Cup of Nestor, discovered in the necropolis of San Montano and dating to around 725 BC, an inscription is engraved in praise of the fine local wine.
• From 1500 onwards, bulk white wine was exported by sea in barrels known as carrati, carried aboard sailing vessels called vinacciere, to Italian and foreign markets and as far as Dalmatia.
• The appellation received DOC recognition in 1966, making it the second DOC in Italy to be recognised.

• The production regulations specify that all wines, both red and white, display well-balanced physicochemical characteristics across every wine type provided for.
• On the palate and nose, the predominant aromas are those typical of the grape varieties used, as indicated in the production regulations.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0251
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini Campi Flegrei e Ischia