Colline Joniche Tarantine

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Colline Joniche Tarantine in Italy

Latitude: 40.4°–40.8° N
Vineyard altitude: 66 m to 120 m
Production zone: 154,199 ha

Lies within
Terra d'Otranto, Negroamaro di Terra d'Otranto, Aleatico di Puglia

Worked out from the boundaries (smallest container first). They follow whole communes, so a neighbour sharing a commune can show up here too.

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 Colline Joniche Tarantine must meet.

13 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Max wine hl/ha	Wine from grapes max. %	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Actual alc. min. %	Acidity min. g/l	Dry extract min. g/l	Sugar max. g/l	Ageing min. months	In wood min. months
Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco	50% Chardonnay	12	84	70	11.5	12	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco Spumante	50% Chardonnay	12	84	70	10	11	–	5	16	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Verdeca	85% Verdeca	11	–	70	10.5	11	–	4.5	16	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosato	50% Cabernet Sauvignon	12	72	60	12	12.5	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso	50% Cabernet Sauvignon	12	84	70	12	12.5	–	4.5	22	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Novello	50% Cabernet Sauvignon	12	84	70	12	12.5	–	4.5	20	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso Superiore	50% Cabernet Sauvignon	11	84	70	12.5	13	–	4.5	24	–	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo	85% Primitivo	11	66	70	12.5	13	–	4.5	24	15	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Superiore	85% Primitivo	10	66	70	13	13.5	–	4.5	25	15	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Liquoroso Secco	85% Primitivo	10	60	70	12	17.5	16	4.5	28	35	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Liquoroso Dolce Naturale	85% Primitivo	10	–	70	12	17.5	15	4.5	28	50	–	–
Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso Superiore Riserva Superiore	50% Cabernet Sauvignon	10	–	70	12.5	13	–	4.5	24	–	30	12
Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Superiore Riserva Superiore	85% Primitivo	9	–	70	13	13.5	–	4.5	25	–	30	12

From the official production rules (disciplinare di produzione). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco

≥ 50% Chardonnay · Main grape
– other non-aromatic white grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco Spumante

≥ 50% Chardonnay · Main grape
– other non-aromatic white grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Verdeca

≥ 85% Verdeca · Main grape
– other non-aromatic white grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosato

≥ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso

≥ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Novello

≥ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso Superiore

≥ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo

≥ 85% Primitivo · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Superiore

≥ 85% Primitivo · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Liquoroso Secco

≥ 85% Primitivo · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Liquoroso Dolce Naturale

≥ 85% Primitivo · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso Superiore Riserva Superiore

≥ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

At least 30 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Colline Joniche Tarantine Primitivo Superiore Riserva Superiore

≥ 85% Primitivo · Main grape
– other non-aromatic black grapes authorised for Salento – Arco Jonico · Others allowed

At least 30 months' ageing.

Other varieties allowed

Besides the main grapes, the rules allow these varieties in some wines. Grape names link where a profile exists.

30 varieties · Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco, Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco Spumante

Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Maresco, Minutolo, Moscatello Selvatico, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

29 varieties · Colline Joniche Tarantine Verdeca

Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Maresco, Minutolo, Moscatello Selvatico, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

27 varieties · 5 wines

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva di Troia

27 varieties · 5 wines

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva di Troia

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

3,500

Vines per hectare, minimum

Training

Systems allowed

spalliera (semplice o doppia); alberello

No forcing

Forcing the vines is prohibited

Permitted

Irrigation

Cellar

Where the wine must be made

Within the production zone

02 · Climate fingerprint

The climate

The growing season averages 21.1 °C, very hot on Gregory Jones's scale, with 2,373 growing degree days (Winkler V).

The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 150 m

Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season

Growing-season temperature: 21.1 °C; Very hot · above 21 °C (Jones)
Growing degree days: 2,373; Region V: 2,222 and over degree days
Growing-season rain: 290 mm; Of 624 mm a year
Harvest rain: 128 mm; September–October

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 65 m; Vineyard point 2, 120 m; Vineyard point 3, 351 m; Vineyard point 4, 115 m; Vineyard point 5, 97 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. MonrealeVery similarCompared with Colline Joniche Tarantine: same season warmth, similar rain.

2. AlcamoVery similarCompared with Colline Joniche Tarantine: same season warmth, similar rain.

3. OstuniVery similarCompared with Colline Joniche Tarantine: same season warmth, similar rain.

Growing-season temperature

Colline Joniche Tarantine

21.1 °C

Monreale

21.1 °C

Alcamo

21.2 °C

Ostuni

21.2 °C

Growing degree days

Colline Joniche Tarantine

2,373

Monreale

2,385

Alcamo

2,387

Ostuni

2,406

Growing-season rain

Colline Joniche Tarantine

290 mm

Monreale

291 mm

Alcamo

271 mm

Ostuni

310 mm

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, 128 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: Colline Joniche Tarantine · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
Appellation nesting worked out from boundaries (pipeline/build_nesting.py) · Vinous, from the Eurac PDO boundaries · CC0 (source data)
Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method

Still to check (3)

Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
From the specification: “Riserva Superiore” (30 months' ageing, 12 in wood) is a mention for Rosso Superiore and Primitivo Superiore not in the register list; added as two products. Primitivo may be lightly amabile (up to 15 g/l sugar), so sweetness is left null. Bottling must take place in the zone. Pergola vineyards planted earlier could stay registered for at most ten years.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.