General Tuscany Flashcards
Four most important Malvasia
Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Malvasia del Lazio (Malvasia Puntinata)
Malvasia Bianca di Candida
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
Vernaccia di San Gimignano achieved DOCG in this year
1993 (DOC in 1966)
Vernaccia must account for this percentage of the blend for Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
85%
These DOCGs all have DOCs for Vin Santo
Chianti
Chianti Classico
Montepulciano
Carmignano
synonyms of Sangiovese
Nieullucio or Nieullucio in Corsica
Prugnolo Gentile (Montepulciano)
Brunello (Brunello di Montalcino)
Sangioveto (Chianti)
Morellino (Maremma)
what are aging requirements for Vernaccia di San Giminano
Minimum 11 months from January 1 of year following harvest including three months in bottle
what is noble rot in Italian
Muffa Nobile
two modernist producers in Tuscany
Bibi Graetz
Stella dicompalto
Castello Banfi
Lisini
Pomino DOC favors these varieties (Its cold and close to Rufina)
Pinot Nero
Merlot
Pinot Bianco
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
DOC for Trebbiano Toscano overlapping Morellino di Scansano DOCG
Blanco di Pitigliano DOC
Sovana DOC (Toscano) near Lazio border is for these varieties
Sangiovese
Aleatico
Ciliegiolo
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carmignano was once a part of this Chianti region
Chianti Montalbano
when did Carmignano earn DOC status
1975
DOCG in 1990
this man instrumental in planting cuttings from Lafite Rothschild creating DOCG of Carmignano
Ugo Contini Bonacossi of Capezzana
this DOC is focused on Syrah, East of Montepulciano
Cortona DOC
Min 50% Syrah
10-20% Merlot
DOCG of Elba (Island)
Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG
Dried red grape wine
Encepagement Carmignano DOCG
Cab Sauv or Franc must account for 10-20% of any wine
Sangiovese min 50%
8 months in oak or chestnut
Riserva wines: 12 mos as well as additional time prior to release
Young wines of Carmignano
Barco Reale di Carmignano DOC
Montecucco Sangiovese (Toscano) DOCG must be this % Sangiovese
90%
What is Goria’s law?
Introduced IGT category (1992)
These rivers are in Toscano
North: Arno
Mid: Ombrone
Wine map of Tuscany
What year was the DOC and DOCG system first introduced?
1963
After how long does a producer have to wait to apply for DOCG status
Five years after receiving DOC
What was the “promiscuous” agriculture that ancient Romans practiced
these three staple crops of Tuscany were planted side by side in the same fields.
Olive Tree Groves, Wheat Fields and Vineyards
Only producers in Pomino DOC in Rufina
Frescobaldi and the highly regarded Fattoria Selvapiana
Carmignano, a low-altitude territory overlaps this Chianti subregion
Chianti Montalbano
Major Cities of Tuscany
Florence
Siena
Pisa
Arezzo
Lucca
Livorno
“First Four” of 1716 Tuscany (Cosimo ill de Medici)
Chianti Classico Zone
Pomino
Carmignano
Valdarno
The name Vin Santo most likely originates from this:
vinsanto
Vino Santorini
First producers of this style of wine
This agricultural professor sought to repopulate Tuscany with Vernaccia in the 1930s
Carlo Fregola
Italy’s first DOC
Vernaccia di San Gimignano (1966)
DOCG in 1993
Soil and elevation of Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
Sand and Tuff, 200 and 400 meters elevation
San Gimignano DOC allows for this style of wine
Sangiovese-based red and rosato wines, as well as Vin Santo
Suvereto DOCG was a subzone of this DOC until 2011
Val di Cornia
in 2011, Val di Cornia DOC was given its own DOCG:
Rosso della Val di Cornia:
based on Sangiovese 40% (following path of the cornia river)
Carmignano DOCG aging requirements
Carmignano: Minimum 8 months in oak or chestnut barrels, may not be sold before June 1 of the second year following the harvest
Carmignano Riserva: Minimum 12 months in oak or chestnut barrels, may not be sold before September 29 (Feast of St. Michael) of the third year following the harvest
Assemblage of Cortona DOC
50% Syrah and at least 10-20% Merlot
Valdichiana DOC (encircles Cortona DOC) was first established in 1972 as this
Blanco Vergine Valdichiana
Became Valdichiana in 2011, when red wines included with min 50% Sangiovese
Most recognizeable wine of Val d’Arno di Sopra DOC (2011)
Petrolo’s Galatrona (Merlot)
What are vini da meditazione
The common name for Italy’s dried grape wines
made in all 20 regions of Italy
Vin Santo, Recioto
What is the mezzadria system?
Profits were split between tenant farmers and landlords in Florentine estates. Created because of lack of demand for crops after the plague. Continued to the late 20th century
What year was the bando issued demarcating the regions of Chianti, Pomino, Valdaron and Carmignano?
1716
preceding Duoro and Tokaj
Barolo was sparkling red and semisweet until this man fermented it dry
French winemaker Louis Oudart, in the 1840s
This man created the first Brunello in this year
1865
Clementi Santi
Who followed Camillo Benso as prime minister and created the formula for the modern Chianti Wine
Baron Bettino Ricasoli
sangiovese replaced Canaiolo
Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG:
100% Aleatico
10 days drying
30% sugar content
Tuscan DOCs permitted for varietal wines
Maremma Toscana DOC
Parrina DOC
Suvereto DOC
