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