Central Italy White Wine Flashcards
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG is located in which region?
Toscana
Orvieto DOC is located in which regions?
Umbria and Lazio
Which wine was named ‘the sun of Italy in a bottle’?
Orvieto DOC
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is located in which region?
Marche
Vin Santo is which regions classic dessert wine?
Toscana
What are the four important Vin Santo appellations?
- Vin Santo di Carmignano DOC
- Vin Santo del Chianti DOC
- Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
- Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC
Which body of water borders Toscana to the West?
The Tyrrhenian Sea
What soil type if the historic classico zone of Orvieto DOC?
Volcanic
Which body of water borders the East of Marche?
The Adriatic Sea
What is the name of the mountains that run down the spine of Italy?
The Apennines
What does Citta Regia translate to?
Royal city
What does Castelli mean?
Castles
How many villages are entitled to make wine under the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC?
22
What does Vin Santo translate to?
Holy wine
Which grape variety is grown almost exclusively around the town of San Gimignano?
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
What word derives from the latin word ‘vernaculus’ meaning native or indigenous?
Vernaccia
Oriveto DOC wines are made from what two grapes?
Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano
Which grape is considered to be of higher quality: Grechetto or Trebbiano Toscano?
Grechetto
Name the two distinct varieties of Grechetto?
- Grechetto di Orvieto
2. Grechetto di Todi
What is the flagship and most planted white variety of the Marche region?
Verdicchio
TRUE OR FALSE
The name Verdicchio derives from the Italian word for green?
True - verde, which refers to the greenish colour of the grapes
What grape varieties are used to make Vin Santo?
Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia
Which wine is described as the typical embodiment of a symbiotic relationship between a single grape variety and a specific terroir?
Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
TRUE OR FALSE
Orvieto DOC wines offer a fresh and easy drinking style , with the best examples displaying florals, citrus and stone fruit, rich texture, depth and minerality
True
TRUE OR FALSE
Verdicchio is only used to make still wine
FALSE - Verdicchio grapes are used to make a range of styles - from sparkling to sweet passito. In Marche the grape is at its best as a still dry wine. The top examples have a combination of structure, richness, complexity and age-worthiness
Which Toscano wine is described as sweet, intense and velvety with a pleasant oxidative character?
Vin Santo
TRUE OR FALSE
Wines labelled as ‘Classico Superiore’ are sweet?
FALSE -Classico Superiore refers to the historic region where the grapes were originally grown. Wines from here are often richer, more complex and longer-lived
To be labelled Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, wines must contain a minimum of ………% of Vernaccia di San Gimignano?
85%
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Vernaccia di San Gimignano?
11 months - it will usually spend some of this time in oak
For Orvieto DOC wines, Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano must account for at least what %?
60% - small proportions of other local grapes are permitted
TRUE OR FALSE
Most Orvieto DOC wines are unoaked and dry (secco)
TRUE
To be labelled as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC the wine must contain what minimum % of Verdicchio?
85% - although most are 100%
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG requires what minimujm amount of ageing?
18 months - it will often spend time in oak and can also be labelled as classico
What are caratelli?
small, old barrels
TRUE OR FALSE
Top examples of Vin Santo are made for early consumption?
FALSE - they can rest in caratelli for a decade or longer
