Italy Flashcards
Number of DOCGs in the Veneto
14
Amarone della Valpolicella is one of the most distinguished wines. Requires 20 months barrel ageing and a min. of 14% alcohol.
Primary red grape of Valpolicelle
Corvina
Primary grape of Soave
Garganega (min. 70%)
Preeminent among still white wines of Veneto
may be blended with Trebbiano di Soave(Verdiccihio), Chardonnay or both.
Primary grape of Prosecco
Glera (85% min.)
Dried grape process
Appassimento
Process that reuses the sediment from Amarone or other wine
Ripasso
Sweet wine made in Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella
Name used for Bardolino Rose
Chiaretto (the term is used for other wines as well)
Trento DOC
Appellation used for sparkling wines in Trentino
Two DOCG’s that produce Prosecco
Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore and Colli Asolani
Grape Variety of Barolo and Barbaresco
Nebbiolo
Grape variety of Gavi
Cortese
Alternative name used for Nebbiolo in parts of Piedmont
Spanna
Sparkling wine produced in Piedmont
Asti
Moscato d’Asti
Brachetto d’Acqui
Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy
Franciacorta
Leading grape of Piedmont
Barbera
Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina
Chiavennasca
The “original” super Tuscan
Sassicaia
The seven sub zones of the Chianti DOCGs
Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Matalbano, Montespertoli, Rufina
Minimum % of Sangiovese for Chianti DOCG wines
70%
Min % of Sangiovese for Chianti Classico DOCG wines
80%
New Classification for estate-grown Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Tuscan DOCG that requires min of 10% Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc
Carmignano
Tuscany’s DOCG white wine
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
White DOCG wine of Emilia-Romagna
Albana di Romagna
Region well know for its DOCG white wine produced with Verdicchio
Marches (Verdicchio dei Castelli and Verdicchio de Matelica
Region that produces Orvieto
Umbria
Main grapes of Frascati and Est Est Est
Trebbiano and Malvasia
Main grapes of Taurasi
Aglianico
Region that produces Marsala
Sicily
Main white grapes of Veneto
Glera(Prosecco), Trebbiano, Garaganega(in Soave)Pinot Grigio(all over), and International white varieties.
Main Red varieties of Veneto
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinera, Corvinone(the Valpolicella/Bardolino Blend)
In some areas International Red varieties.
Prosecco is made with what grape?
Glera
How many IGTs are available in Veneto?
10 including the general Veneto IGT and the even larger Delle Venezie IGT witch covers Friuli-VenezieIGT and Trentino-Alto Adige.
What is the northern most region in Italy?
Trentino-Alto Adige - boarders Austria
More than 80% of the wines are DOC and the rest are IGT.
Most wine is varietally labeled.
Main whites of Trentino-Alto Adige
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller-Thurgau, Traminer.
Main reds in Trentino-Alto Adige
Cab Franc, Cab Sauv., Lagrein, Merlot, Marzemino, Schiava and Teroldego
What appellations are considered among the best in quality in Friuli-Venezia Giulia?
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC (and its associated DOCG for sweet wine made from the Picolit grape,Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit)
Collio Goriziano DOC - also produced white blends labeled as Collio Bianco and orange wines from the indigenous grape Ribolla Gialla, made in the oxidized style.
Both have a long list of allowed varieties and are often bottled as single variety wines.
What variety does the Romandolo DOCG in Friuli-Venezia Giulia use to produce sweet wine?
Verduzzo - a unique white grape rarely seen outside Italy.
What variety does the Rosazzo DOCG in Friuli-Venezia Giulia use to produce dry white wine?
Friulano (min. 50%) with other grapes Sauv. B, Chard, Pinot Blanc, Ribolla Gialla
