Lamezia · Vinous

What is made here

Wine colours

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

Where it is

Lamezia in Italy

Latitude: 38.7°–39.0° N
Vineyard altitude: 32 m to 252 m
Production zone: 42,239 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 Lamezia must meet.

12 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.	Acidity min. g/l	Dry extract min. g/l	Ageing min. months	In wood min. months	In bottle min. months	On lees min. months
Lamezia Rosso	Gaglioppo / Magliocco, Greco nero / Marsigliana	11	77	70	11	12	4.5	18	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Rosato	Gaglioppo / Magliocco, Greco nero / Marsigliana	11	77	70	10	11.5	4.5	–	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Passito	Greco, Mantonico	10	50	50	11	16	4.5	21	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Spumante Rosato	Greco bianco / Mantonico / Gaglioppo	10	70	70	9.5	10	5	16	–	–	–	9
Lamezia Mantonico	85% Mantonico	12	84	70	10	10	4.5	16	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Rosso Novello	Gaglioppo / Magliocco, Greco nero / Marsigliana	11	77	70	11	11	4.5	18	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Rosso Riserva	Gaglioppo / Magliocco, Greco nero / Marsigliana	10	70	70	12.5	13	4.5	20	18	12	6	–
Lamezia Spumante	Greco bianco / Mantonico	10	70	70	9.5	10	5	15	–	–	–	9
Lamezia Greco Nero	85% Greco Nero	12	84	70	11	11	4.5	18	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Gaglioppo	85% Gaglioppo	12	84	70	11	11	4.5	17	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Greco	85% Greco bianco	10	70	70	10	11	4.5	15	–	–	–	–
Lamezia Bianco	50% Greco bianco	12	84	70	10	11	4.5	15	–	–	–	–

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

Lamezia Rosso

35–45% Gaglioppo / Magliocco · Main grape
25–45% Greco nero / Marsigliana · Main grape
≤ 40% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Rosato

35–45% Gaglioppo / Magliocco · Main grape
25–45% Greco nero / Marsigliana · Main grape
≤ 40% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Passito

≥ 50% Greco · Main grape
≥ 35% Mantonico · Main grape
≤ 15% other white grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Spumante Rosato

≤ 85% Greco bianco / Mantonico / Gaglioppo · Main grape
≤ 15% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Mantonico

≥ 85% Mantonico · Main grape
≤ 15% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Rosso Novello

35–45% Gaglioppo / Magliocco · Main grape
25–45% Greco nero / Marsigliana · Main grape
≤ 40% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Rosso Riserva

35–45% Gaglioppo / Magliocco · Main grape
25–45% Greco nero / Marsigliana · Main grape
≤ 40% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

At least 18 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Lamezia Spumante

≤ 85% Greco bianco / Mantonico · Main grape
≤ 15% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Greco Nero

≥ 85% Greco Nero · Main grape
≤ 15% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Gaglioppo

≥ 85% Gaglioppo · Main grape
≤ 15% other black grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Greco

≥ 85% Greco bianco · Main grape
≤ 15% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Blend rules

Lamezia Bianco

≥ 50% Greco bianco · Main grape
≤ 50% other white grapes authorised in Calabria · Others allowed

Other varieties allowed

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

17 varieties · 4 wines

Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Petit Verdot, Prunesta, Sangiovese, Syrah

14 varieties · Lamezia Passito, Lamezia Spumante

Ansonica, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia Bianca, Manzoni Bianco, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pecorello, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling, Zibibbo

19 varieties · Lamezia Spumante Rosato, Lamezia Gaglioppo

Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Marsigliana Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Petit Verdot, Prunesta, Sangiovese, Syrah

20 varieties · Lamezia Mantonico, Lamezia Greco Nero

Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Marsigliana Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Petit Verdot, Prunesta, Sangiovese, Syrah

15 varieties · Lamezia Greco, Lamezia Bianco

Ansonica, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia Bianca, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pecorello, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Welschriesling, Zibibbo

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

4,000

Vines per hectare, minimum

Training

Systems allowed

Guyot; cordone speronato; spalliera; 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 20.1 °C, hot on Gregory Jones's scale, with 2,167 growing degree days (Winkler IV).

The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 206 m

Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season

Growing-season temperature: 20.1 °C; Hot · 19–21 °C (Jones)
Growing degree days: 2,167; Region IV: 1,944–2,221 degree days
Growing-season rain: 404 mm; Of 989 mm a year
Harvest rain: 165 mm; September–October

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 38 m; Vineyard point 2, 422 m; Vineyard point 3, 228 m; Vineyard point 4, 207 m; Vineyard point 5, 135 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 complex terrain (height corrections up to 2.1 °C); absolute values may be several degrees out, year-to-year changes are more reliable.

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. SuveretoVery similarCompared with Lamezia: same season warmth, similar rain.

2. PatrimonioVery similarCompared with Lamezia: same season warmth, similar rain.

3. IschiaVery similarCompared with Lamezia: same season warmth, similar rain.

Growing-season temperature

Lamezia

20.1 °C

Suvereto

20.1 °C

Patrimonio

20.0 °C

Ischia

20.2 °C

Growing degree days

Lamezia

2,167

Suvereto

2,165

Patrimonio

2,149

Ischia

2,186

Growing-season rain

Lamezia

404 mm

Suvereto

413 mm

Patrimonio

389 mm

Ischia

424 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, 165 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: Lamezia · 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 grape shares are written 'fino all'85%' (up to 85%), recorded literally as a maximum; passito shares 'Greco 50%, Mantonico 35%' recorded as minima. Mantonico (a white wine) cites other black grapes up to 15%. Rosato dry extract is misprinted 'l6,0 g/l' and left null. Passito grapes have a 'residuo zuccherino massimo di 85 g/l'; spumante sweetness ranges extra brut to dry; tendone training is excluded.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.