GRAPES-ITALY Flashcards
PINOT GRIGIO-
- ALTO ADIGE
- TRENTINO
- FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA
ALTO ADIGE-PINOT GRIGIO:
- DRY STYLE/ L TO M BODY/ H ACIDITY/ CITRUS & GREEN FR (CHECK CHAPTER 8 TOO SEE HOW THIS VAR IS PROD)
TRENTINO-PINOT GRIGIO:
- W MADE FR GR GROWN ON VALLEY FLOOR: M BODY/ M ACIDITY/ RIPE STONE FR FLAV
- THOSE MADE FR HIGHER ALTITUDES: SIMILAR TO ALTO ADIGE=DRY/ L TO M BODY/ CITRUS & GREEN F
FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA-PINOT GRIGIO:
- SOME OF THE RICHEST PINOT GR IN ITALY
- M TO F BODY/ JUICY PEACH & TROPICAL FR
VENETO
VENETO IGT (CHARDONNAY, PINOT GR, MERLOT, CORVINA, GARGANEGA, TREBBIANO)
- FLAT FERTILE PLAIN IS A SOURCE OF FR FOR INEXPENSIVE, H VOLUME BRANDS GR INTERNATIONAL GR VAR
- H YIELDS MEAN=SIMPLE/ FRUITY
SOAVE-GARGANEGA
- MAIN VAR IN SOAVE/ M TO H ACIDITY/ M BODY/ PEAR, RED APPLE, STONE FR SOMETIMES WHITE PEPPER/ NO NEW OAK/ BEST: CAN AGE=DEV ALMOND & HONEY
VALPOLICELLA-CORVINA
- MAIN GR IN VALPOLICELLA-NATIVE TO REG/ THIN SKIN/ MODERATE COLOUR/ L TO M TANNIN/ H ACIDITY
PIEMONTE
BAROLO-NEBBIOLO
- H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ LITTLE COLOUR/ PERFUMED SOUR CHERRIES, HERBS, DRIED FLOWERS/ IN BEST YRS THE WINES: F BODY/ H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ CAN DEV IN BOTTLE
BARBARESCO-NEBBIOLO
- NEBBIOLO RIPENS EARLIER HERE THAN BAROLO/ FRUITIER/ LESS PERFUMED/ H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ ABILITY TO AGE IN BOTTLE
ASTI & ALBA-BARBERA/DOLCETTO
- BARBERA:MOST WIDELY P VAR IN HERE/ LATE RIP GR/ M TO DEEP COLOUR/ L TO M TANNINS/ H ACIDITY/ RED CHERRY/ PLUM/ SOMETIMES BLACK PEPPER/ W MADE 2 STYLES: YOUTHFUL & FRUITY WITH NO OAK/ BARREL-AGED TO GIVE SPICY FLAV/ CAN BE DRUNK YOUNG/ BEST EX: CAN AGE SEVERAL YRS
- DOLCETTO: WIDELY P/ EARLIER RIP THAN NEBBIOLO & BARBERA=CAN BE P IN THE COOLEST SITES/ DOLCETTO D’ALBA DOC: TENDS TO PROD FINEST W=DEEP, PURPLE COLOUR/M TO H TANNINS/ M ACIDITY/ BLACK PLUMS, RED CHERRIES, DRIED HERBS/ CAN BE DRUNK YOUNG/ BEST EX CAN AGE SEVERAL YRS
GAVI-CORTESE
- NATURAL H ACIDITY/ FLORAL/ WINES: PALE/ L BODY/ H ACIDITY/ CITRUS, GREEN APPLES, PEARS
- PROTECTIVE WM IS THE NORM: COOL FERM/ STAINLESS STEEL
- SOME PROD: FERM OLD OAK VESSELS/ LEES STIRRING TO ADD COMPLEXITY
- MOST W: READY TO DRINK ON RELEASE/ BEST: CAN AGE WELL IN B
TUSCANY
SANGIOVESE: DOM & MOST PREST. GR THROUGHOUT THESE AREAS MAKING W W/ H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ LATE RIP=NEEDS WARM CLIMATE/ RED CHERRY, PLUM, DRIED HERBS/ AGED IN OAK TO SOFTEN TANNINS & SOMETIMES ADD SPICY FLAV
- CHIANTI/ SOUTHERN TUSCANY/ THE COAST
UMBRIA
GRECHETTO, TREBBIANO:
- ORVIETO DOC: REG KNOWN IS THIS WHITE W/ BLEND OF GRECHETTO, TREBBIANO
- L BODY/ M TO H ACIDITY/ RIPE GRAPEFRUIT, PEACHES/ BEST EX: MOST GRECHETTO IN BLEND
- W MADE: PROTECTIVELY/ COOL FERM/ STAINLESS STEEL
LAZIO
MALVASIA, TREBBIANO:
- FRASCATI DOC: W BLENDS OF MALVASIA & TREBBIANO/ FRESH, UNOAKED STYLE/ M BODY/ M TO H ACIDITY/ CITRUS FR/ SOMETIMES W/ MALVASIA PROV FLORAL, ORANGE BLOSSOM AR.
