Chapter 10-Table 1 Flashcards
Number of DOCGs in the Veneto
14
Primary red grape of Valpolicella
Corvina
Primary grape of Soave
Garganega (min 70%)
Primary grape variety of Prosecco
Glera
Dried-grape process
Appassimento
Process that re-uses the sediment from Amarone or other wine
Ripasso
Sweet wine made in Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella
Name used for Bardolino rose’
Chiaretto (the term is used for other wines as well)
Trento DOC
Appellation used for sparkling wines in Trentino
Two DOCGs that produce Prosecco
Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco SuperioreColli Asolani
Grape variety of Barolo and Barbaresco
Nebbiolo
Grape variety of Gavi
Cortese
Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in parts of Piedmont
Spanna
Sparkling wines produced in Piedmont
AstiMoscato d’AstiBrachetto d’Acqui
Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy
Franciacorta
Leading grape of Piedmont
Barbera
Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina
Chiavennasca
The “original” Super-Tuscan
Sassicaia
The seven sub-zones of the Chianti DOCG
Colli Aretini, Colli FiorentiniColli Senesi, Colline PisaneMatalbano, MontespertoliRufina
Minimum % of Sangiovese for Chianti DOCG wines
70%
Minimum % of Sangiovese for Chianti Classico DOCG wines
80%
New classification for estate-grown Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Tuscan DOCG that requires a minimum of 10% Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc
Carmignano
Tuscany’s DOCG white wine
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
White DOCG wine of Emilia-Romagna
Albana di Romagna
Region well-known for its DOCG white wines produced with Verdicchio
Marches (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and Verdiccho di Matelica)
Region that produces Orvieto
Umbria
Main grapes of Frascati and Est! Est!! Est!!!
Trebbiano and Malvasia
Main grape of Taurasi
Aglianico
Region that produces Marsala
Sicily
