Cortese di Gavi

Cortese di Gavi, or simply Gavi, is an Italian white wine produced in a restricted area of the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, close to the Ligurian border. The name derives from Gavi, the town at the centre of its production zone, and Cortese, the local variety of grape from which it is exclusively made and whose existence is reported from the 1600s.

The wine was awarded status in 1974 and was made in 1998.

Production zone

The DOCG regulations restrict the production of Cortese di Gavi to the area formed by the following communes: Bosio, Capriata d'Orba, Carrosio, Francavilla Bisio, Gavi, Novi Ligure, Parodi Ligure, Pasturana, San Cristoforo, Serravalle Scrivia, Tassarolo.

References

• Il Vino Cortese GAVI. Comune di Gavi. .