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Central Italy Flashcards

1
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Central Italy wine regions

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Tuscany
Marche
Abruzzo
Umbria
Latium
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Tuscany Location

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Ligurian Sea west

Apennine Mountains foothills east

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Tuscany Climate

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Maritime-influenced on the cost

Continental inland

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Tuscany White grape

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Vernaccia

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Tuscany red grapes

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Sangiovese
Syrah
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot

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Minimum ammount of Sangiovese in Chianti

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70%

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Minimum ammount of Sangiovese in Chianti Classico

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80%

20% Canaiolo, colorino, cabernet and/or merlot

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Chianti Classico DOCG soil

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Galestro- soft marl-like soil

Sandstone

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What is Galestro

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Soft marl-like soil

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Minimum ammount of Sangiovese in Brunello di Montalcino

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100% Sangiovese Grosso (Locally called Brunello)

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Brunello di Montalcino soil

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Clay and marine sediments at lower elevation

Galestro at higher elevation

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Brunello di Montalcino location

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slopes around the hill town of Montalcino

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Brunello di Montalcino aging/selling laws

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5 years aging

Minimum 2 years in wood, plus 4 months in bottle

Can’t be sold before January 1st of the 5th year of harvest

(Reserva 6 years aging. 2 years in wood, plus 6 months in bottle)

youngest you can get now is 2018

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Marches Climate

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Mediterranean

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Marches location

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Eastern coast of Italy along the Adriatic Sea, extends westward to Apennine Mountains

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16
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Marches White grape

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Verdicchio (dry, unoaked)

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Marches Red grape

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Montepulciano

18
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Marches DOCGs

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Verdicchio di Matelica riserva
Castelli di Jesi verdicchio riserva

19
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Grapes other than Sangiovese that can be used in Chianti

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Canaiolo
Colorino
Cabernet
merlot

Whites- Malvasia and trebbiano (rarely used)

20
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Number of sub zones in Chianti

21
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Traditional Oak barrels used in Chianti

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Large Slavonian oak

22
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Chianti Classico Reserva aging laws

gran selezione chianti

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Chianti Classico- at least 2 years in wood, 3 months in bottle

Gran Selezione- 100% estate fruit, 30 months in wood

23
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Brunello originally envisioned and created by…

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Biondi Santi 1870s

24
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Rosso di Montalcino

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Lighter, fruiter less complex than Brunello

Must be aged one year (compared to brunellos 4)

25
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano grape and aging

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Prugnolo gentile “little prune”

Aged 2 years

Reserva Aged 3

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Carmignano

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Tiny wine region west of Florence

Minimum 50% Sangiovese plus 10-20% Cabernet Sauv

27
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Vin Santo

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Italy’s best know sweet wine

“holy wine” priests drink at mass

Trebbiano grape

28
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Orvieto DOC

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DOC in Umbria

known for dry white wines using Trebbiano, grechetto, verdello

29
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Notable wine of Abruzzi

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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo made from Montepulciano grape

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