ITALY Flashcards
GEOGRAPHY
20 REGIONS
900,000 REGISTERED VINEYARDS
CLIMATE
NORTH : COOL CONTINENTAL ALPS
SOUTH : WARM MEDITERRANEAN
GRAPES
1,300 REGISTERED GRAPE VARIETIES
HUNDRED OF INDIGENOUS VARIETIES
ITALIAN WINE CLASSIFICATION
DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA E GARANTITA (DOCG) : 74
DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA (DOC) : 332
INDICAZIONE GEOGRAFICA TIPICA (ICT) : 118
VINO
ITALIAN WINE CLASSIFICATION > WINES WITHOUT GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION : VINO
- GENERIC
- BIANCO/ROSSO/ROSATO
- VARIETAL WINES
- Only certain varieties allowed (INTERNATIONAL)
- Can be labeled with or without a vintage
ITALIAN WINE CLASSIFICATION > WINES WITH GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION : IGP
INCLUDES IGT
- A producer may choose which term to use depending on one’s classification within the “old system”
(ex: DOCGs probably won’t use DOP)
ITALIAN WINE CLASSIFICATION > WINES WITH GEOGRAPHIC INDICATION : DOP
INCLUDES DOC/DOCG
- A producer may choose which term to use depending on one’s classification within the “old system”
(ex: DOCG probably won’t use DOP)
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > CLASSICO
TRADITONAL
THEORETICALLY SUPERIOR
VINEYARD AREA WITHIN A DOC/G
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > RISERVA
“RESERVE”
EXTENDED AGING (in cask, then bottle)
CAN DENOTE LOWER YEILDS AND HIGHER ALCOHOL DEPENDING ON THE APPELLATION
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > SUPERIORE
HIGHER LEVERL OF ALCOHOL OR LONGER AGING DEPENDING ON THE APPELLATION
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > SPUMANTE
SPARKLING
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > FRIZZANTE
SLIGHTLY SPARKLING
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > SECCO
DRY
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > DOLCE
SWEET
ITALIAN LABEL TERMINOLOGY > RECIOTO / PASSITO
WINE MADE FROM DRIED GRAPES
