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Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio

Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio is a DOCG (controlled and guaranteed designation of origin) wine made in the province of Padua. The production rules require at least 95% Moscato giallo. The rules allow 3 types (white, sparkling and passito).

Category
DOCG
Provinces
Padua
Maximum yield
12 t/ha
Minimum alcohol
10.5% vol
Recognised
DOCG 2010

Grapes: Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio

The grapes allowed in the base wine and the shares set by the production rules.

  • Moscato gialloat least 95%
  • other aromatic varieties with berries of the same colourapproved in the province of Padovaup to 5%

Wine types

Type names are given as they appear on the label.

TypeStyleMinimum alcoholMinimum ageing
Colli Euganei Fior d'ArancioWhite10.5% vol–from dry to sweet; in the sweet version residual sugar is not less than 50 g/l
Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio SpumanteSparkling10.5% vol–sweet, with residual sugar not less than 50 g/l and minimum actual alcohol 6% vol
Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio PassitoPassito (dried grapes)15.5% vol1 yearat least one year from 1 November of the year the grapes were produced; minimum actual alcohol 9% vol, minimum residual sugar 100 g/l

Production area

Map of the Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio production area in Veneto
Shaded: the 17 Veneto municipalities the production rules name, wholly or in part. Explore it on the interactive map

Arquà Petrarca, Galzignano Terme and Torreglia are included in full, the other municipalities in part; all are in the province of Padova.

17 municipalities in the province of Padua, wholly or in part:

  • Arquà Petrarca
  • Galzignano Terme
  • Torreglia
  • Abano Terme
  • Montegrotto Terme
  • Battaglia Terme
  • Due Carrare
  • Monselice
  • Baone
  • Este
  • Cinto Euganeo
  • Lozzo Atestino
  • Vò
  • Rovolon
  • Cervarese Santa Croce
  • Teolo
  • Selvazzano Dentro

Sources

  1. Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali (2019). Disciplinare di produzione della denominazione di origine controllata e garantita dei vini "Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio" o "Fior d'Arancio Colli Euganei". Testo consolidato, ultima modifica: provvedimento ministeriale del 4 luglio 2018 (modifica ordinaria), con comunicazione del 12 luglio 2019.

Official texts are in Italian. Checked on 2026-11-03.

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