Italian Grapes Flashcards
1
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High Acidity Floral: Blossom Green Fruit: Apple and Pear Citrus: Lemon Dry Light Bodied Unoaked EARLY DRINKING
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Cortese
2
Q
High Acidity Green Fruit: Apple and Pear Citrus: Lemon Stone Fruit: Peach Dry or Sweet Medium Bodied Unoaked CAN BE AGED honey and almond
A
Garganega
3
Q
High Acidity Green fruit: Apple and Pear Citrus Fruit: lemon Herbal: Fennel Dry Medium Bodied Unoaked EARLY DRINKING but OUTSTANDING examples can age honey and nuts
A
Verdicchio
4
Q
Medium Acidity Stone Fruit: Peach Tropical Fruit: Melon and Mango Dry Medium to full-bodied Oaked or Unoaked Can be aged with lees EARLY DRINKING but OUTSTANDING examples can age honey and nuts
A
Fiano
5
Q
High Acidity High Tannin Red Fruit: Red Cherry, Red Plum Floral: Rose and Violet Herbal: Dried Herbs Single Varietal Typically Full Bodied Oak Maturation is common VERY GOOD examples, mushroom, tobacco and leather
A
Nebbiolo
6
Q
High Acidity Low to Medium Tannins Red Fruit: Red Cherry, Red Plum Spice: black pepper Simple or Complex Oaked or Unoaked Typically Single Varietal EARLY DRINKING but some GOOD OR OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES CAN AGE
A
Barbera
7
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High Acidity Low to Medium Tannins Red Fruit: Red cherry, red plum Often blended (local varieties) Light to Full Bodied Appassimento method used EARLY DRINKING but some GOOD OR OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES CAN AGE
A
Corvina
8
Q
High Acidity High Tannins Red Fruit: red cherry and red plum Herbal: Dried Herbs Often blended Medium to Full Bodied Often Oaked EARLY DRINKING but some GOOD OR OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES CAN AGE
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Sangiovese
