Central Italy Flashcards
Emilia Romagna - Origin of name?
Via Aemilia road used to transport wine between cities in ancient Rome and Etruscan
Culinary specialties of Emilia-Romagna
prosciutto di parma, aceto balsamico, pasta fresca, salsiccia, formaggio, ragù (bolognese)
How many subvarieties of lambrusco are there?
Over 60
What is the soil and situation of Emilia Romagna?
Alluvial Plains north of Reggio and Modena - spains almost the entire northern peninsula from the Adriatic to almost the Tyrhennian (small swath of Liguria between) - Po River to the North, Appenines to the South
Lambrusco varieties
sorbrara, monterico, maestri, marani, oliva
What is the general character of the Lambrusco varieties?
Marani and Sobrari are lighter and delicate (pink), Grasparossa is full-bodied,
Salamino is medium-bodied,
Maestri is deep and robust (purple)
Pignoletto grape? Denominazione?
grechetto di todi;
Pignoletto DOC,
Colli Bolognese Classico Pignoletto DOCG
Romagna Sangiovese sub zones - 95% varietal sangio
Modigliana,
Predappio,
Oriolo
Stylistic difference in Romagna vs Chianti sangiovese
plumper and softer
Key producers of Romagna Sangiovese
Castelluccio,
Chiara Condello,
Noelia Ricci
Gutturnio DOC
Barbera (55-70%) with Bonarda (croatina) - La Stoppa, Castello di Luzzano
What is the only Italian wine region without a coastline or an international border?
Umbria
What are the aging requirements for Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?
3 years, 6 mo bottle - 70% sangiovese
Top Bottling of Torgiano rosso riserva from Lungarotti?
Rubesco
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?
37 months, 1 year wood, 4 bottle;
passito : 37 months, 4 bottle
Top producers of Sagrantino?
Arnaldo Caprai, Paolo Bea
What is the major grape of Orvieto DOC?
Procanico (Trebbiano variant - smaller bunches) and Grechetto
Giorgio Lungarotti associated with which appellation?
Torgiano
Body of water which tempers the region of Umbria
Lake Trasimeno (shallow mere)
Trebbiano type from Umbria
Trebbiano Spoletino - from the Spoleto DOC
DOC in Umbria with a Classico subzone?
Orvieto
What are the major grapes in Orvieto DOC?
Trebbiano and Grechetto (min. 60%)
What is Bianchello del Metauro and where is it located?
White wine grape/DOC from Le Marche (next best in quality after verdicchio)
What grapes are permitted for Rosso Conero DOC? Rosso Piceno DOC?
montepulciano (min. 85%);
montepulciano and/or sangiovese (min. 85%);
What are the vini rosso DOCGs of Le Marche? (3)
Conero (Conero Riserva),
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona (rosso spumante, secco or dolce),
Offida (for reds from montepulciano and whites from pecorino or passerina)
Conero (Rosso) DOCG - aging, uvaggio
85% montepulciano, max 15% sangio (also for rosso conero DOC); 2 years (conero riserva DOCG)
Name two leading producers of Verdicchio di Casteli di Jesi?
Bucci, Garofoli, Sartarelli, (Tavignano), Felici, Umani Ronchi
What are the aging requirements for Castelli di Jesi Riserva DOCG?
18 mo, 6 mo in bottle
What is the main soil type of Verdicchio DOCGs?
calcareous clay
What is the difference in taste between Castelli di Jesi and Matelica?
Jesi is rounder and softer, while Matelica is typically sharper and may take more time to be approachable - Matelica is higher elevation (1300ft) in the Appenine foothills (E-W valley)
Regional culinary specialties of Le Marche
Anatra in Porchetta (duck w/ porchetta),
Brodetto di Pesce,
Faraona in potacchio (guinea fowl),
Stocco all’anconetana (salt cod),
Olive all’ascolana (giant Ascoli olives with meat stuffing, fried),
Vincisgrassi (creamy lasagne with prosciutto and truffles)
3 most planted grapes in Le Marche
verdicchio, montepulciano, sangiovese
green anphora shaped bottle that came to represent verdicchio di castelli di jesi
Fazi Battaglia - Mario Brunori
Largest area under vine in Le Marche?
Castelli di Jesi - 2,000 ha
What is Cannelino di Frascati (DOCG)?
late harvest vino bianco; 70% malvasia di candia + malvasia del lazio; maximum 30% bellone, bombino, greco, trebbiano (giallo or toscano)
Where is Frascati?
One of the Castelli Romani south of Rome, damp, dark, mineral-rich volcanic soils, known for high-yields and tendone trained vines (11 tons/ha for superiore vs. 14 for normale!!!) Malvasia del Lazio
What are the DOCGs of Lazio? (3)
White: Cannelino di Frascati, Frascati Superiore;
Red: Cesanese del Piglio
Where and what is Est ! Est !! Est !!! di Montefiascone DOC?
Lake Bolsena in Northern Lazio, trebbiano-based (giallo and toscana) with malvasia, story of a German bishop’s servant writing here here here! on the doors of taverns with chalk
Where is the Falesco Estate?
straddles Lazio and Umbria, Ricardo Cottarello is the winemaker (consulting WM all over Italy), famous for Montiano merlot, makes est est est and also orvieto
Which central italy region planted over 70% white grapes?
Lazio
Most planted red grape of Lazio
Merlot
Est est est became DOC in what year?
1966 - first in Lazio
3 DOCs focused on Cesanese
del Piglio (DOCG),
di Affile,
di Olevano Romano
What are the DOCGs of Abruzzo? (2)
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane,
Tullum
Uvaggio/aging for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane
90% montepulciano, 10% sangio
normale : 2 yr, 1 yr wood, 6 mo bottle
riserva : 3 years, 1yr wood, 6 mo bottle
Styles of Tullum DOCG (2019) ?
varietal bianco pecorino, passerina,
rosso montepulciano, spumante chardonnay
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo known as
Bombino, Trebbiano Abruzzese
White wine appellation of Abruzzo
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo (Valentini, Tiberio)
Rose appellation in Abruzzo
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Subzones of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Casauria - dictates 100% montepulciano,
Terre dei Vestini,
Teate,
Alto Tirino
