Nizza DOCG

This article is about the Italian wine. For other uses, see Nizza.
Nizza
Wine region
TypeDOCG
Year established2014
Years of wine industryPromoted from a Barbera d'Asti Superiore subzone
CountryItaly
Part ofPiemonte
Other regions in PiemonteBarbera d'Asti
Size of planted vineyards250 hectares (620 acres)[1]
Varietals producedBarbera
Wine produced2,420 hl[1]

Nizza (also Barbera d'Asti Superiore Nizza before 2014) is a DOCG red Italian wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the Barbera grape, and the zone of production is limited to the comuni (municipalities) 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.[2] In this area Barbera is the leading grape variety grown, because the pedoclimatic conditions here are particularly favourable for its ripening.

The zone of production is centered on the town of Nizza Monferrato, from which the wine derives its name.

  1. ^ a b "Nizza DOCG". Italian Wine Central. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Nizza DOCG Regulations, Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Asti e Monferrato, 29 October 2012