Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Italian wine appellation

Valtellina Superiore DOCG is a prestigious Italian red wine appellation in Lombardy’s Valtellina valley, known for high-quality, mountain-grown Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) wines.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Valtellina Superiore DOCG canonical	5
Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG	1
Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG wine	1
Valtellina Nebbiolo subzone	1
Valtellina Superiore DOCG wine	1
Valtellina Superiore Inferno DOCG	1
Valtellina Superiore wine	1
Valtellina wine	1
Valtellina wines	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10035019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Context triple: [Valtellina, wineRegionName, Valtellina Superiore DOCG]

A. Collio
Collio is a renowned wine-producing area in northeastern Italy, celebrated for its high-quality white wines made from both indigenous and international grape varieties.
B. Barbera d'Alba DOC
Barbera d'Alba DOC is an Italian red wine appellation from Piedmont, known for its vibrant acidity, red fruit flavors, and versatility at the table.
C. Colli Euganei DOC
Colli Euganei DOC is an Italian wine appellation in the Euganean Hills of the Veneto region, known for producing a range of quality red, white, and sweet wines from both native and international grape varieties.
D. Albisola Superiore
Albisola Superiore is a town in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Julius II.
E. Monferrino Piedmontese
Monferrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy, characterized by its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Target entity description: Valtellina Superiore DOCG is a prestigious Italian red wine appellation in Lombardy’s Valtellina valley, known for high-quality, mountain-grown Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) wines.

A. Collio
Collio is a renowned wine-producing area in northeastern Italy, celebrated for its high-quality white wines made from both indigenous and international grape varieties.
B. Barbera d'Alba DOC
Barbera d'Alba DOC is an Italian red wine appellation from Piedmont, known for its vibrant acidity, red fruit flavors, and versatility at the table.
C. Colli Euganei DOC
Colli Euganei DOC is an Italian wine appellation in the Euganean Hills of the Veneto region, known for producing a range of quality red, white, and sweet wines from both native and international grape varieties.
D. Albisola Superiore
Albisola Superiore is a town in the Liguria region of northwestern Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of Pope Julius II.
E. Monferrino Piedmontese
Monferrino Piedmontese is a regional variety of the Piedmontese language spoken in the Monferrato area of northwestern Italy, characterized by its distinct phonetic and lexical features.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian wine appellation ⓘ
agingRequirement	minimum 12 months in wood ⓘ minimum 24 months total aging ⓘ
climate	alpine-influenced ⓘ continental ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
exposure	south-facing slopes ⓘ
foodPairing	aged cheeses ⓘ game dishes ⓘ roasted red meats ⓘ
grapeHarvest	hand-harvested grapes ⓘ
grapeRequirement	maximum 10% other authorized local red varieties ⓘ minimum 90% Nebbiolo ⓘ
localNameOfNebbiolo	Chiavennasca ⓘ
locatedIn	Lombardy ⓘ Valtellina ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ linked to: Northern Italy
marketPosition	high-quality appellation ⓘ
minimumAlcohol	12.0% ABV ⓘ
previousClassification	DOC ⓘ
primaryGrape	Nebbiolo ⓘ
productionMethod	still wine ⓘ
recognizedQualityLevel	DOCG ⓘ
regionSpecialty	mountain Nebbiolo wines ⓘ
regulatingBody	Consorzio di Tutela Vini di Valtellina ⓘ Italian Ministry of Agriculture ⓘ
relatedAppellation	Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG ⓘ
riservaAgingRequirement	minimum 36 months total aging ⓘ
riverInfluence	Adda River valley ⓘ linked to: Adda River
servingSuggestion	suitable for aging ⓘ
soilType	sandy soils ⓘ stony soils ⓘ
subzone	Grumello ⓘ Inferno ⓘ Maroggia ⓘ Sassella ⓘ Valgella ⓘ
terrain	mountainous slopes ⓘ steep terraced vineyards ⓘ
typicalAromas	dried flowers ⓘ red cherry ⓘ spice ⓘ
typicalBody	medium-bodied ⓘ
typicalStructure	firm tannins ⓘ high acidity ⓘ
viticulture	terraced viticulture ⓘ
wineColor	garnet red ⓘ
wineStyle	red wine ⓘ

How these facts were elicited