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Foundation Flashcards

1
Q

Put these civilizations in order from oldest to newest:

Lombards
Etruscans
Romans
Greeks
Kingdom of Sardegna
A 
Etruscans
Greeks
Romans
Lombards
Kingdom of Sardegna
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2
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Spain’s controlling interest in Italy was reduced by what empire?

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Austrian House of Hapsburg

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3
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Tendone training system is of what variation and for what quality of grapes?

A

Pergola

Table grapes

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4
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What is Talento?

A

A sparkling wine made in the traditional method.

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5
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Put these terms in order from driest to sweetest.

Amabile
Dolce
Abboccato

A

Abboccato
Amabile
Dolce

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6
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Describe the differences of the Disciplinare vs the Consorzio

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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

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7
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Fermo

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A still wine

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8
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Annata

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Vintage

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9
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Vigna

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Single vineyard

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10
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Vivace

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Lightly fizzy

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11
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Amabile

A

Medium sweet

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12
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What region produces the most wine in Italy?

A

VENETO

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13
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Bordeaux Mixture

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Copper sulfate mixture applied to vineyards to prevent fungal attacks

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14
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Caranto

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Thin calcareous layer under clay top soil

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15
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Chiarifica

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Process allowing chilled grape juice to settle briefly before fermentation begins

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16
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Coulure

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Poor fruit set caused by lack of carbs usually brought by humid/wet conditions during flowering

17
Q

Downy mildew

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“Peronospora”

American fungal disease that attacks plants in warm/humid weather

18
Q

Galls

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Abnormal swelling/outgrowth of plant tissue

19
Q

Heat stabilize

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Remove suspended proteins by fining in order for a wine to withstand high temp without getting hazy.

20
Q

Liquoroso

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Fortified wine

21
Q

Igneous vs metamorphic

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Igneous = cooled magma

Metamorphic= changed over long period from pressure/heat

22
Q

Powdery mildew

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(Oidium)

Fungal disease

23
Q

Orogenesis

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Formation of mountains

24
Q

Vino Fiore

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Free run wine

25
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Teutonic

26
Q

Stomata

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Small pores on a grape leaf

27
Q

Scelto/auslese

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Lago Di Caldero DOC designation implying minimum 1a.t% ABV

28
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Scuro/dunkel

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Dark (lagrein)

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