Italian

Question 1

Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Risks (3), Needs (3), Grapes

Nebbiolo

Answer 1

Early Budding

Very Late Ripening

High Vigor

First few buds sterile

Fussy about soils, but highly expressive of terroir

Frost, Autumn rain, Sunburn

Site selection: warmest w/ calcareous marls, Pruned High, Careful canopy management

Thin skins

Question 2

Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Assets (3), Risks (2), Needs

Barbera

Answer 2

Early Budding

Late Ripening (earlier than Nebbiolo)

High Vigor & Productivity

Disease resistant, Affinity with new oak, Versatile

Frost, Autumn rain

Yields must be limited to produce quality

Question 3

Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Productivity, Assets, Risks (3), Needs (3), Gr

Sangiovese

Answer 3

Early Budding

Late Ripening

High Vigor & Productivity

Frost, Autumn rain, Fungal disease

Long, warm, dry growing season, Proper canopy management, Yields must be limited to produce quality

Thin skins

Question 4

Ripening, Yield, Assets, Risks (3), Needs

Montepulciano

Answer 4

Late Ripening

High Productivity

Resistant to botrytis and downy

Powdery, uneven bunch ripening, reduction

Long growing season (to avoid bitterness)

Question 5

Ripening, Risks (2), Needs (2)

Verdicchio

Answer 5

Late Ripening

First 4 buds sterile

Autumn rain, Fungal disease

Prouned high & in low density, long growing season (to make high quality)

Question 6

Budding, Ripening, Vigor, Productivity, Assets, Risks (5), Needs, Grapes

Corvina

Answer 6

Late Budding

Mid to Late Ripening

High Vigor & Productivity

First few buds sterile

Resistant to winter cold

Downy mildew, Botrytis, Esca, Drought sensitive Sunburn

Thick skins

Question 7

Ripening, Vigor, Yield, Assets, Risks (2), Needs (2)

Garganega

Answer 7

Late Ripening

High Vigor & Very High Productivity

Can produce quality wines at relatively high yields

Fungal diseases, Winter cold

Restricted yields, Careful canopy management