Italian White and Black Grapes Flashcards
dry
high acidity
light bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Cortese
REGION:
Gavi
dry (can be sweet)
high acidity
medium bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit, Stone fruit
(can aged = honey, almonds)
From Veneto
GRAPE:
Garganega
REGION:
Soave
dry
high acidity
medium bodied
unoaked
PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit - Fennel
(can age = honey, nuts)
From Marche
GRAPE:
Verdicchio
REGION:
Verdicchio del Castilli di Jesi
dry
medium acidity
medium to full bodied
oaked or unoaked + can be aged on lees
PRIMARY: Stone, Tropical fruit. Mango
(can age = honey, nuts)
From Campania
GRAPE:
Fiano
REGION:
Fiano di Avellino
high acidity
high tannin
full bodied
Oak Common
PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherries. Rose, dried herbs
TERTIARY: mushroom, tobacco, leather
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Nebbiolo
REGION:
Barolo, Barberesco
high acidity
low to medium tannin
simple or complex
oaked or unoaked
PRIMARY: red fruit - red cherries and plums
From Piemonte
GRAPE:
Barbera
REGION:
Barbera d’Asti
high acidity
low to medium tannin
light to full-bodied - depending on Appassimento method
PRIMARY: red cherries and plum
From Veneto
GRAPE:
Corvina
REGION:
[Amarone della] Valpolicella
high acidity
high tannin
medium to full-bodied
PRIMARY: red cherries and plum, dried herbs
often oaked
From Tuscany
GRAPE:
Sangiovese
REGION:
Chianti [Classico]
Brunello di Montalcino
medium acidity
high tannin
PRIMARY: black cherries and plum, dried herbs
From Abruzzo
GRAPE:
Montepulciano
REGION:
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
CLIMATE: Warm
ripens unevenly - high sugar levels
rosé and red. Reds often oaked
medium to high acidity
medium to high tannins
PRIMARY: Black fruits & spice
TERTIARY: earth, meat
GRAPE:
Primitivo
REGION:
Puglia
CLIMATE: Cool - Moderate
Two key styles
LESS RIPE:
dry, high acidity, light-bodied, simple.
Green, Citrus fruit
GRAPE:
Pinot Grigio
REGION:
Veneto (and all across Italy)
