Controguerra

Controguerra
Comune di Controguerra
Church of Madonna delle Grazie
Location of Controguerra
Controguerra
Location of Controguerra in Italy
Controguerra
Controguerra (Abruzzo)
Coordinates: 42°51′N 13°49′E / 42.850°N 13.817°E / 42.850; 13.817
CountryItaly
RegionAbruzzo
ProvinceTeramo (TE)
FrazioniCommenda, Mattonelle, Piano del Tronto, Pignotto, San Giovanni, San Giuseppe Lavoratore, Santa Croce, Taiano
Government
 • MayorFranco Carletta
Area
 • Total
22.82 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (30 June 2017)[2]
 • Total
2,376
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
DemonymControguerresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
64010
Dialing code0861
Patron saintSan Benedetto
Saint day21 March
WebsiteOfficial website

Controguerra (Abruzzese: Cundrauè, Cundrùuèrrë) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.

Controguerra DOC

Controguerra is noted for the Italian DOC wine produced in the hills and a valley near the comune. The area produces a wide variety of wine styles including, red, white, passito and spumante. Grape harvest are limited to yields of 14 tonnes/ha. The red wines of Controguerra are made predominantly of Montepulciano (at least 60%) with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon permitted up to 15% of the blend and other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Whites wines are composed of 60% Trebbiano and at least 15% Passerina with other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Sparkling Spumante wines are composed of at least 60% Trebbiano, at least 30% blend of Chardonnay, Verdicchio and Pecorino with other varieties permitted up to 10%.[3] Finished red wines are required to have at least 12% alcohol and finished whites a minimum of 11%.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics from the Italian statistical institute (Istat)
  3. ^ P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 153-154 Firefly Books 2004. ISBN 1-55297-720-X.