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Central Italy #1 Flashcards

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What is the climate of Liguria?

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Mediterranean

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What is the synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria?

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Ormeasco

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What grapes might you see bottled varietally in the Riviere Ligure di Pontente DOC?

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Pigato
Vermentino
Ormeasco
Rossese
Sangiovese

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What Ligurian DOC is 100% Rossese based?

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Rossese di Dolceaqua DOC, in the Ponente

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What is the varietal DOC for Ormeasco?

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Pornassio (Ormeasco di Pornassio), 95%

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Where is Cinque Terre DOC? What are the major grapes?

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Liguria, in the Levante
Min. 40% Bosco, plus Albarola, Vermentino

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Where is Colli di Luni DOC? What are the major grapes?
Who shares it?

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Liguria, in the Levante (shared with Tuscany)

Bianco: min 35% Vermentino, plus 25-40% Trebbiano Toscano, plus
Rosso: min 50% Sangiovese, plus

Also varietal Vermentino and Albarola

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What is the eastern end of Liguria?

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The Levante

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What is the western end of Liguria?

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The Ponente

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What is the major difference in style between the Ponente and the Levante?

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Ponente wines tend to be varietal wines, whereas Levante wines tend to be blends.

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What is the sole notable sweet wine of Liguria, and who is one producer exported to the USA?

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Sciacchetrà, a passito blanc wine from Cinque Terre, produced by Walter de Battè

Sha-ket-tra

Made from Albarola, Vermentini, and Bosco

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What is important about Albana di Romagna DOCG? (Emilia-Romagna)

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Italy’s first white wine DOCG, promoted in 1987.

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What are the two DOCG’s of Emilia-Romagna?

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  • Albana di Romagna DOCG
  • Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG
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What three DOCs are nested within Albana di Romagna? What is the larger regional DOC that encapsulates them all? (Emilia-Romagna)

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Colli d’Imola
Colli di Faenza
Colli Romagana Centrale: Bianco (Chardonnay based)
Rosso (Cab Sauv based)
Rosso Riserva
plus varietal Chardonnay, Trebbiano, Cab Sauv, Sangio. Riserva released after 15mos for white and 24mos for red (from Nov 1 of year of harvest)

Romagna DOC

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What smaller DOPs are contained within Reno DOC? (Emilia-Romagna)

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Colli Bolognesi DOC: Varietal Bianco (Chardonnay, Pignoletto Superiore/Frizzante/Spumante/Passito, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Sauvignon), Varietal Rosso (Barbara/Riserva/Frizzante, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)

Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG

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Name three DOC’s for Lambrusco (Emilia-Romagna)

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  • Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC
  • Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC
  • Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC
  • Lambrusco Montovano DOC
  • Lambrusco Reggiano DOC
  • Lambrusco di Modena DOC
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Which Lambrusco DOC is in Lombardy?

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Lambrusco Montovano DOC

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What are the allowed styles for Lambrusco DOCs?

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Always frizzante; may be secco, amabile, or dolce

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What is the largest Lambrusco DOC by production, and why?

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Lambrusco Reggiano DOC. It is the base for Riunite, a network of co-ops, that produce the bulk of the amabile-style lambruscos.

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What are the denominazione for Albana di Romagna DOCG, and what is it’s greatest expression?

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Secco
Amabile (12-30g/L)
Dolce (45-80g/L)
Passito (284 g/L must weight, exhibits botrytis, aged until Sept 1st of the year following the harvest)
Passtio Riserva (400g/L must weight, exhibits botrytis, aged until Nov 1st of the year following the harvest).
The best and most interesting expressions are PASSITO.

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What is the varietal makeup and styles of Colli Bolognese Pignoletto DOCG? (Emilia-Romagna)

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85% Pignoletto (Grechetto di Todi); 95% in the Classico zone
Frizzante (Secco)
Spumante (Brut Nature to Extra Dry)
Superiore (Secco to Abboccato)
Superiore Classico (max 6 g/L)

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What are the significant still red wines of Emilia-Romagna?

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Sangiovese di Romagna (across the Apennines from Chianti)

International varietals (mostly Cab Sauv, Syrah, and recently Pinot Noir) from Colli Bolognese
Bonarda/Barbera/Pinot Noir from Colli Piacentini close to the Lombardy border and Oltrepó Pavese (also authorizes whites, and sparkling wines of both colors, plus vin santo and malvasia passito)

23
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What mountain range separates Umbria from Tucany?