MARCHE
VERDICCHIO:NATURALLY H ACIDITY/ GREEN APPLES/ LEMONS/ NOTES OF FENNEL & ALMONDS
- VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI DOC: SIMPLE, FRUITY/ BEST: HAVE GREATER CONCENT.=CAN DEV HONEY, ALMONDS BOTTLE AGE
ABRUZZO
MONTEPULCIANO: H LEVELS OF COLOUR & TANNINS/ M ACIDITY/ BLACK PLUMS & CHERRIES
- MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO DOC: MANY W MADE SIMPLE, FRUITY/ WITHOUT ANY OAK AGEING
- MOST CONCENT EX: OFTEN MAT FOR A SHORT TIME IN OAK
CAMPANIA
FIANO: M ACIDITY/ M TO F BODY/ STONE F, MELONS, MANGO/ OFTEN MADE TO BE DRUNK YOUNG/ BETTER EX: CAN AGE IN B=DEV WAX & HONEY
- FIANO DI AVELLINO DOCG
GRECO: MORE ACIDITY/ LEANER BODY/ GREEN APPLE, STONE FR, PASSION FR/ MOST FERM STAINLESS STEEL/ SOME USE OLD OAK, LEES TO ENHANCE TEXTURE/ BEST: CAN AGE IN B=DEV HONEY & MUSHROOM
- GRECO DI TUFO DOCG
AGLIANICO: MOST PREST. GR VAR OF THE SOUTH/ DEEP COLOUR/ H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ BLACK FR/ MAT IN OAK/ CAN AGE IN B=DEV EARTHY, FOREST FLOOR
- TAURASI DOCG
BASILICATA
AGLIANICO: PRINCIPAL GR/ DEEP COLOUR/ H ACIDITY/ H TANNIN/ BLACK FRUIT/ MAT IN OAK/ CAN AGE IN B: DEV EARTHY, FOREST FLOOR NOTES
- AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE DOC
PUGLIA
PUGLIA IGT: NEGROAMARO, PRIMITIVO (ZINFANDEL)
- WHEN THEY GROWN AT H YIELDS THEY PRO: SIMPLE, FRUITY W FOR EARLY DRINKING
WHEN YILEDS CONTROLLED NEGROAMARO: H Q/ F BODY/ M TANNINS/ M ACIDITY/ H ALCOHOL / BAKED RED & BLACK FR/ BEST : SALICE SALENTINO DOC
- PRIMITIVO: CAN PROD H Q WINES IN SIMILAR STYLE/ BEST: F BODY/ M TANNINS/ M ACIDITY/ H ALCOHOL/ PRON. FLAV OF VERY RIPE BERRY FR
SICILY
- IGT TERRE DI SICILIA/ TERRE DI SICILIANE
- IF YIELDS ARE SLIGHLTLY LOWERED: SICILIA DOC
- NERO D’AVOLA: DOM BLACK GR VAR IN THESE WINES/ M TO F BODY/ M ACIDITY/ M TANNINS/ PLUMS, BLACK CHERRIES/ OFTEN MADE: FRUITY, EARLY-DRINKING STYLE/ BEST PROD: MORE CONCENT & COMPLEX
- INTERNATIONAL VAR: SYRAH & CHARDONNAY: PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL
