Cortese di Gavi

Cortese di Gavi (Italian Wine)
Wine type	DOCG
Decree of institution	26 June 1974 as DOC 1998 as DOCG
Gazzetta Ufficiale	12 November 1974 n. 73
Yield	100 quintals per hectare
Maximum grape yield	70.0%
Alcohol by volume of grape (natural)	10%
Alcohol by volume of wine (minimum)	10.5%
Net dry extract (minimum)	15.0‰
Origin	Province of Alessandria, around Gavi
Ingredient grapes	Cortese: 100.0%
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Cortese di Gavi, or simply Gavi, is an Italian white wine produced in a restricted area of the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, close to the Ligurian border. Cortese di Gavi made from vines within the comune of Gavi may be labeled Gavi di Gavi.^[1]

The name derives from Gavi, the town at the centre of its production zone, and Cortese, the local variety of grape from which it is exclusively made and whose existence is reported from the 17th century. The current style of production dates to 1876.

The wine was awarded DOC status in 1974 and was made DOCG in 1998.

Production zone

The DOCG regulations restrict the production of Cortese di Gavi to the area formed by the following towns: Bosio, Capriata d'Orba, Carrosio, Francavilla Bisio, Gavi, Novi Ligure, Parodi Ligure, Pasturana, San Cristoforo, Serravalle Scrivia, Tassarolo.

References

1. ^ Brian K. Julyan, Sales and Service for the Wine Professional, 3rd edition, 2008. ISBN 1844807894. p. 109

External links

• "Il Vino Cortese Gavi" (in Italian). Comune di Gavi. http://www.comune.gavi.al.it/vinogavi.asp. 

Coordinates: 44°41′00″N 8°48′10″E / 44.6833333°N 8.80278°E / 44.6833333; 8.80278