Italy Flashcards
Martinotti Method
tank method developed by Martinotti before widely commercialized by Charmat
Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Prosecco DOCG - limited to 15 communes between the towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene within the province of Treviso (Veneto)
Prosecco Climate
warm continental with sea breezes and cool winds from the Alps
Prosecco Best sites
on south facing slopes, with high dirunal range, on well-drained soils that contain the vigor of Glera and maintain good sugar/acid structure
Prosecco DOCG max yield
13.5 tonnes/hectare
Prosecco DOC max yield
18 tonnes/hectare
Prosecco Grape Varieties
Glera (85% minimum), local varieties, pinot varieties, chard
Prosecco Local Varieties
Verdiso, Bianchetta, and Perera, Glera Lunga
Prosecco Max Juice Yield
70L/100kg
Prosecco Min matration period
30 days (including second fermentation)
Prosecco expansion
in 2009 with increase in popularity, in order to prevent others from making Prosecco, Italian government changed name of grape from Prosecco to Glera and registered Prosecco as a DOC. In the process the Italian government expanded region to include the town of Prosecco in Friuli which triggered a frenzy of new planting
Verdiso
indigenous Prosecco grape adds acid and aromatic complexity
Bianchetta
indigenous Prosecco adds body and richness in less ripe vintages
Congegliano
tends to be warmer making for richer, riper wines. soils are clay and limestone with a mix of alluvial and glacial
Vadobbiadene
wider diurnal range results in higher acid wines. Soils are moraines, sandstone, and clay
Prosecco Superiore DOCG
the classic zone comprised of the villages Conegliano, Valdobbiadene, and Asolo
Prosecco Rive Superiore DOCG
Rive means “vineyard planted on steep slope,” applies to 43 single vineyards in Conegliano-Valdobbiadene district
Prosecco Superiore di Cartizze DOCG
officially recognized in 1969, it is 106 hectares in villages of San Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano, and Saccol
Moscato Bianco
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains