Central Italy Flashcards
Name the 3 primary white varietals fo Tuscany
Trebbiano Toscano
Vernaccia
Malvasia
Name the 4 primary red vaietals of Tuscany
Sangiovese
Canaiolo
Syrah
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name the 8 sub-zone DOCGs of Chianti
Classico
Rufina
Colli Fiorentini
Colli Senesi
Colline Pisane
Colli Aretini
Montalbano
Montespertoli
Name the 6 important DOCGs of Tuscany
Chianti
Chianti Classico
Vino Nobile di Monetepulciano
Brunello di Montalcino
Morellino di Scansano
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
What is the most important DOCG of Tuscany for white wines?
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
What is a “Supertuscan?”
Blend of Sangiovese and International Varieties
What is the minimum amount of Sangiovese that must be in the cepage for a wine to be classified as Chianti Classico?
80%
Are white grapes allowed in the blend that is used to produce Chianti Classico?
No!
What clone is used to produce Brunello di Montalcino?
Sangiovese Grosso
What classifications might you see on a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino and what do they mean?
Rosso di Montacino = young vines and declassified wiens
Brunello di Montalcino = 4 years with a minimum of 2 years in oak
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva = 5 years with minimum 2 years in oak
What is Vin Santo?
Produced in Tuscany region
Dessert wine from passito grapes fermented slowly in small wooden barrels
Matured minimum 3 years and up to 6 years
Highly regarded vintages for Brunello di Montalcino
1999
2004
2007
Highly regarded vintages for Chianti Classico
2001
2007
What are the 5 major regions of Central Italy?
Tuscany
Marches
Umbria
Latium
Abruzzi
What is the most important traditional white DOC in Latium?
Est!Est!!Est!!! di Montefiascone
What is a synonym of Trebbiano Toscano?
Procanico
What are the 3 most important appellations within Umbria?
Torgiano Riserva DOCG
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
Orvieto DOC
What are the 2 most important appellations of Marches?
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOCG
Verdicchio di Matelica DOCG
What is the most important appellation in Abruzzi?
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Name the different clones of Sangiovese associated with their primary regions within Tuscany
Sangioveto = Chianti Classico
Brunello = Brunello di Montalcino
Prugnolo = Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Who brought Cabernet Sauvignon to Tuscany?
Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici III in the 18th century
What is the traditional blend for Chianti?
Red - Sangiovese and Canaiolo
White - Malvasia and/or Trebbiano
