CSW-Module 7 - Chap 10 - Italy Flashcards
Primary red grape of Valpolicella
Corvina
Primary grape variety of Prosecco
Glera
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
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
Asti - Moscato d’Asti - Brachetto d’Acqui
Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy
Franciacorta
Leading grape of Piedmont (by acreage)
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 Fiorentini - Colli Senesi - Colline Pisane - Matalbano - Montespertoli - Rufina
Tuscany’s DOCG white wine
Vernaccia di San Gimignano