What is made here
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Where it is
Colli del Trasimeno in Italy
- Latitude
- 42.9°–43.3° N
- Vineyard altitude
- 224 m to 414 m
- Production zone
- 129,059 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 del Trasimeno must meet.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Bianco
- ≥ 40% Trebbiano · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Grechetto / Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Bianco Frizzante
- ≥ 40% Trebbiano · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Grechetto / Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Bianco Vino Santo/Vin Santo
- ≥ 40% Trebbiano · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Grechetto / Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 18 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Bianco Scelto
- ≥ 85% Vermentino / Grechetto / Chardonnay / Pinot grigio / Pinot bianco / Sauvignon / Riesling italico · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso
- ≥ 40% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Ciliegiolo / Gamay / Merlot / Cabernet · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso Frizzante
- ≥ 40% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Ciliegiolo / Gamay / Merlot / Cabernet · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso Novello
- ≥ 40% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Ciliegiolo / Gamay / Merlot / Cabernet · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso Scelto
- ≥ 70% Gamay / Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Pinot nero · Main grape
- ≥ 15% Sangiovese · Allowed
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from 10 October following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso Riserva
- ≥ 40% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Ciliegiolo / Gamay / Merlot / Cabernet · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosato
- ≥ 40% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≥ 30% Ciliegiolo / Gamay / Merlot / Cabernet · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Spumante Metodo Classico Bianco
- ≥ 70% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco / Pinot grigio / Pinot nero / Grechetto · Main grape
- ≤ 30% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Spumante Metodo Classico Rosè
- ≥ 50% Pinot Noir · Main grape
- ≤ 50% Chardonnay / Pinot bianco · Allowed
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Grechetto
- ≥ 85% Grechetto · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Merlot
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Cabernet Sauvignon
- ≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Gamay
- ≥ 85% Gamay · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
; release from March following the harvest year.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Merlot Riserva
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva
- ≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other varieties authorised in Umbria · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Gamay Riserva
- ≥ 85% Gamay · 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.
36 varieties · 4 wines
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
33 varieties · Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Bianco Scelto
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, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Spoletino, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier
34 varieties · 5 wines
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbec, Malvasia, Mammolo, Marselan, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera
35 varieties · Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Rosso Scelto
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbec, Malvasia, Mammolo, Marselan, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera
37 varieties · Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno 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 del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Merlot, Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno 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
38 varieties · Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Cabernet Sauvignon, Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno 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 del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Gamay, Colli del Trasimeno/Trasimeno Gamay Riserva
Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignan, Cesanese Comune, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, 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
In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine
3,300
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 1,786 growing degree days (Winkler III).
The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 352 m
Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season
- Growing-season temperature
- 18.3 °C
- Warm · 17–19 °C (Jones)
- Growing degree days
- 1,786
- Region III: 1,667–1,943 degree days
- Growing-season rain
- 480 mm
- Of 877 mm a year
- Harvest rain
- 187 mm
- September–October
Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 285 m; Vineyard point 2, 605 m; Vineyard point 3, 296 m; Vineyard point 4, 359 m; Vineyard point 5, 214 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.
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. БрестникVery similarCompared with Colli del Trasimeno: same season warmth, similar rain.
2. ПерущицаVery similarCompared with Colli del Trasimeno: same season warmth, similar rain.
3. Colli PesaresiVery similarCompared with Colli del Trasimeno: 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, 187 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 del Trasimeno · 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: Dates are recorded as written ('dallo marzo', '10 ottobre', '10 novembre'), which look like OCR slips for 1°. Cabernet Sauvignon total alcohol is printed '12, 50% vol' and left null. Vin Santo grapes dry until 30 March and may not be vinified before 10 December; its sweetness and Grechetto's ('secco o leggermente abboccato') are not fixed. Spumante classico can be elaborated anywhere in Umbria.
- National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.