CH 10 - Italy Flashcards
Leading red grape of Piedmont, my acerage
Barbera
Other leading red grapes of Piedmont (in addition to Barbera)
Nebbiolo, Dolcetta, Freisa, Grignolino, Brachetto, Bonarda, Vespolina, Ruche
Leading white grapes of Piedmont
Moscato Bianco, Arneis, Corteses, Erbaluce
Grape variety of Barolo and Barbaresco
Nebbiolo (must be 100%)
Aging requirements for Barolo
Minimum 38 months; Riserva: min 62 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year
Aging requirements of Barbaresco
Min 26 months; Riserva: min 50 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year
Grape variety of Gavi
Cortese
Name for Nebbiolo as used in Northern Piedmont
Spanna
Grape variety of Asti DOCG
Muscat (Moscato)
Three styles of wine made in the Asti DOCG
Asti - Sparkling, charmat
Asti Metodo Classico - sparkling traditional method
Moscato d’Asti - slightly sparkling, partial fermentation method
Style of wine approved in 2017 for the Asti DOCG
Asti Secco
Required assemblage for Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Min 90% Barbera
Required assemblage for Nizza DOCG
100% Barbera
DOCG approved for red (Nebbiolo) and white (Arneis)
Roero DOCG
2 Nebbiolo-based DOCGs in Northern Piedmont
Ghemme DOCG; Gattinara DOCG
Grape variety of Acqui DOCG
Brachetto
Four wines produced in Valpolicella region
Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Primary grape variety of Valpolicella
Corvina
Minor grape varieties of Valpolicella
Corvinone, Rondinella
Sweet wine of Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Term used for Bardolino rose
Chiaretto
Primary grape of Soave
Garganega
Required assemblage of Soave
Min 70% Garganega; Remainder can be Trebbioano di Soave (Verdicchio) and/or Chardonnay
Three wines produced in Soave region
Soave DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG
Primary grape of Processo
Glera (min 85%)
Two DOCGs that produce Prosecco
Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Colli Asolani DOCG)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Style of wine produced in Lugana DOC
White wine based on Trebbiano di Lugana (related to Verdicchio)
Location of the Lugana DOC
South of Lake Garda, straddles border between Veneto and Lombardy
Style of wine produced in the Piave Malanotte DOCG
Red wines based on Raboso
Style of wine produced in Lison DOCG
White wines based on Friulano
Three-region DOC of northern Italy
Delle Venezie DOC - encompasses the total area of Veneta, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino
The 4 levels of Italian wine classification
Vino (basic table wine)
Idicazione geographica tipica (IGT)
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Italian label term meaning “the central or historic part of a larger region”
Classico
Italian label term indicating a wine with a higher level of alcohol than required of the normale version
Superiore
Italian label term applied to wines with a longer minimum aging time than required of the normale version
Riserva
Dried-grape process
Appassimento
Process that re-uses the sediment from Amarone (or other wines)
Ripasso
Appellation used for sparkling wines produced in Trentino
Trento DOC
Leading white grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller-Thurgau, Traminer (Gewurztraminer)
Leading red grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige
Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Lagrein, Merlot, Marzemino, Schiava, Toroldego
Sweet wine made in Colli Orientali
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
Grape variety of the “orange wines of Collio Bianco DOC (FVG)
Ribolla Gialla
Style of wine produced in the Ramandolo DOCG (FVG)
Verduzzo-based sweet white wines
Style of wine made in the Rosazzo DOCG (FVG)
Dry white wines made using min 50% Friulano
Other allowed grapes: Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Ribolla Gialla
Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy
Franciacorta DOCG
Grape varieties of Franciacorta DOCG
Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero
Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta DOCG
18 months
Minimum lees aging of vintage-dated Franciacorta DOCG
30 months
Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta Riserva DOCG
60 months
A type of brut blanc de blancs Franciacorta DOCG
Saten
Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina
Chiavennasca
Style of wine made in the Valtellina Rosso DOC (and the Valtellina Superiore DOCG)
Red wines (min 90% Chiavennasca/Nebbiolo)
DOCG red wine made in Lombardy using partially dried (passito grapes)
Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG
5 Subzones of the Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Grumello, Inferno, Margoggia, Sassella, Valgella
DOCG white wines of Emilia-Romagna
Romagna Albana (Albana di Romanga)
3 DOCs for Lambrusco based in Emilia-Romagna
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC
Lambrusco Grasparaossa di Castelvetro DOC
Lambrusco di Sorvara DOC
DOC for Lambrusco based in Lombardy
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
Two DOCG-level wines based on Verdicchio
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
Verdicchio do Matelica Riserva DOCG
Region of origin: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG and Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Marches
Region of origin: Orvieto DOC
Umbria
Styles of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC
White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano; dry to sweet
Terms used for Dry, Semi-Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet
Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce
Two DOCG wines of Umbria
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Torgiagno Rossa Riserva DOCG
Required assemblage: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
100% Sagrantino grape
Required assemblage: Torgiano Rossa Riserva DOCG
Minimum 70% Sangiovese
Region of production: Frascati DOC
Lazio
One of Lazio’s best-known wines: Est! Est!! Est!!! di
Montefiascone
DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
Two red wine DOCGs of Campania
Taurasi DOCG
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Main grape of Taurasi DOCG
Aglianico
Two white wine DOCGs of Campania
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
DOC that produces Lacyma Christi wines
Vesuvio DOC (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio)
Two DOCGs of Abruzzo
Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG
Tullum / Terre Tollesi DOCG
Best known DOC wines of Abruzzo (one white, one red(
Montepulcianco d’Abruzzo DOC
Trebianno d’Abruzzo DOC
Abruzzo-based DOC for “cherry-colored” wines based on the Montepulciano grape
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC
Main red grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC
Gaglioppo
Main white grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC
Greco Bianco
Style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC
Copper-colored Dessert wine; made using partially-dried Greco Bianco grapes
Late-harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
Main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC
Negroamaro
DOCG wine of Sicily
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Grape varieties used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Nero d’Avola; Frappato
3 leading white grapes of Marsala
Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia