Chapter Ten: Veneto Flashcards
What is the famous lake located on the western border of Veneto?
Lake Garda
What is the red wine region located on the eastern shore of Lake Garda?
Bardolino
What are the two appellations of Bardolino?
Bardolino DOC
Bardolino Superiore DOCG
What are the two types of wine produced in Bardolino?
Mostly red (and some rose), based on Corvina and Rondinella grapes
What is the term used for Bardolino rose?
Chiaretto (the term is also used in other areas as well)
What is the dried grape process used in the production of Amarone (and other wines)?
Apassimento
What is the term used in Veneto to refer to sweet wines made using the apassimento process?
Recioto
What is the winemaking technique that “re-uses” the sediment (lees) from an apassimento wine?
Ripasso
What are the four appellations of Valpolicella?
Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
What are the grapes of Valpolicella?
Corvina
Corvinone (optional)
Rondinella
Molinara (optional)
What is the sweet wine of Valpolicella?
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
What is the primary grape of Soave?
Garganega
What is the required assemblage of Soave?
Minimum 70% Garganega, and the remainder may be Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) and/or Chardonnay
What are the three appellations of Soave?
Soave DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG
What is the primary grape of Prosecco
Glera (min. 85%)