Controguerra
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Controguerra | |
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Comune di Controguerra | |
Church of Madonna delle Grazie | |
Coordinates: 42°51′N 13°49′E / 42.850°N 13.817°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Abruzzo |
Province | Teramo (TE) |
Frazioni | Commenda, Mattonelle, Piano del Tronto, Pignotto, San Giovanni, San Giuseppe Lavoratore, Santa Croce, Taiano |
Government | |
• Mayor | Franco Carletta |
Area | |
• Total | 22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
Population (30 June 2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,376 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Demonym | Controguerresi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 64010 |
Dialing code | 0861 |
Patron saint | San Benedetto |
Saint day | 21 March |
Website | Official website |
Controguerra (Abruzzese: Cundrauè, Cundrùuèrrë) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.
Controguerra DOC
[edit]Controguerra is noted for the Italian DOC wine produced in the hills and a valley near the comune. The area produces a wide variety of wine styles including, red, white, passito and spumante. Grape harvest are limited to yields of 14 tonnes/ha. The red wines of Controguerra are made predominantly of Montepulciano (at least 60%) with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon permitted up to 15% of the blend and other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Whites wines are composed of 60% Trebbiano and at least 15% Passerina with other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Sparkling Spumante wines are composed of at least 60% Trebbiano, at least 30% blend of Chardonnay, Verdicchio and Pecorino with other varieties permitted up to 10%.[3] Finished red wines are required to have at least 12% alcohol and finished whites a minimum of 11%.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
- ^ P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 153-154 Firefly Books 2004. ISBN 1-55297-720-X.
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