Italian History and Geography Flashcards
What was Piedmont called in the early 1800s?
Piedmont-Sardinia
Lombardy was called this in the 1800s
Lombardy-Venetia
What year was the new Kingdom of Italy created after the Risorgimento? (unification)
1861
Where did phylloxera enter Italy first?
Lombardy and Sicily
What year did Italy pass a law requiring wine to be only fermented from fresh grapes without additives?
1904
What year was Alto Adige annexed to Italy
1919
1920 formalized
What was “vino tipo”
An italian law passed in 1924 whereby wines could be legally labeled by their perceived character rather than true place. Like coupage in France
What did the 1957 Treaty of Rome do?
Formed the European Economic Commission, over time dissolved the Mezzadria system
What year was the appellation scheme of Italy created?
1963
First DOCs in 1966 and 1980
What year was Gorias law passed for IGT
1992
Largest island in the meditteranean
Sicily
Sardinia is second
Latitude of Italy
36.5 and 47 degrees
Countries Italy touches in the North
France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia
Two micronations within Italy
Vatican City
San Marino
Where is the nation of San Marino
Borders Emilia-Romagna and the Marche region
This mountain in Valle d’Aosta is shared with France
Mont Blanc
This Italian Mountain in Alto Adige is shared with Switzerland
Matterhorn
What are Sammarinese wine bottles?
Wines of the nation of San Marino sport coded bands: Sangiovese, Biancale, Ribolla and Moscato
Most important Winery of the nation of San Marino
Cantina San Marino
This sea separates Italy from the Balkans on the East coast
Adriatic
This sea sits below Puglia
Ionian sea
Seas to the West of Italy
North West: Liguria
South West: Tyrrhenian
Longest river in Italy
the Po, at 650km
The three largest freshwater lakes in Italy
Garda
Maggiore
Como
