| Lemma | Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto wine |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – wine |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | The designation Classico Pignoletto DOC is applied to wines produced from grapes of Pignoletto vine for at least 95%, produced in the hill area between Val Samoggia and the wide valley of Reno River and the ones of Samoggia, Lavino and Idice valleys, in the zone of Bologna and Modena. (1) |
| Note | Colli Bolognesi DOP includes the following white wine typologies: Sparkling, Spumante, Superior, Classic Superior. (2) Colli Bolognesi DOP in the Sparkling and Spumante versions has a pale-yellow colour; the parfum is delicate, fruity of apple, pomegranate, hazelnut and porcupine flowers; the taste is dry, harmonic, with good persistence and fresh thanks to its acidity. (3) |
| Context | This Pignoletto Classico can be aged and features an interesting mineral bouquet with pleasantly fragrant citrus notes. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [‘kolli ‘boloɲezi ‘klassiko piɲo’lɛtto ˈwaɪn] |
| Synonyms/Variations | Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto |
| Etymology | Pliny the Elder, in the first century a.C., in his work “Naturalis Historia”, made reference to Pignoletto with its ancient name: “Pino Lieto”. (5) Bologna is a famous town of the Italian region Emilia Romagna. |
| Picture of the product |  (6) |
| Equivalents | ITA Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto ESP Clásico Pignoletto de las colinas de Bolonia FRA Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto RO Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto |
| Note of the equivalents | We maintain the Italian version, but we can add the noun “wine”. |
| Organisation | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date of the sheet | 11/10/2021 |
| Last date of modification | 30/05/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | (1) https://www.quattrocalici.it/denominazioni/colli-bolognesi-classico-pignoletto-docg/ (2) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/colli-bolognesi-classico-pignoletto-dop/ (3) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/colli-bolognesi-classico-pignoletto-dop/ (4) https://www.tenutasantacroce.it/montui-eng (5) https://www.okacquistoilvino.it/il-pignoletto-di-bologna-prezzo-storia-origine-del-nome-gusto-e-periodo-di-raccolta-del-vino/ (6) https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vinibotti.it%2Fprodotto%2Fcolli-bolognesi%2F&psig=AOvVaw0NtyYfXk0y1fy9BawHahx3&ust=1633272825957000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCMjox8j9q_MCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD |
