Taurasi (wine)

Taurasi
Italian wine
A bottle of Taurasi Riserva from producer Mastroberardino
Wine type	DOCG
Decree of institution	26 March 1970
Gazzetta Ufficiale	25 May 1970, nr. 20
Yield	100 quintals/ha
Maximum grape yield	70,0%
Alcohol by volume of grape (natural)	11.5% 12.0% for Taurasi riserva
Alcohol by volume of wine (minimum)	12.0% 12.5% for Taurasi riserva
Net dry extract (minimum)	22.0‰
Origin	Province of Avellino
Ingredient grapes	Aglianico: 85% – 100% Other non-aromatic red wine grapes: 0% – 15%

Taurasi and Taurasi riserva are red, still Italian wines based principally on the Aglianico grape variety produced in the Province of Avellino in the Campania region. They were awarded Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1970 and Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) status in 1993. Produced less than 40 miles (64 km) from the other Aglianico stronghold of Aglianico del Vulture in Basilicata, the volcanic soils of the Taurasi region demonstrate the potential the Aglianico grape has to make wines on par with the Nebbiolo grape of Piedmont and Sangiovese grape of Tuscany. The popularity of the region's wine is a relatively recent phenomenon. Until the early 1990s, there was only one winery (Mastroberardino), producing wine for the export market. By the mid-2000s, there were over 293 producers in the Taurausi zone.