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Nizza is a red DOCG wine produced in the northern Italian region of Piedmont. It is made from the Barbera grape, and the zone of production is limited to the comuni (municipalities) of Agliano Terme, Belveglio, Bruno, Calamandrana, Castel Boglione, Castelnuovo Belbo, Castelnuovo Calcea, Castel Rocchero, Cortiglione, Incisa Scapaccino, Moasca, Mombaruzzo, Mombercelli, Nizza Monferrato, Rocchetta Palafea, San Marzano Oliveto, Vaglio Serra and Vinchio within the province of Asti. In this area Barbera is the leading grape variety grown, because the pedoclimatic conditions here are particularly favourable for its ripening.
The zone of production is centered on the town of Nizza Monferrato, from which the wine derives its name.
Nizza was promoted to DOCG status in 2014. Before that date it had been a sub-zone of the Barbera d'Asti DOCG.
Nizza production rules specify:
- Grape composition: 100% Barbera
- Maximum yield: 7 tonnes/ha
- Minimum alcohol: 13% (13.5% if a single vineyard is named on the label)
- Minimum barrel aging: 6 months (or 12 months for wine labelled 'Riserva')
- Minimum total aging: 18 months (or 30 months for wine labelled 'Riserva')
Nizza may refer to:
- Nizza (wine), an Italian red DOCG Piemonte wine
- Amarilli Nizza (born 1971), an Italian operatic soprano
- Rio Nizza, a stream which flows through Nizza Monferrato
Nizza is a station of the Turin Metro. The station was opened on March 6, 2011. The station is in the busy, commercial district of central Torino, on the via Nizza. It is located within walking distance to the Torino Exposition Center and Castello del Valentino.