At the foot of the Alps, to the north of Piemonte, there is a region called Canavese, which includes the denominations of origin Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG and Carema DOC. In this area, there is the morainic amphitheater of Ivrea, a geological formation derived from the ice age, with a sandy and stony soil, rich in minerals. Today I will talk about DOCG Erbaluce di Caluso.
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Historically, the Erbaluce di Caluso in its passito version had the highest reputation among the white wines of Piemonte. Like other Northern Piedmont appellations during the twentieth century, it was impossible to work because of the war. Recently, Erbaluce di Caluso wines have regained the prestige of before, not only in the traditional version of sweet wine (passito), but also with in the dry white wines and sparkling wines. The dry wines of this region are among the most interesting white varietals of Piedmont. The appellation reached the Controlled and Guaranteed Denomination of Origin status in 2010.
The vineyards of this region are located on gentle hills with elevation of 200 to 500 meters, in the morainic banks of Ivrea, between the cities of Ivrea and Caluso. They are predominantly clustered between the lakes of Candia and Viverone.
The wines are made only with the indigenous greek grape Erbaluce. It adapted well to acidic and sandy-stony soil. The vineyards are grown in Pergola.
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