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Erice (DOC)

	DOC Map:     Region: Sicily
	Varieties:
	Type Bianco: Catarratto, 60-100%; other local white varieties, up to 40%. Types Spumante sweet, Vendemmia Tardiva Zibibbo and Passito: Moscato di Alessandria or Zibibbo, 95-100%; other local white varieties, up to 5%. Type Vendemmia Tardiva Sauvignon: Sauvignon, 95-100%; other local white varieties, up to 5%. Type Passito: Moscato di Alessandria o Zibibbo, 95-100%; other local white varieties, up to 5%. Type Moscato: Moscato di Alessandria, 95-100%; other local white varieties, up to 5%. Type Spumante Brut: Chardonnay, 70-100%; other local white varieties, up to 30%. Type Rosso: Calabrese o Nero d'Avola, 60-100%; other local red varieties, up to 40%. 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:

Erice (DOC)    Ansonica or Insolia  White, Dry    Bianco  White, Dry    Cabernet Sauvignon  Red, Dry    Calabrese or Nero d'Avola  Red, Dry    Catarratto  White, Dry    Chardonnay  White, Dry    Frappato  Red, Dry    Grecanico  White, Dry    Grillo  White, Dry    Merlot  Red, Dry    Moscato  White, Sweet    Muller Thurgau  White, Dry    Passito  White, Sweet    Perricone or Pignatello  Red, Dry    Rosso  Red, Dry Riserva  Red, Dry, Aged 24 months    Sauvignon  White, Dry Vendemmia Tardiva  White, Sweet    Spumante  Spumante, White, Dry  Spumante, White, Sweet    Syrah  Red, Dry    Zibibbo Vendemmia Tardiva  White, Sweet

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