Valcalepio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geographical zone is bounded to the north by the Orobie Alps, to the east by Lake Iseo, and to the west by Monte Canto, and encompasses a hilly territory.
• The principal geological formations present in the hilly zone of Bergamo include the Selcifero Lombardo, the Maiolica di Bruntino, the Sass de Luna, and the Arenaria di Sarnico, among others.
• In the hilly area to the north-west of the city of Bergamo, shaly-clay soils predominate.
• Along the eastern hill belt as far as Lake Iseo, a succession of formations occurs with predominantly clay-limestone characteristics.
• The Bergamo area presents three principal climatic zones: the western hills, the eastern hills, and the valley area of Trescore Balneario.

• In the fourteenth century, Pier de' Crescenzi discussed the methods used by the people of Bergamo to train their vines in his work Opus Ruralium Commodorum.
• In 1569, the Brescian writer Agostino Gallo dedicated a chapter of his agricultural treatise to the excellent Bergamo technique of planting vines, entitled 'Quanto bene piantano le viti i Bergamaschi'.

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

All appellations in Italy

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A1366
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Valcalepio