Colli

Italian plural word (also colline or collio - singular is colle or collina) for "hill". It is mainly used in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardy and Veneto regions. In connection with regional, DOC or even single vineyard designations, this is a reference to hillside vineyards. Wines from a hillside area are often of better quality due to better exposure (sunlight). However, the altitude cannot be deduced from this. It can be small hills, but also mountainous areas over 500 metres above sea level.

If the Colli are not specified, this does not mean that the area in question is in the lowlands. Many famous wines come from hillside vineyards without the addition, for example in the DOCG areas of Barbaresco, Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. In France, Côte (Côteaux) corresponds to Colli. In Piedmont, the top of a hill or vineyard is called a bricco. Other names for areas of outstanding quality are Bricco, Ronco, Serra, Sori and Vigna. See topic-relevant keywords under vineyard area.

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