Pantelleria

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The entire island of Pantelleria, of volcanic origin, constitutes the production zone of the appellation, with soils selected for their qualitative vocation.
• The windiness of the island, together with the full range of climatic and environmental factors, is described as conducive to quality-oriented viticulture.

• The bush-vine training (alberello) practised by the island's growers involves a hollow dug into the soil and pruning of the main trunk to form six radially arranged shoots. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Growers practise bush-vine (alberello) cultivation under climatic conditions described as harsh, typical of the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Bush-vine (alberello) cultivation at Pantelleria is a traditional practice handed down through generations of the island's growers and farmers, with the trunk pruned to form six radial arms. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The DOC Moscato Passito di Pantelleria was established in 1971; in 2000 the DOC Moscato di Pantelleria was recognised, while the passito designation became Passito di Pantelleria. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The millennia-long viticultural and winemaking history of the area bears witness to how human intervention has passed down through the centuries the traditional viticultural and oenological techniques, further refined in the modern era.

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

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0792
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Volontario per la Tutela dei Vini DOC dell'Isola di Pantelleria