Friuli Flashcards
Why is Fruili considered a birthplace of modern Italian wine making?
In the late 1960s a small group of inspired producer began crafting clean fresh and fruity white wines
What’s the name of the sweet wines that Friuli is historically renowned for
Picolit, Ramandolo
What are 4 principal topographical belts of Fruili
The alp and prealps
The eastern hills
Cental plain
The lower coastal plain
Where is the highest annual rainfall
Where plains meet alps
What is Bora and how it influences Friuli?
Bora is a cold Winter wind from the East. With Alpine air and air movement and inland see breezes it results in reducing humidity, and mitigating summer heat as of which results is slow and even maturation
What are principal rivers of friuli
Livenza, Tagliamento, Isonzo, Natisone
What are 3 piece of principle soil types
Sand clay and gravel
sand stone and Marl
limestone plateau
Sand clay and gravel
-plains(high central, low coastal)
-high: extremely permeable due to high gravel/sand content
-low: fertile, less drained, high content of clay
-represent deposit left by glacier
Sandstone and calcareous marl
-eastern hills
- flisch of cormons/ponca
-35-55 mil years ago- when covered by seawater
-distinctive alternating layers of sandstone and mar
Ponca soil
Easterm fruili, alternating layers of sandstone and marl
Limestone plateau
Southeastern corner
- adriatic sea and slovenia,
- carso
-layered with iron rich sand and clay
That’s Fruili have more red or white plantings
Say percentage
White -more than 70%
Red-less than 30%
Which International varieties represent fruili (country and grapes)
France- PG, PB, CH, SB, M, CF (grew before phylloxera)
Germany- Blaufränkisch, Riesling, Welchsrieling
Slovenia- Vitovska, Terrano, Malvasia Istriana
Name vine training system and where are they used in Fruili
Sylvoz & Casarsa - plains
Cappucina & Guyot- hills and Fruili Isorzo DOC
Alberello- ribolla giala and vitovska
Who stands behing white wine revolution in Fruili
Mario Schiopetto
Who is behind introduction of super whites and what are those ?
Producer Jermann
Blend of native and international whites
History of wine industry ( doc igt docg) producers vs cooperatives)
Before 1960 - bulk wine
Now- 4 DOCG , 12 DOC (more than 40% production) redt IGT
Family owned small to medium size producers - average holding 2.5 ha
What are 3 main sub-regions of Fruili
Central plains
Coastal plains
Eastern fruili
Which appelations and expceptions decided not to add ‘Fruili’to their name
DOCs of Collio and Carso
Lison DOCG and Lison-Ramaggiore DOC and Prosecco ( interregional)
Soils of Fruili Grave DOC
-most - alluvial plain
-gravel and sands worh high limestone content
-North- more gravel, south- finer texture (high sand , silt, clay)
-well drained - irrigation necessary
- reflect light
Grapes in Fruili grave doc
Mostly reds
Main- merlot
-CF; Refrosco, CS
Whites- Fruilano, PB, PG, CH, SB
Where is Lison DOCG and what grape ot grows?
Interregional- Veneto and Fruili
Between tagliamento and livenza river
Perdonone
Fruilano
What is the name of Collio on Slovenian part
BRDA
Soils of Collio
Layers of Sandstone and calcarious marls- ponca /flysch of Cormons
What is ronchi
-well exposed often terraced sites
-used for names of estates, vineyard s, wines
Is collio mostly red or white appellation?
Name the grapes
White, 80%
Widely planted- PG
SB, Friulano
Ribolla Gialla, malvasia istriana, Ch,PB
Name most well known historic subzone of Collio DOC
Capriva
San Floriano del Collio
Oslavia( historic home of Ribolla gialla)
Which subzone is historic zone for Ribolla Gialla
Oslavia
Whats the name of benchmark white blend of Collio and which grapes it includes
COLLIO BIANCO
Friulano, Malviasia, Ribolla Gialla, Ch, S, PB, PG