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Menfi (DOC)

	DOC Map:     Region: Sicily
	Varieties:
	Vine variety requirements for this appellation's area change according to type. Type Bianco: Inzolia and/or Chardonnay and/or Catarratto bianco lucido and/or Grecanico, 75%; other local not-aromatic white varieties, up to 25%. Type Rosso: Nero d'Avola and/or Sangiovese and/or Merlot and/or Cabernet sauvignon and/or Syrah, 70%; other local red varieties, up to 30%. Type Vendemmia Tardiva: Chardonnay and/or Catarratto bianco lucido and/or Inzolia or Ansonica and/or Sauvignon, all subjected to light drying, 100%. Type Feudo dei Fiori: Chardonnay and/or Inzolia or Ansonica, 80%; other local white varieties, up to 20%. Type Bonera: Cabernet sauvignon and/or Nero d'Avola and/or Merlot and/or Sangiovese and/or Syrah, 85%; other local varieties, up to 15%. Varietal types: the blend proportions are always the same, variety indicated in the type name, 85%; other similar varieties admitted under the DOC law, 15%.

Types:

Menfi (DOC)    Bianco  White, Dry    Bonera  Red, Dry, Aged 12 months Riserva  Red, Dry, Aged 24 months    Cabernet Sauvignon  Red, Dry    Chardonnay  White, Dry    Feudo dei Fiori  White, Dry    Grecanico  White, Dry    Inzolia or Ansonica  White, Dry    Merlot  Red, Dry    Nero d'Avola  Red, Dry    Rosso  Red, Dry Riserva  Red, Dry, Aged 24 months    Sangiovese  Red, Dry    Syrah  Red, Dry    Vendemmia Tardiva  White, Sweet

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