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DOC · Appellation profile

Matera

344,765 haProduction zone
11Wines in the rules
19.8 °CGrowing season · hot
IVWinkler region

What is made here

Wine colours

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

Where it is

Matera in Italy

Latitude
40.1°–40.8° N
Vineyard altitude
184 m to 563 m
Production zone
344,765 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 Matera must meet.

11 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMain grape(s)Max yield
t/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
Matera Rosso 60% Sangiovese107011.512–4.523–12–
Matera Primitivo 90% Primitivo107012.513–4.5231412–
Matera Primitivo Passito 90% Primitivo105014.514.513425–––
Materarosato 90% Primitivo10701212–519–––
Materamoro 60% Cabernet Sauvignon107011.512–4.523–12–
Materamoro Riserva 60% Cabernet Sauvignon10701313–4.523–3624
Matera Greco 85% Greco107010.511–519–––
Matera Bianco 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata107010.511–519–––
Matera Bianco Passito 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata1050131312428–––
Matera Spumante 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata10701212.5–518–––
Matera Spumante Rosé 90% Primitivo10701212–518–––

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

Matera Rosso

  • ≥ 60% Sangiovese · Main grape
  • ≥ 30% Primitivo · Allowed
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

At least 12 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Matera Primitivo

  • ≥ 90% Primitivo · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

At least 12 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Matera Primitivo Passito

  • ≥ 90% Primitivo · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Blend rules

Materarosato

  • ≥ 90% Primitivo · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Blend rules

Materamoro

  • ≥ 60% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
  • ≥ 20% Primitivo · Allowed
  • ≥ 10% Merlot · Allowed
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

At least 12 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Materamoro Riserva

  • ≥ 60% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
  • ≥ 20% Primitivo · Allowed
  • ≥ 10% Merlot · Allowed
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

At least 36 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Matera Greco

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

Blend rules

Matera Bianco

  • ≥ 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata · Main grape
  • ≤ 15% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Blend rules

Matera Bianco Passito

  • ≥ 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata · Main grape
  • ≤ 15% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Blend rules

Matera Spumante

  • ≥ 85% Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata · Main grape
  • ≤ 15% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Blend rules

Matera Spumante Rosé

  • ≥ 90% Primitivo · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other black grapes authorised in Basilicata · Others allowed

Other varieties allowed

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

25 varieties · Matera Rosso

Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Ciliegiolo, Freisa, Guarnaccino, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Negro Amaro, Nero Buono, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva di Troia

26 varieties · 4 wines

Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Castiglione, Ciliegiolo, Freisa, Guarnaccino, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Negro Amaro, Nero Buono, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva di Troia

24 varieties · Materamoro, Materamoro Riserva

Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Calabrese, Castiglione, Ciliegiolo, Freisa, Guarnaccino, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Negro Amaro, Nero Buono, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva di Troia

24 varieties · Matera Greco

Ansonica, Asprinio Bianco, Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca di Basilicata, Malvasia di Lipari, Manzoni Bianco, Minutolo, Moscato Giallo, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pecorello, Pecorino, Petit Manseng, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Viognier

24 varieties · Matera Bianco, Matera Bianco Passito, Matera Spumante

Ansonica, Asprinio Bianco, Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Garganega, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia di Lipari, Manzoni Bianco, Minutolo, Moscato Giallo, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pecorello, Pecorino, Petit Manseng, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Viognier

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

3,300
Vines per hectare, minimum
Training
Systems allowed
spalliera semplice
No forcing
Forcing the vines is prohibited
Emergency only
Irrigation
Cellar
Where the wine must be made
Within the production zone
Allowed
Enrichment (chaptalisation)

02 · Climate fingerprint

The climate

The growing season averages 19.8 °C, hot on Gregory Jones's scale, with 2,090 growing degree days (Winkler IV).

The average year  1991–2020, vineyards at about 332 m

Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season
6.1° 57 Jan 6.6° 59 Feb 9.2° 62 Mar 12.3° 56 Apr 17.2° 40 May 22.2° 30 Jun 25.1° 20 Jul 25.1° 20 Aug 20.3° 44 Sep 16.0° 60 Oct 11.3° 71 Nov 7.4° 64 Dec
Growing-season temperature
19.8 °C
Hot · 19–21 °C (Jones)
Growing degree days
2,090
Region IV: 1,944–2,221 degree days
Growing-season rain
270 mm
Of 582 mm a year
Harvest rain
104 mm
September–October

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 224 m; Vineyard point 2, 293 m; Vineyard point 3, 345 m; Vineyard point 4, 107 m; Vineyard point 5, 693 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. Vinos de MadridVery similarCompared with Matera: same season warmth, similar rain.
2. Los BalaguesesVery similarCompared with Matera: same season warmth, similar rain.
3. Elba Aleatico PassitoVery similarCompared with Matera: same season warmth, wetter (+30 mm).

Growing-season temperature

Matera
19.8 °C
Vinos de Madrid
19.8 °C
Los Balagueses
19.9 °C
Elba Aleatico Passito
19.9 °C

Growing degree days

Matera
2,090
Vinos de Madrid
2,101
Los Balagueses
2,124
Elba Aleatico Passito
2,119

Growing-season rain

Matera
270 mm
Vinos de Madrid
245 mm
Los Balagueses
257 mm
Elba Aleatico Passito
300 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, 104 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

  1. 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
  2. Quality wines in Italy and France: a dataset of PDO specifications · figshare 25393261 · CC BY 4.0
  3. ERA5-Land monthly averaged data (reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Climate Data Store · CC BY 4.0 (Copernicus licence)
  4. OpenStreetMap vineyard areas (landuse=vineyard), from Geofabrik country extracts · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0
  5. Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (AWS open data tiles) · European Space Agency / Copernicus · Copernicus DEM licence
  6. Disciplinare di produzione: Matera · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
  7. Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method
Still to check (3)
  • Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
  • From the specification: The text names the types 'Matera' Moro, Moro Riserva and Rosato (register: Materamoro, Materamoro Riserva, Materarosato). Primitivo ranges from secco to abboccato and Bianco Passito from secco to dolce, so sweetness is null for those; the passito types have no stated minimum drying period.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.