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
what is pozdol
an ashy, acidic soil derived from quartz, found in the mountain regions
of Italy
Which is warmer in Italy: the West or the East coast
West
Which recieves more rainfall: Sicily or Veneto?
Sicily
This wind gusts north from Africa, affecting sicily and Southern Italy
Sirocco
What is the name for the Mistral in Italy
Maestrale
Near the French Italian border
What is the name for the winds experienced on the leeward slopes of mountain ranges in Northern Italy
Foehn (same as Switzerland)
Four tiers of Italian Wine Law
Vino
IGT
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Denominazione de Origine Controllata e Garantita
First DOC of Italy
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
1966
What is the disciplinare di produzione?
Document that stipulates regulations for each DOC
Each Denominazioni in Italy is owned by this
Consorzio
(grower producers of a region)
Before 2016, Colli Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo was known as this
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane
How long must a producer wait to achieve DOCG status after achieving DOC status
10 years
States in Italy without DOCG regions
Calabria
Trentino-Alto Adige
Liguria
Molise
Valle d’Aosta
Describe “novello” wines of Italy (Bardolino and Alto Adige are best examples)
Not sold till Nov 6 the year after harvest
Min 30% carbonic maceration
What does Vigna Vecchie mean?
Old Vines
Pinot Grigio is a pink skinned mutation of these grapes
Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc
In what DOC/DOCGs is Pinot Bianco authorized for sparkling wine production
Trento DOC
Franciacorta DOCG
Trebbiano Toscana is this synonym:
Ugni Blanc
Also the main grape for Balsamic of Modena
Prosecco Tondo is this
Glera
What is Prosecco Nostrano
Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Prosecco Lunga
Where did Glera originate?
Istria
Where can one find the best Glera
Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Grand Cru Cartizze
Verdicchio is identical to these grapes
Trebbiano di Soave
Trebbiano Valtenesi
Trebbiano di Lugana
Where did the name Vermentino come from
Ferment (spritzig and slight effervescence)
Where is Chardonnay featured in Italy as a high quality grape
Franciacorta DOCG
Trento DOC
Sebino IGT
Parentage of Sangiovese
Cilegiolo x Calabrese di Montenuovo
Synonym for clairet in Italy
Chiaretto
Montepulciano has long been believed to be identical to this grape
Pugnitello
Merlot is the _ most cultivated red grape in Italy
third
