Valle Belice · Vinous

What is made here

Wine colours

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

Where it is

Valle Belice in Italy

The boundary for Valle Belice is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

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 Valle Belice must meet.

11 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Main grape(s)	Max yield t/ha	Wine from grapes max. %	Grape ripeness min. % pot. alc.	Wine min. % alc.	Acidity min. g/l	Dry extract min. g/l
Valle Belice bianco	–	18	80	11	11	3.5	13
Valle Belice rosso	–	17	80	11	11	3.5	17
Valle Belice rosato	–	–	70	11	11	3.5	14
Valle Belice bianco frizzante	–	18	80	11	9	–	–
Valle Belice rosso frizzante	–	17	80	11	9	–	–
Valle Belice rosato frizzante	–	–	70	11	9	–	–
Valle Belice novello	–	17	80	11	11	–	–
Valle Belice bianco con specificazione di vitigno	85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily)	18	80	11	11	3.5	13
Valle Belice rosso con specificazione di vitigno	85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily)	17	80	11	11	3.5	17
Valle Belice rosato con specificazione di vitigno	85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily)	–	70	11	11	3.5	14
Valle Belice con specificazione di due vitigni	15% each of the two named varieties	–	–	–	–	–	–

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

Valle Belice bianco con specificazione di vitigno

≥ 85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily) · Main grape
≤ 15% other white varieties suitable for Sicily · Others allowed

Blend rules

Valle Belice rosso con specificazione di vitigno

≥ 85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily) · Main grape
≤ 15% other red varieties suitable for Sicily · Others allowed

Blend rules

Valle Belice rosato con specificazione di vitigno

≥ 85% the named variety (any variety suitable for Sicily) · Main grape
≤ 15% other red varieties suitable for Sicily · Others allowed

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

Cellar

Where the wine must be made

Within the production zone

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Legge 12 dicembre 2016, n. 238 (Testo unico della vite e del vino), Articles 3, 28 and 33 · Repubblica Italiana · Official act
Disciplinare di produzione: Valle Belice · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act

Still to check (3)

Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
From the specification: Varietal wines (at least 85% of one variety suitable for Sicily) must meet the limits of the corresponding colour; a later paragraph lets two-variety wines come only from the two named varieties, each above 15%, while the 85% paragraph also mentions 'uno o due vitigni'. No maximum grape yield is stated for rosato. Aromatic grapes may be lightly dried on the vine or on racks. Sweetness may range from dry to sweet, so it is left null. Frizzante and novello wines need only 9% and 11% vol total alcohol. Minimum natural alcohol may be lowered by 0.5% vol in poor years.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.