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Italy Flashcards

Regions, DOCs, DOCGs, and associated styles and grapes

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DOCs/DOCGs in the Veneto associated with Corvina

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Valpolicella DOC
Valoplicella Classico DOC
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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Region and grape associated with Valpolicella DOC

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Veneto
Corvina

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Region and grape associated with Valoplicella Classico DOC

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Veneto
Corvina

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Region and grape associated with Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Veneto
Corvina

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Region and grape associated with Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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Veneto
Corvina

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Northeastern region of Italy associated with Corvina

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Veneto

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Grapes associated with Veneto IGT

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Corvina
Garganega
Pinot Grigio

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AOCs in northeastern Italy associated with inexpensive Pinot Grigio

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Veneto IGT
delle Venezie DOC

Both of these areas produce high-volume Pinot Grigio

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Region in northeastern Italy associated with higher quality Pinot Grigio

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Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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White grape used in Gavi DOCG

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Cortese

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Appelation associated with Cortese

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Gavi DOCG

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Region surrounding Gavi

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Piedmonte

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Country, region and DOC associated with Verdicchio

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Italy
Marche
Verdicchio de Castelli di Jesi DOC

mar KAY

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Grape associated with Marche

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Verdicchio

ver DEEK kio

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Region known for Verdicchio de Castelli di Jesi DOC

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Marche

Pronounced MAR-kay

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Grape and DOC associated with Marche

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Verdicchio de Castelli di Jesi DOC

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Region and DOCG associated with Fiano

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Campania
Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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Where in Italy is Campania located?

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Around Naples at the instep of the “boot”

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Grape associated with the Campania region

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Fiano

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Italian Region associated with Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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Campania

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Country and region associated with Primitivo

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Italy
Puglia

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Grape associated with Puglia

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Primitivo

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Where in Italy is Puglia

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The heel of the “boot”

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What region encompasses the “heel” of the boot of Italy?

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Puglia

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Grape associated with Soave

A

Garganega

gar GAN a ga

Grown in Veneto particularly around Verona and Vicenza

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3 DOCs/DOCGs associated with Soave

A

Soave DOC
Soave DOC Classico
Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG

In Veneto IGT

27
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Region associated with Soave

A

Veneto

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Grape and region associated with Soave DOC

A

Veneto
Garganega

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Grape and region associated with Soave DOC Classico

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Veneto
Garganega

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Grape and region associated with Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG

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Veneto
Garganega

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2 primary DOCs associated with Garganeaga

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Soave DOC
Soave Classico DOC

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Prominent grapes associated with the
Veneto region

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Corvina
Garganega
Pinot Grigio

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Prominent grapes associated with the Piedmonte region

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Cortese
Gavi
Barbera
Nebbiolo
Moscato

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9 Relevant IGTs of Italy

A

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Veneto
Prosecco
Piedmonte
Tuscany
Marche
Abruzzo
Campania
Puglia

North to South

Prosecco is a borderline case: part of Veneto and extends into Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Grape associated with Asti

A

Moscato

36
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Grape associated with
Prosecco

A

Glera

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