Solopaca is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian

Italy

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 region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 and about 20 km northwest of Benevento

Benevento

Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill 130 m above sea-level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and Sabato...

. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,134 and an area of 31.0 km².

Solopaca borders the following municipalities: Castelvenere

Castelvenere

Castelvenere is a town and comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania Region, Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group."-External links:*...

, Frasso Telesino

Frasso Telesino

Frasso Telesino is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km west of Benevento...

, Guardia Sanframondi

Guardia Sanframondi

Guardia Sanframondi is a town and comune in the Province of Benevento, Campania region, Italy. It is best known for the penitential rite held every seven years.-Geography:...

, Melizzano

Melizzano

Melizzano is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km west of Benevento...

, Telese Terme, Vitulano

Vitulano

Vitulano is a comune in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 12 km northwest of Benevento....

.

Solopaca DOC

Italian wine

Italian wine

Italian wine is wine produced in Italy, a country which is home to some of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world. Italy is the world's largest wine producer, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005. Italian wine is exported largely around the world and has...

, both red and white, under the Solopaca DOC appellation comes from this area in the hillside vineyards along the Calore river

Calore River

The Calore Irpino or Calore Beneventano or Calore River is a river in southwestern Italy. It rises from the Monte Cervialto in the Monti Picentini sub-range of the Apennine Mountains. The river flows first in the province of Avellino, and then in that of Benevento, before flowing into the Volturno...

. Grapes destined for DOC production must be harvested to a maximum yield

Yield (wine)

In viticulture, the yield is a measure of the amount of grapes or wine that is produced per unit surface of vineyard, and is therefore a type of crop yield...

 of 13 tonnes/hectare

Hectare

The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...

 for red grape varieties and 15 tonnes/ha for white grape varieties. The finished wines need to be fermented to a minimum alcohol level of 11.5% for reds and 12% for whites.

Red Solopaca wine is a blend of 45-60% Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove"...

, 10-20% Aglianico

Aglianico

Aglianico is a black grape grown in the Basilicata and Campania regions of Italy. The vine originated in Greece and was brought to the south of Italy by Greek settlers. The name may be a corruption of Vitis hellenica, Latin for "Greek vine"...

, 20-25% Piedirosso

Piedirosso

Piedirosso is a red Italian wine grape variety that is planted primarily in the Campania region. The grape is considered a specialty of the region, being used to produce wines for local and tourist consumption. Its name "piedirosso" means "red feet" that reflects the bottom of the vine which used...

 and/or Sciascinoso and up to 10% of other local red grape varieties permitted to fill in the remainder of the blend. The white wines are produced from 50-70% Trebbiano

Trebbiano

Trebbiano is the second most widely planted grape in the world. It gives good yields, but makes undistinguished wine at best. It can be fresh and fruity, but does not keep long. Its high acidity makes it important in Cognac production...

, 20-40% Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia Toscana and/or Coda di Volpe

Coda di Volpe

Coda di Volpe is a white Italian wine grape variety that has been historically grown in the Campania region around the town of Naples. It is often confused with another white Italian wine grape, Emilia, that share many of the same synonyms as Coda di Volpe....

with other local white grape varieties permitted up to 10%.