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Italian terms Flashcards

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Vendemmia tardiva

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Late harvest in Italian

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Inivi delle Dolomiti IGT

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IGT for both Trentino and Alto-Adige

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Lagrein

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  • Rustic native black variety in Trentino
  • Can be low yielding due to bad fruit set
  • If not careful it can have a bitter and harsh aftertaste
  • Need full sun exposure to reach full ripeness
  • Makes both red (rubino/dunkel) and rosé (rosato/kretzer)
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Moscato Rosa

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  • Rose-scented member of the Muscat family in Trentino
  • Makes a premiumly priced appassimento sweet wine of late harvest fruit
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Schiava

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  • A collection of four different black varieties grown in Alto-Adige, Trentino, Austria and Germany (known as Trollinger)
  • Pale ruby with perfumed violet and strawberry
  • Medium to light body and light tannins
  • Can be blended with Lagrein in Santa Magdalena DOC (-15%)
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Corvina

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  • Productive and vigorous
  • First few buds sterile, so good with pergola
  • Thick skinned good for drying, but still prone to fungal diseases
  • Mid/late ripening
  • Violet and red cherry, herbal with low-med tannins and high acidity
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Corvinone

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  • “Big Corvina” but unrelated
  • Prone to mildew and uneven ripener between bunches
  • Dries well
  • Provides tannins and red cherry
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Rondinella

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  • Productive variety for bulking up the volume
  • Good diseases resistance and good for drying
  • Light simple cherry fruit
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Molinara

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  • Productive variety
  • Less popular recently as its colour is too light
  • High acidity
  • Light bodied
  • Red berry fruits
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Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC

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  • Added 2017 replacing IGP
  • Fruits can come from Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and southern Trentino-Alto Adige
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Turbiana

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Verdicchio in Lugana DOC

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MGA

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Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive

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Subzones under Barolo (3)

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  1. Entire village - eg. La Morra
  2. Single vineyard - eg. Cannubi
  3. MGA containing several single vineyards - eg. Terlo MGA
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Barolo Chinato

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Sweetened Barolo wine infused with herbs and spices

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Roero DOCG

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Renowned for Arneis and Nebbiolo
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Gattinara DOCG

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Makes higher acidity Nebbiolo than Barolo due to more continental weather
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Ghemme DOCG

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Makes higher acidity Nebbiolo than Barolo due to more continental weather
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Langhe Nebbiolo DOC

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Typically made from young vines and less favoured sites for early drinking
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Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Typically made from young vines and less favoured sites for early drinking
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Nizza DOCG

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Famous for lower yield Barbera wines
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Dogliani DOCG

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  • Piedmont DOCG
  • Famous for good quality Dolcetto
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Botti

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Large format oak casks used in Tuscany

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Tonneaux

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500L oak casks used in Tuscany

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Chianti Classico 2000

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A project to identify top clones for Sangiovese -> seven widely planted clones with smaller berries, thicker skins and open bunches

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Canaiolo Nero

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  • A low tannin variety native to Chianti
  • Adds red berry and floral notes to the blend
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Galestro

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Schistous, crumbly rock with clay and marl making aromatic Sangiovese in Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino

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Alberese

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Calcareous clay in Chianti Classico - body and structure

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

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  • Tuscany DOCG
  • Between Montalcino and Umbria
  • 250-600m (similar to Chianti)
  • 70-100% Sangiovese at low yield 56 hL/ha
  • Cooling clay soils + sand
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UGA

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  • Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive
  • Introduced to Chianti Classico in the 2023 revision
  • Bigger geographically than Barolo’s MGAs
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Morellino de Scansano DOCG

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  • Tuscany DOCG
  • 250m average altitude, lower than most Classico
  • 63 hL/ha, similar to Chianti DOCG
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Occhio di Pernice

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  • “Eye of the patridge”
  • Rare Vin Santo made of Sangiovese
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Anteprima

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Annual tasting of Tuscany’s new vintage

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Primitivo di Manduria DOC

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  • Puglia DOC
  • 85% Primitivo min
  • 63 hL/ha
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Gioia del Colle DOC

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  • Puglia DOC
  • 50-60% Primitivo min, blended with Montepulciano, Sangiovese and/or Negroamaro
  • Up 10% Malvasia
  • 52 hL/ha
  • Has a cooler hill area (250-500 metres)
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Salice Salentino Rosso DOC

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  • Puglia DOC
  • 75% Negroamaro min
  • 84 hL/ha, much higher than other Puglia DOCs
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Nero di Troia

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  • A late uneven ripener (between bunches) black variety in Puglia
  • Needs to be picked over different passes, like Chenin
  • Red cherry with black pepper, with high fine-grained tannins and good acidity
  • Also called Uva di Troia
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Castel del Monte DOC & DOCG

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  • Puglia DOC
  • Must be 90% min Nero di Troia if variety is stated
  • DOC for higher yield 91 hL/ha
  • DOCG for Riserva at 70 hL/ha, still quite high

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