Alto Adige Flashcards
What is Alto Adige’s most planted varietal?
Schiava
Name 3 synonyms for Schiava
Vernatsch
Trollinger
Urban
What DOC is known as the home of Schiava?
Santa Maddalena
Terlano DOC is known for?
Sauvignon Blanc
ALTO ADIGE, WHAT TRIBE CULTIVATED VINES UNTIL ROMAN EMPIRE?
RHAETI
Capital of ALTO ADIGE
BOLZANO/BOZEN
Soils, Alto Adige?
Bolzano/Merano/Caldaro- volcanic porphyr, with pockets of clay and sand
Isarco- schist/gneiss/slate
BASSA ATESINA- LIMESTONE/DOLOMITE
CORTACCIA- SANDY MARL
VENOSTA- SANDY/INFERTILE
Alto Adige acreage?
13K
Districts, ADIGE?
- BASSA ATESINA
GEWURTZ, MT, PN, PG
2.OLTRADIGE
West SIDE ADIGE RIVER
HEART OF ADIGE REGION
SCHIAVA!
- BOLZANO
HOT!
LAGREIN/SCHIAVA - VAL D’ADIGE
NW OF BOLZANO, S OF MERANO
RED PORPHYRY SOILS
TERLANO
SB/PB
- MERANO
SCHIAVA
- VALLE ISARCO
N MOST REGION IN ITALY
SYLVANER/KERNER/MT/RIESLING
- VAL VENOSTA
MT/RIESLING/PB
What percent white, ADIGE?
of that percentage, what is international?
60%
70%
Kretzer
Lagrein rosato
PG pseudonyms, Adige?
RULANDËR/ GRAUBURGUNDER
PN pseudonym, Adige?
Blauburgunder
Training, Adige?
Pergola Trentina
Guyot is replacing it.
ALTO ADIGE DOC RULES/ special designations
All wines varietally labeled EXCEPT traditional method sparkling &. AA BIANCO (CH/PB/PG)
SPUMANTE METODO CLASSICO AA DOC
MIN 15 MONTHS
RISERVA=36
ALL AA DOC WINES RISERVA = 2 YRS EXCEPT SCHIAVA & MT
Lagrein wines from hamlet of GRIES= AA LAGREIN DI GRIES
RB ALLOWED =
CAB+LAGREIN
MERLOT+LAGREIN
CAB+MERLOT
WB ALLOWED=
PB+PG
CH+PB
CH+PG