Friuli Flashcards
Winemaking tradition in Friuli draws heavily from where?
Slavic, German and Italian cultures
From where and when was a new age of clean modern winemaking techniques adapted to Friuli?
Techniques adapted from Germany and Austria in the 1960s
Clean, modern winemaking in Friuli can be credited to whom?
Mario Schiopetto
Name two producers who are known for amphorae aging wine in Friuli.
Josko Gravner
Stanko Radikon
What are the DOCG of Friuli?
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
Lison DOCG (shared with Veneto)
Romandolo DOCG
Rosazzo DOCG
What is the subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG? Commune?
Ciala - produced in the commune of Prepotto
Denaminazione of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit Cialla
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit Cialla Riserva
Grape variety and minimum of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG.
Minimum 85% Picolit, maximum 15% other white grapes of Friuli, excluding Gewürztraminer.
True or False: Gewürztraminer is allowed in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG.
False
Grape variety and minimum of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit Cialla DOCG
100% Picolit
Aging requirements for Colli Orientali del Friuli DOCG and denaminazione.
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit: May not be sold until September 1 of the year following the harvest.
Cialla: May not be sold until September 1 of the second year following the harvest.
Cialla Riserva: Minimum 4 years aging from November 1 of the harvest year.
What are the two DOCG in Friuli for sweet wine?
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
Romandolo DOCG
What is the DOCG in Friuli made as a sweet wine from Verduzzo Friulano?
Romandolo DOCG
Where is Rosazzo located?
Southern end of Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Where is Romandolo DOCG located?
Northern end of Friuli Colli Orientali DOC.
When was Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit elevated to DOCG status?
2006
How and when is Picolit from Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG required to be harvested?
By hand late in the growing season.
What is the climate of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
High altitude, alpine shelter, cooler
What is coldest area of the Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
Cialla
This is a monople of Ronchi di Cialla in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG.
Cialla
Ronchi di Cialla is renowned for shepherding this grape variety that is indigenous to Friuili.
Schioppettino - they brought back from extinction
What are the soils found in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
Sedimentary flysch di Cormons
What is flysch di Cormons
Flysch is a sequence of sedimentary rock layers that progress from deep-water and turbidity flow deposits to shallow-water shales and sandstones. It is deposited when a deep basin forms rapidly on the continental side of a mountain building episode.
What is the process for the grapes in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
-Grapes can be harvested and placed in low boxes or on straw mats to dry out prior to vinification
-Grapes to be left on the vine to concentrate sugars
-Botrytis
True or False: Picolit Riserva wines must come from the Cialla subzone.
True
Grape varieties of Rosazzo DOCG?
Min. 50% Friulano (Tai)
20-30% Sauvignon Blanc
20-30% Pinot Bianco and/or Chardonnay
Max. 10% Ribolla
Soils of Rosazzo DOCG.
Ponca vale (sandstone and clay/marl)
What is Ponca vale?
Sandstone and clay/marl found in Rosazzo DOCG.
Minimum alcohol of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit and Picolit Cialla/Riserva.
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit: 13% potential at harvest, 15% in the final wine.
Cialla: 14% potential at harvest, 16% in the final wine.