Friuli Venezia Giulia Flashcards
What is the largest grapevine nursery in the world?
Rauscedo
FVG climate influences from the north? south? east?
Tramontana wind (Alps), Adriatic sea breeze, Bora wine
What is Flysch of Cormons known locally as?
What type of soil is it?
Ponca
Sandstone, carcareous marls
What are of FVG has a limestone plateau?
Corso
What % of FVG is mountains? hills? plains?
42%, 20%, 38%
FVG: main vine training system in:
1. Plains?
2. Friuli Isonzo DOC (plains)?
3. Hills?
- Sylvoz, Carsasa
- Cappucina, Guyot
- Cappucina, Guyot
Who set the standards for modern white winemaking in Italy in the 1960s?
Mario Schiopetto
What did the producer Jermann create in the 1970s?
Vintage Tunina (blend of native and int’l white grapes that became iconic)
What is Ramato?
traditional style of PG where grape skins allowed to macerate with grape juice
What was “the Oslavia Symposium” in the 1990s?
movement to use ancient techniques to craft more interesting Ribolla GIalla (Gravner, Stanko Radikon)
What are the top 3 grapes under vine in FVG?
PG, Glera, Merlot
Friulano grape is identical to the ____ grape in France.
Sauvignonasse
What DOC has >1/3 of FVG’s production?
Friuli Grave DOC
What are magredi?
flat expanses where low grasses grown on arid beds of gravel and pebbles
What river bisects the Friuli Grave DOC?
Tagliamento
In Friuli Grave DOC, why is the northern end cooler than the southern end?
north (Alps influence), south (Adriatic Sea)
In Friuli Grave DOC, how are the soils from north to south the same? how are they different?
both have sands, gravel with high limestone content, but more gravel in north and finer textured soils in south
In Friuli Grave DOC, does white or red dominate? what is the main grape?
Red, Merlot
The Lison DOCG is inbetween what two rivers?
Main grape/wine?
Livenza, Tagliamento
Friulano based white (min 85%+)
In eastern FVG, how is the climate different from north vs. south?
north cooler and more humid, south warmer and drier
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the Slovenian part known as?
Brda
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the main soil type?
How are grapes harvested?
Flysch of Cormons (alternating layers of sandstone and calcareous marl)
Hand (hills too steep)
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the white grape-red grape ratio?
85+% white
What are ronchi?
FVG term for well exposed, often terraced sites (also used for estates, vineyards, wines)
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the most planted varietal?
PG
what “unofficial” subzone of FVG is the home of Ribolla Gialla?
Oslavia
What is Collio Blanco?
Benchmark white blend of Collio (as many as 9+ domestic and international grapes_
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what traits does Friulano wine have?
Full flavored, LOW acidity (fleshy)
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what traits does Ribolla Gialla have? what other type of wine is gaining traction with this grape?
Light bodied, floral and citrus, high acid
Spumante
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC,, besides Friulano and Ribolla Gialla, what 3 other white varietals are representative
SAUVIGNON (some of the best), PG, Malvasia (Malvasia Istriana)
In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC,, what are the riserva requirements?
20m whites, 30m reds
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what river separates it from Friuli Colli DOC?
Judrio river
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, how is the climate compared to Friuli Colli and Friuli Isonzo DOC?
Farther from Adriatic, so cooler and slightly more continental
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what is the most widely planted white?
Friulano
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, where is the region for world class reds?
Southern (warmer)
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC , what are the 4 subzones? Which grape(s) are they known for?
- Cialla (Ribolla Gialla, Verfuzzo Friulano, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Schioppettino) ONE PRODUCER
- Rosazzo (Pignolo, Ribolla Gialla)
- Faedis (Refosco Nostrano/di Faedis)In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC,
- Preppotto (Schioppetino)
In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what are the riserva aging requirements?
24m reds and whites (subzones a bit longer)
In Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG, what is the grape/aging req?
85% min PIcolit, 12+m
In Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG, what are the grape/age req for Cialla subzone?
Is it meant to be shared with food?
100% Picolit, 24m+
riserva only allowed for Cialla, 48m+
No (vino da meditazione)
In Ramandolo DOCG, what’s the claim to fame? Grape reqs?
1st FVG appellation to receive DOCG status (2001)
100% Verduzzo Giallo (Ramandolo locally)
In Ramandolo DOCG, what’s notable from a climate standpoint?
Coolest winegrowing area in FVG
In Rosazzo DOCG, what is the main wine?
White blend (Friulano main, also Sauvignon, PB, Chard, Ribolla Gialla)
In Friuli Isonzo DOC, what wind from the Balkans influences the wines?
Bora (cool, dry)
In Friuli Isonzo DOC, which area/subzone grows the best wines and which ones? what about the other area?
Rive Alte (red gravel, clay). Friulano, PG, Chard, Sauv, Merlot
Rive fi GIare (white gravel, limestone, sandy loam (PG, Malvasia, Refosco dal Pendunculo Rosso, Merlot)
In Friuli Isonzo DOC, is most production varietal or blended wines?
Varietal
In Carso/Carso Kras DOC, what are two local grapes rarely seen outside of this DOC?
Vitovska (white), Terrano (red)
In Friuli DOC, what varietal can only be produced as spumante?
Ribolla Gialla
In Prosecco DOC, what two regions share it?
What one town can use a special designation?
FVG, Veneto
Trieste (Prosecco Trieste DOC)
