21. Italian White Wines Flashcards
What are the seven main wine regions in Italy?
Tuscany Piemonte Marche Veneto Abruzzo Campania Puglia
What level of acidity does Cortese have?
High acidity
What level of acidity does Garganega have?
High acidity
What level of acidity does Verdicchio have?
High acidity
What level of acidity does Fiano have?
Medium acidity
What flavours does Cortese usually exhibit?
Floral - blossom
Green fruit - apple, pear
Citrus - lemon
Minerality
What flavours does Garganega usually exhibit?
Floral - chamomile Green fruit - apple, pear Citrus - lemon Stone fruit - peach Almond
What flavours does Verdicchio usually exhibit?
Green fruit - apple, pear
Citrus - lemon
Herbal - fennel
What flavours does Fiano usually exhibit?
Stone fruit - peach
Tropical fruit - melon, mango
What level of body does Cortese have?
Light bodied
What level of body does Garganega have?
Medium bodied
What level of body does Verdicchio have?
Medium bodied
What level of body does Fiano have?
Medium to full bodied
Which Italian white varieties are commonly oaked?
Fiano
Which Italian white varieties can age well?
Garganega
Fiano
Verdicchio
(Wines must be v good or outstanding to age)
What flavours develop when Italian white varieties are bottle aged?
Honey
Nuts
What grapes is Gavi made from?
Cortese
What wine has the following characteristics:
High acidity
Flavour of blossom, green apple, pear, lemon and minerality
Dry
Light bodied
Unoaked, usually drunk young?
Gavi di Gavi from Piemonte, Italy
Made from Cortese grapes
Where is Cortese commonly grown?
Piemonte - Gavi
Where is Gavi from?
Piemonte in Northern Italy
Which Italian grape varietal can be used to make sweet wine?
Garganega
What grapes is Soave made from?
Garganega
Where is Garganega commonly grown?
Veneto - Soave
What does Classico refer to on Italian wine labels?
Historic centre of the region
Better wine due to best aspect for wine growing, often hilliest spot
Where is Soave from?
Veneto
What wine has the following characteristics:
High acidity
Flavour of chamomile, green apple, pear, lemon and peach
Medium bodied
Can be dry or sweet?
Soave from Veneto
Made from Garganega grapes
What is a recioto wine?
Sweet wine made from dried grapes using the appassimento method
What are the two common types of recioto wines?
Recioto di Soave
Recioto della Valpolicella
What wine has the following characteristics:
High acidity
Flavour of apple, pear, lemon and fennel
Medium bodied
Unoaked
Outstanding examples may age in bottle to produce honey and nut flavours?
Verdicchio from Marche
Where is Verdicchio commonly grown?
Marche region of Italy
Where is the best Verdicchio grown?
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesu
What wine is common in the Marche region?
Verdicchio
Where is the Marche region?
Italy
Why does Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesu produce high quality wines?
Coastal breezes
What wine has the following characteristics:
Medium acidity
Flavour of peach, melon, mango
Medium-full bodied
May be oaked
May be aged on lees producing bread and biscuit flavours?
Fiano from Campania
Where is Fiano commonly grown?
Campania region of Italy
Where is the best Fiano grown?
Fiano di Avellino
What wine is common in Campania?
Fiano
Why does Fiano di Avellino produce high quality wines?
Altitude has a moderating influence
What are the seven main white grapes grown in Italy?
Pinot Grigio Glera Moscato Fiano Verdicchio Garganega Cortese
