What is made here
Wine colours
Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.
Where it is
Colli Altotiberini in Italy
- Latitude
- 43.0°–43.6° N
- Vineyard altitude
- 214 m to 531 m
- Production zone
- 178,870 ha
Boundary drawn from whole communes, so it is a little larger than the legal zone. Boundary: Eurac Research PDO inventory (CC0). Country outlines: Natural Earth. Dots on the zone map are the vineyard points used for climate.
Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.
01 · What the law says
The rules
Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Colli Altotiberini must meet.
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Bianco
- ≥ 50% Trebbiano Toscano · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Bianco Superiore
- ≥ 50% Trebbiano Toscano · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from 31 March of the year after the harvest.
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Spumante
- ≥ 50% Grechetto / Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot nero / Pinot grigio · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Rosso
- ≥ 50% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Novello
- ≥ 50% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Rosso Riserva
- ≥ 50% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Rosato
- ≥ 50% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 50% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Grechetto
- ≥ 85% Grechetto · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
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Colli Altotiberini Trebbiano
- ≥ 85% Trebbiano · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Cabernet Sauvignon
- ≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Merlot
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Sangiovese
- ≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva
- ≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Merlot Riserva
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli Altotiberini Sangiovese Riserva
- ≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Other varieties allowed
Besides the main grapes, the rules allow these varieties in some wines. Grape names link where a profile exists.
37 varieties · Colli Altotiberini Bianco, Colli Altotiberini Bianco Superiore, Colli Altotiberini Trebbiano
Albana, Bellone, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Canaiolo Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Friulano, Garganega, Grechetto, Greco, Greco Bianco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Maceratino, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Mostosa, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Passerina, Pecorino, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Spoletino, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
36 varieties · Colli Altotiberini Spumante
Albana, Bellone, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Canaiolo Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Friulano, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Maceratino, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Mostosa, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Passerina, Pecorino, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Spoletino, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
38 varieties · 6 wines
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbec, Malvasia, Mammolo, Marselan, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera
37 varieties · Colli Altotiberini Grechetto
Albana, Bellone, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Canaiolo Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Friulano, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Maceratino, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Mostosa, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Passerina, Pecorino, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Spoletino, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
38 varieties · Colli Altotiberini Cabernet Sauvignon, Colli Altotiberini Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbec, Malvasia, Mammolo, Marselan, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera
38 varieties · Colli Altotiberini Merlot, Colli Altotiberini Merlot Riserva
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbec, Malvasia, Mammolo, Marselan, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera
In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine
2,500
Vines per hectare, minimum
550 m
Highest vineyard allowed
No forcing
Forcing the vines is prohibited
Permitted
Irrigation
Cellar
Where the wine must be made
Within the production zone
Allowed
Enrichment (chaptalisation)
02 · Climate fingerprint
The climate
The growing season averages 18.3 °C, warm on Gregory Jones's scale, with 1,773 growing degree days (Winkler III).
The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 340 m
Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season
- Growing-season temperature
- 18.3 °C
- Warm · 17–19 °C (Jones)
- Growing degree days
- 1,773
- Region III: 1,667–1,943 degree days
- Growing-season rain
- 488 mm
- Of 912 mm a year
- Harvest rain
- 183 mm
- September–October
Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 399 m; Vineyard point 2, 357 m; Vineyard point 3, 214 m; Vineyard point 4, 339 m; Vineyard point 5, 392 m), moved to each point's height from the model's terrain. Indices that need daily data are not captured yet. How the climate figures are made.
Lower confidence:Monthly reanalysis in moderately complex terrain; not yet checked against a weather station.
Closest climates in the database
Picked by the data, not by hand: the profiles nearest on season warmth (counted twice), degree days, rain, ripening-month nights and day–night range. Neighbours within 30 km are left out, as they share the same weather.
1. OrciaVery similarCompared with Colli Altotiberini: same season warmth, similar rain.
2. БрестникVery similarCompared with Colli Altotiberini: same season warmth, similar rain.
3. ПерущицаVery similarCompared with Colli Altotiberini: same season warmth, similar rain.
Growing-season temperature
Growing degree days
Growing-season rain
03 · Year by year
35 vintages
Each column is one growing season: heat above or below the 1991–2020 average, and rain at harvest. Pick a year for the details.
Warmer than averageCooler than averageHarvest rain (Sep–Oct)Average harvest rain, 183 mm
2025
- Growing-season temp.
- Growing degree days
- Harvest rain
- Growing-season rain
- September nights
- Hot days and frosts
Seasons are labelled by harvest year (April–October). Year-to-year changes from ERA5-Land; tested against station records in Alto Adige (r = 0.94 for season temperature at Bolzano). Rain varies more locally, so treat single-season rain with some caution. Vintage ratings, harvest dates and frost or hail events have places in the data model but are not loaded yet.
04 · Where the numbers come from
Sources
- A geospatial inventory of regulatory information for wine protected designations of origin in Europe · Candiago et al., Scientific Data 9, 394 (2022); Eurac Research · CC0
- Quality wines in Italy and France: a dataset of PDO specifications · figshare 25393261 · CC BY 4.0
- ERA5-Land monthly averaged data (reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Climate Data Store · CC BY 4.0 (Copernicus licence)
- OpenStreetMap vineyard areas (landuse=vineyard), from Geofabrik country extracts · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (AWS open data tiles) · European Space Agency / Copernicus · Copernicus DEM licence
- Disciplinare di produzione: Colli Altotiberini · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
- Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method
Still to check (3)
- Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
- From the specification: Spumante may be made by tank (autoclave) or bottle fermentation, so sparkling_method is null; it may be elaborated anywhere in the province of Perugia. Grechetto sweetness ranges 'da secco a abboccato' and Novello's natural alcohol is not stated separately. Varietal products need at least 85% of the named grape.
- National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.