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The Apennines (the spine of Italy)

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Which varietals are allowed to bear varietal labels when without Geographical Indication, and what are they called?

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Cabernet Sauvignon/Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon
Vini Varietali

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What river moderates Umbria’s climate?

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Warm air currents from the Mediterranean that come up the Tiber River, and cool air coming down off the Apennines.

26
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What is the encepagement and styles of Orvieto DOC (shared with Lazio)?

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Min 60% Grechetto di Orvieto and Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico), plus
Usually dry, but may be sweet and/or botrytized.

Denominazione: Orvieto, Orvieto Classico, Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce, Superiore, Vendemmia Tardiva, Muffa Nobile
VT may only be produced from Orvieto and Orvieto Classico which qualify for Superiore

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What is special about the soils of Orvieto Classico? (Umbria)

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High % of chalk.

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Where is Lago di Corbara DOC? (Umbria)

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Within Orvieto, Umbria, producing red and white wines from indigenous and/or international vairetals

29
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What are the soils of Lago di Corbara DOC? (Umbria)

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Tuffeau

30
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What is Rosso Orvietano DOC?

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A DOC within Orvieto for red wines of min. 70% combined Aleatico, Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Cabernet Franc/Sauvignon.
All varietals may be bottled varietally.

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What are the requirements for Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?

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100% Sagrantino, aged 37 mos with at least 12 in wood, 4 in bottle
Secco or Passito (no required time in wood for passito)

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What is the historical style of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?

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Passito

33
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What DOC overlaps Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG? What are the styles?

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Montefalco DOC
- Rosso/Riserva (60-70& Sangiovese, plus Sagrantino, plus)
Riserva aged for 30mos, 12 in wood
- Bianco (50% Grechetto plus Trebbiano Toscano, plus)

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What is the DOC for white wine within Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, and what grape is it focused on?

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Colli Martani DOC
Varietal wines of Trebbiano, Grechetto di Orvieto, Grechetto di Todi (must come from the commune of Todi), Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling; Sangiovese, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Vernaccia Nera
Rosso (min 50% sangio), Bianco (min 50% grechetto), Spumante

35
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Outside of the two DOCG’s, what are the most significant red wines in Umbria?

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The “Super-Umbrians” - BDX/international varieties that clash with the DOCG’s for style supremacy.

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What is the major soil type of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?

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Rich clay, with some sand and limestone.

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Other than the use of international varietals, what is the most pervasive technique right now in the reds of Le Marche?

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New French Oak Barriques

38
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What is the main varietal of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? (Umbria)

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min 70% Sangiovese

39
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What is the minimum aging for Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? Wines that do not meet the criteria are bottled as what?

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  • 3 years, including 6mos in bottle.
  • Normale Rosso, Bianco, Spumante, and Varietal Wines are produced as Torgiano DOC.
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Paolo Bea: Wines

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Santa Chiara: Grechetto, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Garganega, 400M, all stainless
Arboreus: Trebbiano Spoletino (trained high), 200M, 3wks of skin contact, two years in tank
Rosso de Veo: young Sagrantino vines, principally from Vigna Cerrete, 450M, 1 year in tank, 2 years in botti, 1 year in bottle
Vigna San Valentino (Montefalco Rosso): 70% Sangio, 15% Sagrantino, 15% Montepulciano, 3 years in stainless, 4-12mos in bottle
Vigna Pipparello (Montefalco Rosso Riserva): min 20yo vines, 60% Sangio, 25% Montepulciano, 15% Sagrantino, 40-50 day maceration, 1 year in tank, 2 years in barrel, 1 year in bottle
Vigna Pagliaro (Sagrantino dM Secco): 400M, 40-50 day maceration, 1 year in tank, 2 years in barrel, 1 year in bottle
Passito: dried 4mos, approx. 300g/L must weight, 90g/L RS, aged 4+ years in tank, 1 year in bottle. Not produced every vintage.

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Who is the (essentially sole) major producer of Torgiano Rosso Riserva?

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Lungarotti, producing everything “from Chardonnay to Vin Santo”. They also run a wine museum in Torgiano.
Original flagship Torgiano is Rubesco.

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What are the DOCG’s of Umbria?

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  • Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
  • Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
43
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What does Abboccato mean?

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Slightly sweet to sweet. about mouthfeel.

Italy - Central/Southern (16 decks)

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