Emilia-Romagna Flashcards by Christina Stanley

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

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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)

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DOCs for Lambrusco (Emilia Romagna)

Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce

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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)

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most cultivated Lambrusco variety

Lambrusco Salomino (salami bunches)

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difference between Sorbara and grasparossa

Sorbara: light, floral
Grasparossa: dark, tannic

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what year was Lambrusco DOC established

1970

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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

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Malvasia di Candia Aromatica (unrelated to Malvasia di Candia) is found here

Emilia Romagna

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Communes of Productions Lambrusco DOC

Modena and Reggio Emilia

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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

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Lambrusco Marani is associated with this region

Reggio Emilia

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Lambrusco Maestri is accosiated with this region

Parma

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Massimo Botturas Osteria Francescana is in this city of Emilio Romagna

Modena

Worlds 50 best Restaurant of 2016 and 2018

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Northern border of Emilia Romagna is this geographical feature

Po River
Pendant shaped region
Width of Italian Peninsula

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Northern Emilia Romagna is best suited for this kind of agriculture

food crops. Flatter and more fertile

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Where is the Romagna portion of Emilia Romagna?

Southeastern Corner, where Sangiovese is the focus

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The Emilia portion of Emilia Romagna is focused on this

Lambrusco

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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