Foundation Flashcards
Put these civilizations in order from oldest to newest:
Lombards Etruscans Romans Greeks Kingdom of Sardegna
Etruscans Greeks Romans Lombards Kingdom of Sardegna
Spain’s controlling interest in Italy was reduced by what empire?
Austrian House of Hapsburg
Tendone training system is of what variation and for what quality of grapes?
Pergola
Table grapes
What is Talento?
A sparkling wine made in the traditional method.
Put these terms in order from driest to sweetest.
Amabile
Dolce
Abboccato
Abboccato
Amabile
Dolce
Describe the differences of the Disciplinare vs the Consorzio
Disciplinare
Official legal doc behind each DOCG, DOC AND IGT.
Formalized requirements for geographic boundaries, production, aging, etc
Chemical/physical parameters verified through lab analyses
CONSORZIO
VOLUNTARY GROUP OF PRODUCERS, merchants and COOPERATIVES BELONGING TO SPECIFIC DOCG AND OR DOC
1 CONSORZIO CAN OVERLOOK SEVERAL
JOB IS TO PROTECT, promote and develop reputation of their DOCG/DOC
Fermo
A still wine
Annata
Vintage
Vigna
Single vineyard
Vivace
Lightly fizzy
Amabile
Medium sweet
What region produces the most wine in Italy?
VENETO
Bordeaux Mixture
Copper sulfate mixture applied to vineyards to prevent fungal attacks
Caranto
Thin calcareous layer under clay top soil
Chiarifica
Process allowing chilled grape juice to settle briefly before fermentation begins