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Verzanica,

1,150 feet (350 m) above s.l.

Verzanica

Verzanica

Position (GPS)

37° 54' 30.13" N - 13° 10' 20.14" E

Elevation

1,150 feet (350 m) above s.l.

Vineyard surface

12.10 acres (hectares 8.06)

Grape varieties

Catarratto, Grillo, Nero d'Avola, Perricone

Soil

Moderately impermeable, sub-alkaline pH, coherent structure with a low proportion of rock fragments, sandy-clayey (clay 29.5%, sand 55.1%, silt 15.4%), not calcareous and poor in organic content.

Origin

Confiscated from Giuseppe Agrigento

Location

Monreale (PA)

Hamlet

Verzanica

Agronomic approach

Certified organic

Planting system

Espalier system, 4,500 plants/hectare

Pruning system

Simple Guyot system, vineyard management by Simonit & Sirch method

Planting year

2009

Yield per ha

6 tons/hectare

Main exposure

South-East

Harvesting time

Mid-August, late September