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IT: Alto Adige + Trentino Flashcards

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Alto Adige climate?

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Semi-Continental with Alpine and Mediterranean influences
*300 days of sun/year
*Alps block cold northern wind, Lake Garda and the Med offer some warmth
* 27in rain/year

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Top 3 planted varieties in Alto Adige?

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Chardonnay (22%)
Pinot Grigio (19%)
Schiava (9%)

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Subzones of Alto Adige DOC for schiava

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Colli di Bolzano, Meranese, Santa Maddelena
*min 85% Schiava

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Klausner Laitacher

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Valle Isarco/Eisecktal
*allowed to be made in 4 of the 5 communes
*Red blend featuring any portion of Lagrein, Pinot Nero, Schiava, Portugeiser

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Abbazia di Novacella

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Super historic monastery located in Valle Isarco/Eisecktal. Est. 1142 - one of the world’s oldest active wineries

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Lago di Caldaro DOC

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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

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When did Südtirol become Italian?

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1919

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German name for Adige River?

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Etsch

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Warm wind that blows off Lake Garda?

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Ora del Garda

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Valle Isarco

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Eisecktaler
*northernmost vineyard area of Italy
*Soils: rocky, dominated by slate and schist with inclusions of quartz and mica.

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Südtirol Weiss would be a blend of ____?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Bianco
Pinot Grigio
*all Alto Adige wines must state variety on label except Alto Adigo Bianco/Sudtirol Weiss

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Colli di Bolzano

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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

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Meranese di Collina

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Meraner Hügel
*Schiava-based reds only
*volcanic porphyry with pockets of clay and sand
*Alpine resort destination

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Santa Maddalena

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St. Magdalener
*Schiava-based reds
*volcanic porphyry with pockets of clay and sand

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Terlano

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Terlan
*whites only - varietal from the usual suspects
*if no varietal on label.. Min. 50% Chard and/or PB + MT, Riesling, PG, Welschriesling, Sauv, Sylvaner

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Valle Isarco

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Eisecktaler
*northernmost vineyards in Italy
*highest elevation vineyards in Alto Adige
*cool climate, white grapes - varietal BIANCO: Kerner, MT, PG, Riesling, Sylvaner, Traminer Aromatico, Veltliner
*1 RED allowed - Klausner Lataicher: Schiava, Portoghese, Lagrein, Pinot - any proportion
*SOILS: rocky, dominated by slate and schist with inclusions of quartz and mica.

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Valle Venosta

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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.

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1st/oldest co-op in Alto Adige?

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Cantina Andrian, 1893
*Terlan opened just a few months later

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Other term for Alto Adige Rosato?

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Kretzer

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Alto Adige Varietal Rosso - grapes?

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Lagrein, Malvasia, Merlot, Moscato Rosa, Pinot Nero, Schiava

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Blends in Alto Adige?
- give 4 examples of the pre-set options

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*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

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Alto Adige Riserva aging requirement?

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Min. 2 years for white/red (no stipulations about oak vs bottle)
*not permitted for Schiava and MT

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Lagrein di Gries

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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

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Alto Adige co-ops?

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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, St. Michael-Eppan, Winery Meran, St. Paul’s Winery

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1st Italian white wine to score 100pts from Parker?

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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

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Scelto

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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

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Largest Co-op in Alto Adige DOC?

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Cantina Bolzano

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Largest co-op in Trentino?

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Cavit

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Lagrein
- special Alto Adige subzone?

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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”)

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Teroldego

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*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)

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Teraldego Rotaliano DOC

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100% Teroldego
*Rosso/Rubino, Rosato/Kretzer, Superiore, Superiore RSVA
*Campo Rotaliano: most renowned site for this grape. Flat plain with alluvial deposits of sand, pebbles, gravel

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Nosiola

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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

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Trento DOC

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aka Trentodoc
*Traditional method sparkling - Bianco, Rosato, RSVA (only brut, brut nature)
*AND/OR - Chard, Pinot Blanc
Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
*NV = 15 months on lees
*Vintage = 24 months on lees
*RSVA = 36 months on lees
*cooler than Franciacorta, typically higher dosage
*1st made by G. Ferrari in 1902

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Valdadige DOC
- provinces (3)

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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

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Valdadige Terradeiforti DOC

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Varietal:
- Enanti (aka Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata)
- Cassetta
- Pinot Grigio

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Casteller DOC

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Trento
*min. 50% Merlot + maximum 50%, combined or separate, Schiava Grossa, Schiava Gentile, Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata (Enantio), Lagrein, Teroldego

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Trentino’s most important river?

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Adige River

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Kretzer

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Local name for Trentino ROSÉ: min 2 varieties - neither more than 70%
1. Lagrein
2. Schiava
3. Enantio
4. Teroldego

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Trentino DOC Vin Santo is based on what variety?

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Nosiola (85% or more)

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Trentino Rosso DOC - grapes/styles

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100% Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Cabernet Franc and/or Merlot

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4 DOCs in Trentino

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  • Caldaro/Kalterersee (Schiava)
  • Teroldego Rotaliano
  • Casteller (min 50% Merlot)
  • Valdadige (Etschtaler - shared with Alto Adige)
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specialty of Trentino Castel Beseno?

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Moscato Gialla - both dry and passito/vendages tardive

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Trento DOC
- varieties
- styles
- aging

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Bianco/RSVA
Rosato/RSVA

Chardonnay
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Bianco
Pinot Noir

NV: 15 months
Vintage: 24 months
RSVA: 36 months

Spumante, Traditional Method

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What Austrian region borders Alto Adige to the north?

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Tirol

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What region borders Alto Adige to the west?

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Lombardy

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