Valdinievole

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Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The name Valdinievole derives from the Latin "Vallis Nebulae", meaning valley of mists or clouds, and denotes a territory with homogeneous pedoclimatic and hydrogeological characteristics.
• In the hilly and mountainous areas, the backbone of the relief is almost everywhere composed of "macigno"-type sandstone dating from the Tertiary era.
• The plain of Valdinievole consists, in a substantially homogeneous manner, of alluvial fill soils transported by the watercourses that cross it.
• The climate is moderated by the Padule di Fucecchio basin, which acts as a thermal buffer, and by the influence of sea winds that penetrate the valley and come to a halt at the Montalbano range.
• Rainfall ranges between 800 and 1,000 mm per year on the plain and between 1,000 and 1,400 mm in the hilly zone, while the band of greatest vine concentration extends from 50 to 300 metres above sea level.

• In the Florentine land registry of 1427, the hilly territory of Pescia and Valdinievole is described as the «kingdom of the vine» for its production of white wines.
• In the fourteenth century, wines from Valdinievole entered Florence without paying customs duties, a privilege reserved for Florentine territories and a mark of their commercial esteem.
• The appellation received its first recognition in 1976 as the DOC "Bianco della Valdinievole", later transformed in 2010 into the Denominazione di Origine "Valdinievole" with the addition of red wine types.
• The red wines are traditionally produced from mixed, multi-variety blends, with the joint and predominant presence of Sangiovese and Canaiolo nero alongside minor varieties such as Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Buonamico, Foglia tonda, and Malvasia nera.

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-A1512