Geography Flashcards
Imperia, Savona, Genoa, Portofino, La Spezia
Liguria
Size of Liguria
3rd smallest
What borders Liguria
Ligurian Sea (south), France (west), Toscana (east), Piemonte (north), Emilia Romangna (small portion NE)
Riviera di Ponente
West Coast from border of France to Genoa, Province of Savona and Imperia.
Largest and driest, most diverse with many meso-climates
Most wine growing concentration
Riviera di Levante
East Coast from Genoa to Toscana, includes La Spezia, Cinque Terre and Portofino
Steep cliffs, narrow terraced vineyards “heroic”
Topography of Liguria
65% Mountains
35% Hills
No Flat land
What are the 5 villages of Cinque Terre?
These are north of La Spezia
- Monterosso
- Vernazza
- Corniglia
- Manarola
- Rooimaggiore
What DOC in Liguria borders France?
Rossese Dolceacqua DOC
What protects Bardolino from cold north winds
Monte Baldo on NE side of Lake Garda
What mountain range is found north of Verona?
Monti Lessini Range
What valley is Valpolicella near?
Illasi Valley
What area has a “fan shaped” band of hills and valleys?
Valpolicella
What region has the largest number of rivers and lakes?
Lombardia
What is Italy’s longest river?
Po River
What is Italy’s largest plain?
Padana Plain
What are the lakes in Lombardia
Garda
Como
Maggiore
Iseo
What is the largest lake?
Garda
What are the lakes in Piemonte?
Lake Maggiore - shared with Lombardia
Lake Orto
Both in Novara & Vercelli Hills
What are the major rivers in Piemonte?
Po Dora Baltea Sessia Tanaro Bormida Ticino
What river empties Lake Maggiore
Ticino River
What are the mountain ranges surrounding Piemonte?
Northern Alps
Western Alps
Maritime Alps
Ligurian Apennines
What areas surrounds Piemonte?
Liguria (S) Lombardia (E) Valle d'Aost (NE) Switzerland (N) France (W) Landlocked
What are the 2 primary peaks in Piemonte?
Gran Paradiso
Monte Rosa
Capital of Piemonte?
Torino
What are the hill clusters in Piemonte?
Monferrato (biggest in Asti/Alessandria)
Langhe & Roero (Cuneo province)
Novara & Vercelli
Tortona (Alessandria)
What is the major plain in Piemonte?
Padana Plain
Where is the major center for rice in Italy?
Piemonte in the plains of Novara and Vercelli (best)
What is the difference between Roero and Langhe Hills?
Roero = low rising, steep Langhe = Higher, gradual slope
What are the mountains ranges surrounding FVG?
Julian Alps
Carnic Alps
Where do you find Sedimentary rocks?
Uplifted seabed
Langhe
Monferrato
Where do you find Morainic glacial deposits?
Franciacorta
N Piemonte
Valtellina
Where is are the extinct volcanic soils?
Colli Euganei
Parts of Soave
What river fills and drains Lake Iseo?
Oglio River
What river drains Lake Maggiore?
Ticino River
What river fills and drains Lake Como?
Adda River
What river separates Franciacorta from hills of Bergamo?
Oglio River
What river forms part of the border between Lombardia and Piemonte?
Ticino River
What river empties Lake Garda?
Mincio River
Where are most of Veneto’s vineyards (60%)?
On the plains
What are the important rivers of Veneto?
Brenta Piave Livenza Tagliamento Po Adige
What DOCG lies between Barolo and Barbaresco?
Diana d’Alba DOCG
What protects Bardolino from cold northerly winds?
Monte Baldo
What is the topology of Valpolicella?
Fan-shaped band of hills & valleys like fingers at foothills of Monti Lessini
What river separates Veneto and FVG?
Livenza River
What is the Conca Balzano
Valley around Balzano makes the city the hottest in Italy during the summer
Where are red and whites grown in Alto Adige??
Reds on valley floor
Whites on hillside
Where does the Isarco River begin its journey?
Brenner Pass on Austrian/Italian border
Where does the Adige River begin its journey?
From two Alpine lakes below Resia Pass south of Austria/Italy, east of Switzerland
Where does Isarco and Adige Rivers meet?
