Controguerra
Sign in to saveControguerra (Abruzzese: ', ') is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.
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Controguerra is a small municipality located in the province of Teramo in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It's one of many communes that make up the local administrative divisions of this area in central Italy.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Controguerra
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Controguerra
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- La_nostra_Chiesa.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Church of Madonna delle Grazie
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Controguerra-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.province
- (TE)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Commenda, Mattonelle, Piano del Tronto, Pignotto, San Giovanni, San Giuseppe Lavoratore, Santa Croce, Taiano
- Italian comune.mayor
- Franco Carletta
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 22.82
- Italian comune.population_total
- 2376
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 June 2017
- Italian comune.population_demonym
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- Controguerra DOC
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Controguerra (Abruzzese: ', ') is a comune (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo.
==Controguerra DOC== Controguerra is noted for the Italian DOC wine produced in the hills and a valley near the comune. The area produces a wide variety of wine styles including, red, white, passito and spumante. Grape harvest are limited to yields of 14 tonnes/ha. The red wines of Controguerra are made predominantly of Montepulciano (at least 60%) with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon permitted up to 15% of the blend and other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Whites wines are composed of 60% Trebbiano and at least 15% Passerina with other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Sparkling Spumante wines are composed of at least 60% Trebbiano, at least 30% blend of Chardonnay, Verdicchio and Pecorino with other varieties permitted up to 10%. Finished red wines are required to have at least 12% alcohol and finished whites a minimum of 11%.