IT: Alto Adige + Trentino Flashcards
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Alto Adige climate?
Semi-Continental with Alpine and Mediterranean influences
* 300 days of sun/year - 1946hrs
* Alps block cold northern wind, Lake Garda and the Med offer some warmth. Ora del Garda wind.
* 27in rain/year
Subzones of Alto Adige DOC (6)
- which is furthest south
- which is furthest north
- Colli di Bolzano (Bozner Leiten)
[Rosso. warmest; furthest south.] - Santa Maddalena (St. Magdelener)
[Rosso/Rosso Clasico] - Meranese Collina (Meraner Hugel)
[rosso] - Valle Isarco (Eisecktaler) - furthest N
[whites - varietal + PG/CH-based blends] - Terlan (Terlaner)
[Bianco (clasico, passito, rsva) / Varietal] - Valle Venosta (Vinschgau) - smallest
[Varietal Bianco, Varietal Schiava, Varietal PN]
Top 3 planted varieties in Alto Adige?
Chardonnay (22%)
Pinot Grigio (19%)
Schiava (9%)
Subzones of Alto Adige DOC for schiava (3)
- min % schiava
Colli di Bolzano, Meranese, Santa Maddelena
* min 85% Schiava
Klausner Laitacher
- grapes (4)
- where from
Valle Isarco/Eisecktal
*allowed to be made in 4 of the 5 communes
*Red blend featuring any portion of Lagrein, Pinot Nero, Schiava, Portugeiser
Lago di Caldaro DOC
- German name
- grapes/styles
- elevation
Kalterersee
*min. 85% Schiava (varieties)
*max 600M elevation
*there was some expansion, so there is a Classico zone
*Styles: Rosso, Classico, Classico Superiore, Scelto, Scelto Classico, Scelto Classico Superiore
When did Südtirol become Italian?
1919
German name for Adige River?
Etsch
Warm wind that blows off Lake Garda?
Ora del Garda
Südtirol Weiss would be a blend of ____?
Chardonnay
Pinot Bianco
Pinot Grigio
*all Alto Adige wines must state variety on label except Alto Adigo Bianco/Sudtirol Weiss
Colli di Bolzano
- German name
- grapes/styles
- soils
Bozner Leiten
Subzone of Alto Adige DOC
Schiava-based reds only
(in the company of Santa Maddalena and Meranese)
- SOILS: rich in volcanics and red poryphy
[vines sit on the southern side of the Isarco River as it converges with the Adige, across from Santa Maddelena. Slopes have cool westerly and northerly aspects, generally]
Meranese di Collina
- German name
- Grapes/styles
Meraner Hügel
*Schiava-based reds only
*volcanic porphyry with pockets of clay and sand
*Alpine resort destination
Santa Maddalena
- German name
- grapes/styles
St. Magdalener
REDS ONLY: min 85% Schiava. Rosso, Classico
- SOILS: volcanic porphyry with pockets of clay and sand
[covers a number of villages in the Isarco and Adige valleys, which converge at Bolzano. The Classico area covers
- San Giustina (St. Justina)
- Leitago (Leitach)
- San Pietro (St. Peter)
- Guncina (Guntschna)
- San Giorgio (St. Georgen)
- Rencio (Rentsch)
- Rena (Sand)]
Terlano
- grapes/styles permitted
- name 5 of the grapes allowed
Terlan
- Bianco / Bianco Clasico:
- min. 50% Chard and/or PB …
+ MT, Riesling, PG, Welschriesling, Sauv, Sylvaner -
Varietal Bianco:
Chardonnay, Müller Thurgau, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Riesling Italico, Sauvignon, Sylvaner
Valle Isarco
- German name
- elevation
- soils
- grapes/styles
Eisecktaler; northernmost vineyard area of Italy
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS of Alto Adige -
- SOILS: rocky, dominated by slate and schist with inclusions of quartz and mica.
- ELEVATION: 250 - 1000M
VARIETAL WHITES - min 85%:
Kerner / MT / PG / Riesling / Syl / Gewurz / GV
REDS - Klausner Laitacher [schiava, PN, Portoghese, Lagrein - any proportion]
Abbazia di Novacella: Super historic monastery located in Valle Isarco/Eisecktal. Est. 1142 - one of the world’s oldest active wineries
Valle Venosta
- German name
- grapes/styles
Vinschgau
*soils: sandy with high content of schist rocks
*cool and dry. Lower elevation/valley plantings
*Varietal Bianco
*Varietal Schiava
**Varietal Pinot Nero - this subzone is the most important spot for Pinot Nero in Alto Adige. Mazon & Glen are 2 important sites.
Kretzer - what is it?
