Emilia-Romagna Flashcards

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Emilia Romagna:
1. famous foods?
2. EM’s native people?
3. Who built the Via Emilia?

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  1. Parmigiano Romano, Proscuitto di Parma, Aceto Balsamico Traditionale di Modena, tortellini
  2. Celts
  3. Mario Emilio Lepido
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Emilia history?
Romagna history?
When was E-M formed?

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Rome->barbs->Lombards-> HRE-> city states
Rome->Byzantines->Lombards->Pippin the Short/Papal states
1947

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Emilia Romagna borders:
1. N
2. S
3. E
4. W

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  1. Po River/Veneto
  2. Apennines/Toscana/San Marino/Marche
  3. Adriatic Sea
  4. Liguria, a bit of Piemonte
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  1. Emilia provinces?
  2. Romagna provinces?
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  1. Piacenza, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Ferrara, most of Bologna
  2. Ravenna, Forli-Cesena, Rimini
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EM Plains:
1. climate?
2. when does rain fall?

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  1. continental
  2. most rain spring and fall, fog in fall/winter
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EM climate:
1. Hills?
2. Coast?

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  1. semi-continental
  2. Mediterranean
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E-M:
1. % mtn, hills, plains?
2. soils of plain?
3. what % of vineyards on plain? hills?

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  1. 25% mtn, 27% hills, 48% plains
  2. ancient marine sediments, more recent alluvial deposits
  3. 2/3, 1/3
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E-M:
1. what are calanchi?

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  1. bare, arid, clay based rock formations “the badlands”
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E-M grapes:
1. Top 3 under vine?
2. What in Ancelotta mainly used for?
3. Int’l grapes: big of small production? where is the main area?

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  1. Trebbiano Romagnolo (30%), Sangiovese (13%), Lambrusco Salamino (10%)
  2. producing concentrated grape must (also used as minor blending grape)
  3. small, hills of Piacenza and Bologna
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Albana grape:
1. ideal soil and conditions?
2. what is “alba”

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  1. calcareous clay, restricted yields
  2. “dawn”- bright color of clusters
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  1. What is Grechetto Gentile commonly known as in E-M?
  2. What is “Malvasia” refer to in E-M? Where grown?
  3. Where is Montu grown?
  4. Where is Ortugo grown?
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  1. Pignoletto or Alionzina
  2. Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, hills of Piacenza/Parma
  3. Reno and Modena DOCs
  4. hills of Piacenza
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  1. What grape is Pagadebit?
  2. Where is Spergola grown?
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  1. Bombino Bianco
  2. Coli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC
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  1. Why is Fortana known as the “uva d’oro” (golden grape)?
  2. Where is Fortana grown?
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  1. proclivity towards high yields
  2. Bosco Eliceo DOC (Ferrara)
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  1. Which is more in favor, Lambrusco Maestri or Marani? Why?
  2. Where is Lambrusco Montericco mainly planted?
  3. Where is Marzemino mainly planted?
  4. What is another name for Terrano?
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  1. Maestri (darker and fruitier more favorable), vs Marani (floral, high acid)
  2. Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC (esp for sparkling)
  3. Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC
  4. Cagnina
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  1. what are the main vine training systems on the plains (e.g. Lambrusco)
  2. what are the main vine training systems on the hills?
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  1. high training systems (Geneva Double Courtain, Sylvoz)
  2. vertical (Guyot, cordon)
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EM:
1. what % DOC/DOCG? IGT?
2. more white or red?
3. How many DOC/DOCG?
4. what % coops?

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  1. 25%, 35%
  2. slightly more red
  3. 19 DOC, 2 DOCG
  4. 2/3 (85% production)
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Colli Piacentini DOC:
1. what are most wines made from?
2. what are most reds made from?
3. how many subzones?
4. what is the wine from subzone Vin Santo di Vigoleno?
5. What river runs through this DOC?

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  1. Malvasia di Candia Aromatica (off dry, semi-sparkling)
  2. Barbera, Croatina/Bonarda
  3. 4
  4. ancients sweet passito from native whites Santa Maria and Melara (60+m)
  5. Trebbia
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Gatturnio DOC:
1. grapes?
2. general style?
3. reqs for superiore, riserva, classico?
4. what does “gutturnio” symbolize?

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  1. Barbera/Bonarda blend
  2. frizz dry or with RS
  3. 5+ months, 24/6m, in the historic zone of production. all the above are still and dry
  4. ancient Roman jug
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Ortugo dei Colli Piacentini DOC:
1. wine reqs?
2. styles?

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  1. 90% Ortugo
  2. still, frizz, spu, dry or semi dry
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Lambrusco di Sobrara DOC:
1. wine reqs?
2. high or low production?
3. claim to fame?
4. styles?

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  1. 60%+ Sobrara, max 40% Salamino
  2. highest among Lambrusco DOCs
  3. the “classic” example of traditional Lambrusco
  4. rosso, rosato, frizz, spumante, dry, off dry, zero->dolce
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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC:
1. claim to fame?

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  1. fullest bodied, most structured and concentrated
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Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC:
1. how are they usually finished?

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  1. dry (not as much off dry?)
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Modena DOC:
1. what style of Lambrusco?
2. what other styles?

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  1. lighter, simpler style
  2. white (frizz Grechetto Gentile, frizz blend of GG, Montuni, Trebbiano Romagnolo)
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Reggiano DOC:
1. what styles?

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still/frizz rosso
still/frizz/spum with generic name Lambrusco
varietal Lambrusco Salamino
spum varietal Lambrusco

light easy drinking style

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Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC:
1. what is a distinctive white made here?
2. what’s the rep of Lambrusco here?

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  1. bianco classico based on Spergola
  2. some of the best
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Bologna district:
1. most distinctive grape?
2. what else notable about this area regarding grapes?

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  1. Grechetto Gentile/Pignoletto
  2. International grapes important
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Colli Bolognesi/Pignoletto DOCG:
1. wine reqs? superiore?

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  1. 85%+ Grechetto Gentile, 95%+
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Emilia Romagna DOC:
1. what was the old name for this DOC?
2. what are the 3 subzones?

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  1. PIgnoletto DOC (2014, changed in 2023)
  2. Modena, Reno, Colli d’Imola
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Romagna Albana DOCG:
1. wine reqs?
2. styles? what is the most impressive style?
3. what village has some of the best traditionally?

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  1. Albana 95%+
  2. still (secco, dolce, passito). Passito most impressive
  3. Bertinoro
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Romagna DOC:
what are the 5 subdesignations?

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Sangiovese, Albana Spumante, Cagnina, Pagadebit, Trebbiano

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  1. What method is Romagna Albana Spumante made?
  2. What is Ramagna Cagnina main grape?
  3. What is the subzone of Romagna Pagadebit DOC?
  4. What is “Novobelle”
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  1. Tank or traditional
  2. Terrano (sweet red drank with roasted chestnuts)
  3. Bertinoro
  4. Romagna Spumante (2019)- bianco spumante (Trebbiano Romagna), Rosato Spumante (sangiovese)
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