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Terre Alfieri

Terre Alfieri DOCG covers Arneis whites and Nebbiolo reds from a defined Asti and Cuneo area.

Denomination
DOCG
Grape base
Arneis or Nebbiolo: 85–100%, by style
Region
Piedmont

Arneis and Nebbiolo styles

The denomination has two white and three red types; Superiore and Riserva are regulated label distinctions.

Arneis Superiore

Minimum aging
Six months from 1 November of the harvest year.

Nebbiolo

Minimum aging
Four months from 1 November of the harvest year.

Nebbiolo Superiore and Riserva

Minimum aging
Superiore: 12 months, including six in wood. Riserva: 24 months, including 12 in wood. Both periods start 1 November of the harvest year.

Arneis kept in the hills

Terre Alfieri links the hills of Asti and the Roero with growers who kept a local grape in cultivation.

Terre Alfieri brings together vineyards in the Colline Alfieri communities of the province of Asti and in Roero communities in the province of Cuneo. Its wine culture belongs to this meeting of neighboring Piedmontese hills.

Arneis survived locally in small quantities through the persistence of growers who continued to cultivate it. The renewal of Arneis vineyards carried that part of local farming history forward, giving an older rural tradition a place in the area’s wine production.

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