Alto Adige Rosé
and
Local name for Trentino ROSÉ: min 2 varieties - neither more than 70%
1. Lagrein
2. Schiava
3. Enantio
4. Teroldego
Alto Adige Varietal Rosso - grapes (8)?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Lagrein
Malvasia Nera
Merlot
Moscato Rosa
Pinot Nero
Schiava
Blends in Alto Adige?
- give 4 examples of the pre-set options
*Alto Adige is all about varietal wines - these are the allowed blend combos
*must contain at least 15% of each
Cabernet (Cabernet Franc and/or Cabernet Sauvignon)
Cabernet-Lagrein
Cabernet-Merlot
Lagrein-Merlot
Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco
Chardonnay-Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianco-Pinot Grigio
Lagrein di Gries
- subzone
- soils
Grieser Lagrein or Lagrein aus Gries
*comes from a select area of vineyards in Bolzano, named for the Muri-Gries Monastery
*light sandy-loam soils over quartz porphyry volcanic bedrock
Alto Adige co-ops
- name 5?
- which was the 1st?
- largest?
70% of wine production comes from 12 co-ops
*Andrian was the 1st, est 1893. Terlan opened a few months later
* Kurtatsch
* Nals-Margreid
* Cantina Valle Isarco
* Cantina Girlan
* Kellerei Kaltern
* Cantina Tramin
* Cantina Bolzano (largest)
* St. Michael-Eppan
* Winery Meran
* St. Paul’s Winery
1st Italian white wine to score 100pts from Parker?
Cantina Tramin 2009 Epokale
*1st vintage was 2009 - it was meant to fill a gap between dry Nussbaumer and dessert Terminum
*Tramin specializes in Gewurz - 20% of total production
*ages 6 years in an abandoned silver mine close to the Austrian border
Scelto
- where from
- grape/stipulations
Lago di Caldaro / Kalterersee DOC
*Schiava
*“Normale”, Classico, Classico Superiore
*Scelto = Choice = Auslese
*Not specific to Alto Adige - also used in Colli del Trasimeno in Umbria
*use on labels in based on ABV. So really it is just a riper Schiava designation
Largest co-op in Trentino?
Cavit
Lagrein
- special Alto Adige subzone?
Alto Adige’s 2nd most planted red
*likes the warmer area around Bolzano - hottest part of the region
*Lagrein des Gries = label des for vineyards around the Muri-Gries Monastery
*varietal wine in both Trentino DOC and Alto Adige DOC - no subzones for it though
*might be labelled as Lagrein Scuro or Dunkel (“Dark”)
Teroldego
- characteristics
- most important DOC
*parent of Lagrein and Marzemino
*Trentino since 15th century
*Deep color, soft tannin, fruity
*Elisabetta Foradori’s Granato is a benchmark
Campo Rotaliano is the most important site (Teraldego Rotaliano DOC). Flat plain with alluvial deposits of sand, pebbles, gravel
100% Teroldego
*Rosso/Rubino, Rosato/Kretzer, Superiore, Superiore RSVA
Nosiola
White grape
nocciola = hazelnut
*grown primarily in Valle dei Laghi, between Trento and Lake Garda
*very suitable for botrytis/air-drying
*Trentino Vino Santo: min. 85% Nosiola. Ages min. 3 yrs, 4 for RSVA
Valdadige DOC
- provinces (3)
aka Etschtaler
Bolzano, Trento, Verona provinces
*whites, rosé, red in a variety of styles… whites - varietal or blends,
Reds… Enantio (Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata) and Schiava-based
Varietal Schiava
Casteller DOC
- location
- grapes
Trento
- REDS: min. 50% Merlot + maximum 50%, combined or separate, Schiava Grossa, Schiava Gentile, Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata (Enantio), Lagrein, Teroldego
Trentino’s most important river?
Adige River
Trentino DOC Vin Santo is based on what variety?
Nosiola (85% or more)
Trentino Rosso DOC - grapes (3)
Varietal OR 2-Varietal:
Cabernet Sauvignon
and/or Cabernet Franc
and/or Merlot
4 DOCs in Trentino
- Caldaro/Kalterersee (Schiava)
- Teroldego Rotaliano
- Casteller (min 50% Merlot)
- Valdadige (Etschtaler - shared with Alto Adige)
Trento DOC
- varieties (4)
- styles
- aging
Bianco/RSVA
Rosato/RSVA
Chardonnay
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Bianco
Pinot Noir
NV: 15 months
Vintage: 24 months
RSVA: 36 months
Spumante, Traditional Method
[aka TRENTOdoc]
What region borders Alto Adige to the west?
Lombardy