Near Balzano
5 soil groupings of Alto Adige
Bolsano - Porphyry, clay, sand Isarco - schist, gneiss, slate Bassa Atesine - Limestone, Dolomite Cortaccia (south) - sandy marl Venosta - sandy, low fertility
What do the mountains do to the climate of AA?
Act as a heat trap
What is the driest area of AA?
Venosta Valley
What surrounds Val d’Aosta?
Switzerland
France
Piemonte
What river runs through Val d’Aosta
Dora Baltea from Mt Bianco
What are the portions of Val d’Aosta valley
Upper Valley - High, cold, dry
Central Valley - Gentle slops 500-700m majority wine
Lower Valley - warmest, wettest both sides of river
What are the main towns of the Upper Valley in Val d’Aosta
Morgex
LaSalle
What are the main towns in the Central Valley in Val d’Aosta?
Aosta Nus Chambave Arvier Vines on north
What are the main towns in the Lower Valley in Val d’Aosta?
Donnas
Arnad
Montjovet
vines on both sides of the river
What is unique about geography and vine planting in Val d’Aosta?
Require terraced with stone retaining walls Steep inclines (60% vines) No land on valley floor Hand harvest Not contiguous vertical or horizontal
What are the rivers of Emilia Romagna
Po Trebbia Taro Secchi Panara
What surrounds Emilia Romagna?
Lombardia Veneto Lugiria Toscana San Marino Marche
What are the rivers of FVG?
W-->E Livenza Tagliamento Natisone Judrio Isonzo
What surrounds FVG
Slovenia (E)
Austria (N)
Veneto (S&W)
What are the 4 provinces of FVG
Pordenone (W)
Udine (Central)
Gorizia (E Central)
Triest (E)
What river bisects Friuli Grave?
Tagliamento River - Largest and most important
What is FVG largest and most important river?
Tagliamento
What borders Veneto?
Austria FVG ER Lombardis Trentino
What are the major geographical borders for Veneto?
Alps (N)
Adriatic (E)
Padana Plain (S)
Lake Garda (W)
What are Veneto’s wine growing areas
Verona Vicenza Padova Treviso Venezia
What are the rivers of Veneto and where do they originate?
Brenta (Alps N/S) Tagliamento (Alps N/S) Livenza (Alps N/S) Piave (Alps N/S) Po (Piemonte Alps W/E) Adige (AA N/S/E)
What rivers border Veneto and FVG?
Livenza & Tagliamento form partial border between FVG and Veneto
What valleys do Soave and Valpolicella share?
Illasi Valley
Tramigna Valley
What are the 9 provinces that make up Prosecco DOC?
Vicenza Padova Venezia Treviso Belluno Pordenone (FVG) Udine (FVG) Gorizia (FVG) Trieste (FVG)
Region with the most lakes?
Lombardia
What are the 6 regions of Lombardia?
Valellina Bergamo Hills Garda Lombardo Oltrepò Pavese Lower Lombardia Franciacorta & Brescia Hills
Where is Lagarina Valley?
It is Val Adige valley
What is the topology typically described in Piemonte?
3 concentric topographical rings
What area in Piemonte get the least rain due to rain shadow from Alps
Monferrato in Asti & Alessandria
Eastern Cuneo
Least production region in Piemonte?
W Piemonte
What is the viticultural heart of Canavese?
Ivrea glacial moraine basin
What DOC is at the foothills of Mt Maletto
Carema DOC
What city in Langhe separated Higher and Lower Langhe?
Monforte d’Alba
Difference between Roero and Langhe Hills
Roero Hills - 5m, soft and sandy
Langhe Hills - 15m, compact calcareous soils
What area lies to the very SE corner of Piemonte?
Colli Tortonesi DOC bordering ER, Lombardia and Liguria
What Provinces to CVP lie?
Treviso
What foothills and river are associated with Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
Belluno Foothills
Piave River
What is closer to the Adriatic Conegliano or Valdobbiadene?
Conegliano is east (closest)
Warmer (Adriatic influence)
Produces softer wines
What is the geological formation in Cartisse?
Natural Amphitheater
What river cuts through Piave DOC?
Piave River
What regions are completely landlocked?
Piemonte Lombardia Alto Adige Trentino Val d'Aosta
What red wine based DOC lies between the Adige and Brenta rivers in Veneto?
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
Bagnoli DOC
What river bisects Colli Piacentini DOC?
Trebbia River
What 2 river flows through Lambrusco?
Secchia River
Panara River
