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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 Influenze pedo-ambientali su produzione, qualità e caratteristiche sensoriali dell’Albana di Romagna

Influenze pedo-ambientali su produzione, qualità e caratteristiche sensoriali dell’Albana di Romagna

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L’Albana è il vitigno a bacca bianca tradizionale delle colline della Romagna, dove é presente per più di 2.500 ha. Con le sue uve si produce il vino “Albana di Romagna”, una delle più storiche D.O.C.G. italiane essendo stata costituita nel 1987. La maggiore concentrazione di vigneti di Albana si trova nell’Imolese e nelle colline del Ravennate, ma ben conosciuta per la qualità del prodotto é anche la produzione di Bertinoro, nel Forlivese. Nell’ambito di un progetto di zonazione viticola della collina romagnola, il territorio classico dell’Albana é stato sottoposto ad un accurato studio pedologico, climatico, agronomico e viti-enologico. Il complesso dei risultati ha consentito di far emergere alcuni ambienti pedologici in cui l’Albana fornisce vini dalle caratteristiche sensoriali distinguibili.

The Albana is the typical white grapevine variety of the Romagna hills, where it occupies more than 2.500 ha. The Italian DOCG “Albana di Romagna”, created in 1987, is one of the oldest in the country. Highest concentrations of this variety can be found around Imola and the hills of Ravenna although the productions of Bertinoro, in Forlì zone, are well know for their quality. As part of a zoning project of the Romagna hills, the classic territory of the Albana was object of an accurate geo-pedologic, climatic, agronomic and viti-enological assessment. The results have highlighted some environments in which Albana wines display recognisable sensory characteristics.

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Publication date: December 3, 2021

Issue: Terroir 2010

Type: Article

Authors

Zamboni M. (1), Nigro G. (2), Vespignani G. (2), Scotti C. (3), Raimondi S. (3) Simoni M. (4), Antolini G. (5)

(1) Università Cattolica S.C.; Via Emilia Parmense, 84 – 29100 Piacenza, Italia
(2) C.R.P.V. Filiera Vitivinicola e Olivicola; Via Tebano, 54 – Faenza (RA), Italia
(3) I.TER Soc. coop.; Via Brugnoli, 11 – 40122 Bologna, Italia
(4) ASTRA Innovazione e Sviluppo s.r.l. – 48018 Faenza (RA), Italia
(5) ARPA Servizio Idro-Meteo-Clima; Viale Silvan, Italia

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Keywords

vite, suolo, zonazione, qualità del vino
grapevine, soil, zoning, wine quality

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IVES Conference Series | Terroir 2010

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