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ITALY Flashcards

1
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20 Italy’s major wine region

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Valle d’Aostra
Piedmont
Lombardy
Trentino- Alto Adige
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Veneto
Emilia-Romagna
Liguria
Tuscany
Marche
Abruzzo
Umbria
Latium
Molise
Puglia
Campania
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia

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Italy’s climate

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Cool continental in North
Walm Mediterranean in south

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3
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What is the mountain in the North of Italy?

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Alps

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4
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Classico meaning

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A traditional, theoretically superior vineyard area within a DOC or DOCG

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Riserva meaning

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Means “reserve” and is legally defined. This term usually indicates extended ageing (in cask, then bottle) and can denote lower yields and
higher alcohol depending on the appellation.

(イタリアにおいての)
通常よりも熟成期間をより長くした熟成したワインのこと。
Ex) Barolo 3years aging
Barolo reserva 5y and must be 13% alcohol

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Superiore

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Denotes higher level of alcohol or longer aging depending on
the appellation.

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Spumante

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Sparkling

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Frizzante

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Lightly sparkling

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9
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Metodo Classico

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Traditional method for making sparkling wine

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10
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Secco

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Dry

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Amabile

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Off-dry

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Dolce

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Sweet

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13
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Recite / Passito

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Wine Made from dried grapes that is often sweet.

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14
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Piedmont mean in French

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Foot of mountain
because of there are Alps in North and Apennines mountain in south.

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15
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What is most important Italy’s river?
and where is starts from?

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PO river
from Piedmont

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16
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Piedmont climate

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Continental
Rain shadow from Alps protecting to wine region.

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17
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Piedmont grapes varieties

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White: Moscato, Cortese, Arneise
Red: Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Brachetto

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18
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Barolo DOCG

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Piedmont
100% Nebbiolo (Dry red)
Long oak aging in barerels.
38 months total aging with min 18 months in oak.

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19
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Barbaresco DOCG

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Piedmont
100% Nebbiolo (Dry red)
Long oak aging in barerels.
26 months total aging with min 9 months in oak.

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20
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Moscato d’Asti / Asti DOCG

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Piedmont
Moscato d’Asti: Off-dry, frizz ante sparkling wines.
Asti DOCG: White, Spumante, or metodo classico sparkling wines.

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21
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Barbera d’Asti DOCG

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Barbera (Dry red)

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22
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Gavi DOCG

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Piedmont
Cortese (Dry white wines)

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23
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Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

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Brochetto (Sweet, sparkling red wines)

24
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Franciacorta DOCG

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Lombardy
Metodo classico sparkling wine only.
(Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero)

25
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Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Lombardy
Oak-aged, dry red wines.
(Nebbiolo)

26
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Soave DOC

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Veneto
Dry white wine
(Garganega)

27
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Soave superior sub-zone

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Veneto
Soave Superiore DOCG

28
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Prosecco DOC

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Veneto
Charmat / Tank method
(Glera)

29
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prosecco Superiore sub-zone

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

30
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Valpolicella DOC

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Veneto
Dry red wines
(Corvina, Rondinella)

31
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Valpolicella Superior sub-zone

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Veneto
Valpolicella Classico DOC

32
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Veneto
Amarone is made using the appassimento process.
(Corvina, Rondinella)

33
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What is Appassimento Process?

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Grapes are harvested and dried for several weeks.
Wine is fermented to dry or off-dry.
A high alcohol wine is produced generally 14-16% ABV.
As the fruit dries it develops unique flavor characteristics.

34
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Fuliuli- Venezia Giulia Wine?

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Mostly unoaked white and reds

(Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon, Friulano)
(Merlot)

35
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Lambrusco DOC

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Emilia-Romagna
Red sparkling wine (Lambrusco)
Frizzante or spumante
made by Chairman / tank method.
Secco-dry
Amabile-off dry

36
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Chianti Classico DOCG
Soil

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Tuscany
Dry red only
Sangiovese (min 80%)

Soil: Galestro, a soft marl-like soil
Sandstone

37
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Brunello di Montalcino

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Tuscany
Dry red only (100% Sangiovese)

38
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What is mountain in the middle of Italy?

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Apennier Mountains

39
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What is the famous lake in Lombardy?

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Lego di Como

40
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Chianti DOCG

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Sangiovese
70% minimum

41
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Chianti classico

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Small area in the harts of chianti.
must be 80% Sangiovese.
aging requirement.

42
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Brunello de Montalcino

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100% Sangiovese
must be aged minimum of 2years in wood, 4 month in bottle.
not sold before January 1st of fifth year following harvest..

43
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What is two of DOC in Marche?

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Valdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Valdicchio de Materica

Vardicchio
Dry, unbaked white wine

44
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Greco di Tufo DOCG

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in Campania
Graco
Volcanic soil from Vesuvio mountain

45
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Taurasi DOCG

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In Campania
Aglianico
Dry, oak aged red wine.
must be aged foe a minimum 3 years and 1 year in wood.

46
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Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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In campania
Fiano
Dry white wine

47
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Etna DOC

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In Sicily
More cooler at higher elevation.
Rolling hills near the Mt.Etna
Flatter area near the coast.
Volcanic soil
Dry white, red and rose

Carricante
Nerrello Mascalese

48
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The Alps provide (a) to the Piedmonte wine regions.

A

a, Rain shadow

49
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What does motodo classico refer to?

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Sparkling wine made using classic method

50
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What is Italy’s most important river in Piedmont?

51
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What wine is made by the Appassimento Process?

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Amarone
In veneto

52
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Amazon delle Valpolicella DOCG?

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In Veneto
Corvina, Rondinella
made using the “appassiment process”.

53
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By law, when can Brunello di Montalciamo wines be released fro sale?

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After January 1st the fifth year following the harvest.

54
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Which of the following DOCG zones is located in Piedmont?
a) Taurasi
b)Soave
c)Amarone
d)Barolo

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d) Barolo

Tausasi (Campania)
Soave (Veneto)
Amarone (Veneto)

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