Emilia-Romagna Flashcards
DOCGs of Emilia Romagna (2)
Romagna Albana (first white wine DOCG) 1987 (DOC in 1967) (95% Romagna Albana. Bianco, Bianco Passito
Bianco Passito Riserva (must display muffa nobile)
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto (DOCG from Grechetto gentile, alionzina, synonyms)
85% normale, 95% Classico
Pignoletto was banned in 2014
Colli Bolognesi Classico Superiore Pignoletto DOCG (Emilia Romagna) must be this % Pignoletto (Grechetto di Todi)
95%
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG Passito Riserva:
400 g/l must weight after drying
Passito Riserva must exhibit “muffa noble” (noble rot)
DOCs for Lambrusco (Emilia Romagna)
Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
Communes of production Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
All of Castelfranco Emilia, Castelnuovo Rangone, Castelvetro, Fiorano, Formigine, Maranello, Marano sul Panaro, Prignano sul Secchia, Savignano sul Panaro, Spilamberto, Sassuolo, Vignola, S.Cesario sul Panaro
Part of Modena (commune)
most cultivated Lambrusco variety
Lambrusco Salomino (salami bunches)
difference between Sorbara and grasparossa
Sorbara: light, floral
Grasparossa: dark, tannic
what year was Lambrusco DOC established
1970
Lambrusco vinifera shares characteristics with this vinifera subspecies
Sativa (wild cultivars)
Lambrusco di Sorbara cant self pollinate and must be planted with separate pollinator
like Lambrusco Salomino
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica (unrelated to Malvasia di Candia) is found here
Emilia Romagna
Communes of Productions Lambrusco DOC
Modena and Reggio Emilia
In the 1970s this brand catapulted Lambrusco into the international spotlight and became one of Italy’s biggest export success stories
Banfi’s “Riunite” brand
Lambrusco Marani is associated with this region
Reggio Emilia
Lambrusco Maestri is accosiated with this region
Parma
Massimo Botturas Osteria Francescana is in this city of Emilio Romagna
Modena
Worlds 50 best Restaurant of 2016 and 2018
Northern border of Emilia Romagna is this geographical feature
Po River
Pendant shaped region
Width of Italian Peninsula
Northern Emilia Romagna is best suited for this kind of agriculture
food crops. Flatter and more fertile
Where is the Romagna portion of Emilia Romagna?
Southeastern Corner, where Sangiovese is the focus
The Emilia portion of Emilia Romagna is focused on this
Lambrusco
La Stoppa, a producer in Emilia Romagna is a leader in this movement
Natural Wine
These Emilia DOCs allow for Lambrusco styles, from West to East
(excluding the three lambrusco DOCs)
Colli di Parma
Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC
Reggiano DOC
Modena DOC
Finest Lambrusco comes from this DOC
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro:
has the most challenging terroir, hilly with clay soils and limestone
MOST structured, dark and tannic
Lambrusco di Sorbara is between these rivers
Secchia and Panaro rivers
Sandy floodplain
Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC mandates only a minimum of 60% Lambrusco di Sorbara. Why?
Because of unique morphological challenges. Lambrusco Salamino is typically the rest of the blend
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC is in the North of this Province
Modena
soils are defined by flood patterns, flat region
What is TBV
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
Aceto balsamico tradizionale DOP
Made from Trebbiano Toscano
NOT balsamic vinegar od Modena.
What is rincalzo
aging program for Aceto balsamico tradizionale (TBV)
like a solera system with seven barrels of decreasing size
Minimum maturation period is 12 years on average
What is an acetaie
a TBV PDO house, or production center in Emilia Romagna
Styles of Lambrusco
Red
Rosato
Secco or Asciutto (dry)
Semi secco or abboccato (off-dry)
Amabile (gently sweet)
dolce (sweet)
Lambrusco producers have multiple fermentations throughout the year. T/F?
True, so the wine on the market is as fresh as possible. Wines are usually nonvintage
unfermented must is chilled in tank until new one is needed
Otrugo dei Colli Piacentini DOC is within this DOC and spans a series of four valleys (Emilia half of Emilia Romagna). What is the grape
Within Colli Piacentini DOC
Ortrugo is the grape (white)
This producer began experimenting with varietal wines in the 1970s in Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini DOC
Luigi Mossi
Still and sparkling styles are made
This DOC overlaps Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini and is designated for still and sparkling wines produced from Barbera and Croatina (Bonarda)
Emilia Romagna
Gutturnio DOC
What is the native white grape of Reno DOC (Emilia Romagna)
Montu
What year was Italy’s first DOCG for white wine awarded?
1987 Romagna Albana
Albana has parent-offspring dynamic with this grape
Garganega
The best examples of Romagna Albana DOC come from this town
Bertinoro “drunk in gold”
clay and limestone soils
The daughter of Emperor Theodosius was so enamored with these wines of Romagna she suggested they be consumed in a golden vessel
Romagna Albana
Synonym for Pagadebit (Romagna DOC) white grape
Bombino Bianco
Where can I find Trebbiano Romagnolo?
Romagna DOC, often coplanted with Bombino Bianco
What kind of wine does the red grape Terrano (called Cagnina in Romagna) make?
Light lambrusco like off dry styles of sparkling red
What is the Convito di Romagna?
Bands together eight like-minded producers in Romagna DOC, with stricter quality standards
Two predominant soils of Romagna DOC
loose, limestone marl found at higher elevations
Clay soils at lower sites providing fruitier examples
Nested DOCs in Romagna DOC
Colli d’Imola
Colli di Faenza (township of Predappio)
Colli Romagna Centrale
Colli di Rimini DOC
Bosco Eliceo DOC (Romagna) and is marked by this geological feature
Old oak forest (as the name suggests)
Brackish estuaries of the Po River
Bosco Eliceo DOC is home to this native grape (Romagna)
Fortana (red)
Very similar to the lambrusco family and usually planted without grafting
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG Classico Zone subregions (Emilia Romagna)
Monte San Pietro, Sasso Marconi, Casalecchio di Reno, Zola Predosa, Savignano sul Panaro and Valsamoggia
