Italy Flashcards
What is the climate of Northern Italy?
Continental - cool
What are the three classifications for Italian wines?
Vino - blanco, rosso, rosato - grapes without geographical location
IGP/IGT - Indicazione Geografica Protetta
DOP/DOCG - Denominazione di origine Protetta
What does Classico refer to on an Italian wine label?
theoretically from a superior vineyard within a DOC
What does Riserva refer to on an Italian wine label?
generally, higher alcohol and extended oak aging
What does Superiore refer to on an italian wine label?
depending on appellation, either higher alcohol or longer aging
What is Spumante?
Sparkling wine
What is Frizzante?
Lightly sparkling wine
What is Secco?
Dry wine
What is Amabile?
Off Dry wine
What is Dolce?
Sweet wine
What is Recioto/Passito?
most often a sweet wine made from dried grapes
Name some regions of Northern Italy
Piedmont Trentino Alto Adige Veneto Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lombardy Emilia Romagna Valle d'Aosta Liguria
What is notable about the climate in Piedmont?
There is a rain shadow effect from the Alps
What is the soil of Piedmont?
limestone and sandstone
What are the grapes of Piedmont?
Moscato
Cortese
Arneis
Nebbiolo
Barbera
Dolcetto
Brachetto
What are the appellations of Piedmont?
Barolo Barbaresco Moscato d'Asti Barbera d'Asti Gavi Brachetto d'Acqui
What grapes are used in Barolo and Barbaresco wines?
100% Nebbiolo
What is the notable vinification technique for Barolo and Barbaresco
long oak aging - legal parameters apply
Barolo 38 months aging (minimum 18 months in oak)
Barbaresco 26 months aging (minimum 9 months oak)
What grape is used in wines from Gavi and where is this?
Cortese - dry white wine. Gavi is an AOP of Piedmont which is in N Italy
What wine is made in Brachetto d’Acqui
Sweet sparkling reds from Brachetto grape
What are the grapes of Lombardy and where is this?
Lombardy is a region in N Italy
Chardonnay
Pinot Bianco
Nebbiolo
Pinot Nero
What are the AOPs of Lombardy?
Franciacorta
Valtellina
What are the grapes used in Franciacorta and what wine is produced?
Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero
Sparkling wines
What would a wine from Valtellina be like
Red. Nebbiolo. oak aged dry red
What are the grapes of Trentino - Alto Adige?
Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Bianco
Merlot
Lagrein
What are the AOP’s of Trentino - Alto Adige?
Trentino
Alto-Adige
What are the appellations of Veneto?
Soave
Prosecco
Valpolicella
Amarone
What is the grape is Soave?
Garganega
What is the grape in Prosecco?
Glera
What are the grapes in Valpolicella?
Corvina Rondinella. Dry reds
What are the grapes of Amarone?
Corvina Rondinella
How is Amarone wine made and what distinguishes it?
By the appassimento process
Grpaes are dried for weeks
Wine is dry/off dry and has high alcohol
What are the grapes of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc
Friulano
Merlot
What are the grapes of Emilia Romagna
Red.. Lambrusco. dry and sweet sparkling reds
What are the regions of Central Italy?
Tuscany Umbria Abruzzo Marches Latium
