/leverˈano/
- Apulia
- Vineyard Area: 103,46 HectaresÂ
- Year Appellation Started: 1979
- Appellation Last modified: 2014
- Red Grapes: Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Sangiovese
- White Grapes: Chardonnay, Fiano, Malvasia Bianca, Vermentino
- White (Bianco)
- Rosso (Red)
- Rosato
- Still White Wine: minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca + maximum 40% Vermentino. Minimum 85% Chardonnay or Fiano or Malvasia Bianca + maximum 15% other white grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region for monovarietal label.
- Still Red Wine: minimum 50% Negro Amaro + maximum 40% Malvasia Nera di Lecce and/or Montepulciano and/or Sangiovese + maximum 30% other red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region. Minimum 85% Negro Amaro + maximum 15% other red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region. Minimum ageing – 24 months of which 6 – in oak for Riserva. Minimum 90% Negro Amaro + maximum 10% other red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region and 12 months of ageing for Superiore.
- Still Rosato Wine: minimum 50% Negro Amaro + maximum 40% Malvasia Nera di Lecce and/or Montepulciano and/or Sangiovese + maximum 30% other red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region. Minimum 85% Negro Amaro + maximum 15% other red grape varieties allowed for cultivation in the region.
- Passito: minimum 50% Malvasia Bianca + maximum 40% Vermentino.Â
- Total Production: 6.186 Hectolitres
- White Wine: N/A
- Rose Wine: N/A
- Red Wine: N/A
- Leverano DOC is situated in the Salento peninsula of Puglia, specifically in the province of Lecce. The DOC area includes the communes of Leverano, Porto Cesareo, and a portion of Copertino.