Emilia-Romgna Flashcards
via Emilia
The famous road from the region’s NW corner to SE, was built in 1AD to connect Northern Italy and Central. Important trade route.
Topography of Emilia-Romagna
48% plain of Po River, 27% of hills and the rest mountains, lying parallel to each other from NW to SE in 3 bands.
Climate of E-R
from Mediterranean to semi-continental, then continental with alpine influence. The plain is the driest, while the hills area is wetter.
main grape varieties of E-R
Emilia is dominated by Lambrusco family, while Romagna by Trebbiano Romagnolo and Sangiovese (the most planted in E-R).
Lambrusco
Ancient family of native grapes in Italy. High acidity, moderate alcohol and red fruit-floral aromas.
L. di Sorbara: the benchmark/most famous, lightest. Needs a pollinator, often L.Salamino.
L. Salamino: the most planted.
L. Grasparossa: fuller body, more tannin, 2nd most planted.
Trebbiano Romagnolo
ancient variety, used to be made in blend now more for varietal wines in Romagna.. Often co-planted with Trebbiano Toscano.
Grechetto
aka. pignoletto, Grechetto Gentile and G. di Todi (Umbria).
light bodied and high acidity → suitable for sparkling and late-harvest.
Originated in Colli Bolognest Pignoletto DOCG
Malvasia Candia di Aromatica
aromatic, widely planted in Emilia, fresh and floral but with weight. In still, sparkling and passito styles. Region??
≠ Malvasia Bianca di Candia in Lazio
Malvasia Candia di Aromatica
aromatic, widely planted in Emilia, fresh and floral but with weight. In still, sparkling (off-dry frizzante) and passito styles.
Famous region: Colli Piacentini DOC
≠ Malvasia Bianca di Candia in Lazio
Viticulture/training system of E-R
Traditionally with multiple crops growing together in the field, and vines were on natural supports like trees.
Now VSP more common. Guyot and cordon for hillsites, GDC and Sylvoz for fertile plain sites, and also traditional Pergola Romagnolo in Romagna.
Colli Piacentini DOC
- mainly white, but also varietal Barbera
- off-dry frizzante and passito wines made from Malvasia Candia di Aromatica
- Vin Santo based Malvasia and Ortrugo
- Vin Santo di Vigoleno is a sub-zone, ancient sweet passito made from Santa Maria and Melara
Gutturnio DOC
BBR/Bonarda blend, became DOC in 2010 and separated from Colli Piacentini.
Traditionally frizzante style of dry or off-dry sweetness, superiore/riserva style too, classico zone is also defined.
Albana
an ancient variety in Romagna since Middle Age
must be planted on calcareous clay soil for restricted yields, where the wines shows aromatic herbs (sage), citrus, green fruit and flowers, full-bodied, some noble-rot styles and rich passitos.
Albana
an ancient variety in Romagna since Middle Age
must be planted on calcareous clay soil for restricted yields, where the wines shows aromatic herbs (sage), citrus, green fruit and flowers, full-bodied, some noble-rot styles and rich passitos.
Famous region: Romagna Albana DOCG
Numbers of DOCGs and DOCs in E-R
2 DOCGs: Colli Bolognest Pignoletto DOCG, Romagna Albana DOCG
19 DOCs, plus Emilia IGT and Rubicone IGT. (Note that Romagna is DOC)
