16.2 - North East Italy: Alto-Adige Flashcards

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Describe the growing environment of the Alto-Adige including two key moderating factors

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Mild, Alpine climate - 300-700m

Why not too cold?

  1. Warm air through valleys
  2. 300 days of sun

Rainfall is sufficient and evenly spread

Souls vary including volcanic, quartz, mica, limestone - allows for variety of grapes

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How are vines trained?

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Pergola - trad

Guyot - modern

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Why does leaf plucking have to be performed carefully?

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A warming climate means a canopy that is too thin can cause sunburn or drying

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What are two important sub-zones and what do they grow?

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Bassa Atesina - in south, warmer, grows most things, esp Muller Thurgau at high altitude

Oltradige - near Lake Caldaro for Schiava, Merlot and Cab S in valleys; Pinot Noir and whites at higher altitude

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What are the three most planted black grapes and the five most planted white grapes?

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Describe the characteristics of Schiava

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Group of four varieties that are commonly co-planted

Vigour and high yields - pergola

Pale ruby

Violet, strawberry

Low tannin, light-med body

May be blended with Lagrein to add colour and body

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Describe the characteristics of Lagrein

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Need warmth and sunshine

Can suffer from poor fruit set - yields

Can be bitter if too much extraction

Deep colour for either reds or rose

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Outline typical winemaking (6)

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  • Preserve fruit aromas
  • Low-mid temp 12-15c
  • Cultured yeast
  • SST
  • Some lees ageing 4-6mnths for better wines, up to a year
  • Barrel ageing for top reds and whites
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Under DOC rules, what categories of wine can there be? (3)

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Bianco - Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, no single variety >70%

Single variety, >85%

Two variety blends with >15% of each

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Are max yields higher or lower in Alto-Adige cf. Trentino?

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Lower but still high 90 hL/ha

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Describe the average vineyard holding and which sort of producers dominate?

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1ha per grower

Co-ops = 70% of production

Estates are important for HQ wines but are small

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Where is wine sold?

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75% domestic - 1/2 of that sold within the region via tourism

25% export - Germany and US

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