Italy Flashcards
Barolo DOCG
Laws
Soil
Producers
100% Nebbiolo
38 months aging
18 months in oak
Calcareous Marl
Elio Altare Gaja Sorì Tildìn Aldo Conterno Paolo Scavino Conterno Fantino Giacomo Conterno
Barbaresco DOCG
Laws
Soil
Producers
26 months aging
9 months oak
Calcareous Marl
(More nutrients than Barolo)
Sorì Capelli Produttori Gaja Bruno Giacosa Roagna Salvano
Moscato
location
2 styles
3 producers
Piedmont
Moscato d’Asti: off-dry frizzante
Asti DOCG: white, spumante, or metodo classico
Pio Cesare
Paolo Saracco
Mongioia
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Most-planted Red in Northern Italiy!
Location
Grape
4 producers
Location: east of Barolo and Barbaresco
Grape: Barbera
3 producers:
Braida
Michele Chiarlo
Vietti
Elio altare
Gavi DOCG
location
grape
3 producers
location: East-most of the major DOCG’s
grape: Cortese
3 producers:
Pio Cesare
La Scolca
Broglia
Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
location
grape
4 producers
location: in-between Asti and Gavi
grape: Brachetto
3 producers:
Marenco
Banfi
Marchesi di Barolo
Braids
Franciacorta DOCG
location
grape
3 producers
Appellation of Lombardy
location: East of Milan
grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero
3 producers:
MIrabella Berlucchi Ca' del Bosco La Valle Enrico Gatti Ferghettina
Valtellina Superiore DOCG
location
grape
3 producers
Appellation of Lombardy
location: North of Franciacorta, East of Milan
grape Nebbiolo
3 producers:
Ar.Pe.Pe
Terrazzi Alti
Nino Negri
Trentino-Alto Adige
location/climate
sub-appelations
grapes
location/climate: Alpine border of Austria and Switzerland, mountains and rolling hills = continental with large diurnal shifts
sub-appelations
Trentino
Alto Adige (Sütiroler)
grapes
White: Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pino Blanco
Red: Merlot, Lagrein
Soave DOC
of Veneto
location/climate
grapes
location/climate: foothills, east of valpolicella
grapes: garganega
Veneto
3 sub-appellations
Prosecco
Valpolicella
Soave
Prosecco Superior sub-zone
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Valpolicella DOC
of Veneto
location
grapes
location: West of Soave
Grapes:
Red: corvina (dominant), rondinella, and molinara
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
appassimiento
14-16% alc
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
location/climate
grapes
location/climate: North-Eastern border of Slovenia, continental climate
grapes
white: Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Friulano
red: Merlot
most wines unoaked
Emilia-Romagna
Lambrusco
Tuscany’s Sub-Appelations
Brunello di Montalcino Carmignano Chianti Bolgheri Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Vino Nobile de Montepulciano DOCG
70% Sangiovese (Prugnolo gentile) blended with Canaiolo Nero (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo. The wine is aged for 2 years (at least 1 year in oak barrels); three years if it is a riserva.
Brunello di Montalcino
South of and more expensive than, the Chianti
grape/aging laws
100% Brunello (Sangiovese Grosso)
2 years oak, 4 months bottle, released 5 years after harvest
Chianti Classico
grape/alch%/aging laws
80% Sangiovese
minimum 12%
release after 1 year
Tuscan Grapes
red: Sangiovese, International blenders, and local grapes: Canaille, Colorino, Malvasia nera and Mammolo
white: Trebbiano is the most widely planted variety followed by Malvasia, Vermentino and Vernaccia
Marches
location
2 appellations
grape
style
North-east coast, mediterranean climate
- Verdicchio di Matelica
- Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi
grape: Verdicchio
dry, unoaked
Fiana di Avellino DOCG
of Campania
Fiano
dry white
Greco di Tufo DOCG
of Campania
Greco
old Greek white grape
Taurasi DOCG
grape
aging
red: Aglianico
3 years, 1 in oak
Etna DOC
of Sicily
White: Carricante
Red: Nerello Mascalese
red, white, and rosé
Ripasso della Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella wine that is passed-through the used must of an Amarone
Masi - first producer in 1980
Recioto della Valpolicella DOC
Sweet wine made from appassimiento process
Northern DOCG Appellations
Eating Fried Longastines Pleases Victor
1 Northern regions
- 1 Emilia Romagna
- 2 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 3 Lombardia
- 4 Piedmont
- 5 Veneto
Central DOCG Appellations
A Lazy Mouse Takes Unemployment
2 Central regions
- 1 Abruzzo
- 2 Lazio
- 3 Marche
- 4 Tuscany
- 5 Umbria
Southern DOCG Appellations
Basil Simply Completes Puttanesca Sauce
3 Southern regions
- 1 Basilicata
- 2 Sicily
- 3 Campania
- 4 Puglia
- 5 Sardinia
Vin Santo
up to 4 years slow fermentation of appasimiento juice that starts and stops fermentation dependent on temperature of weather.
2 regions northern Italy
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2 regions central Italy
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Tuscany, Umbria and Marche: Primarily Trebbiano (which adds honeyed flavors) and Malvasia (which adds lovely perfumed notes) or red Vin Santo called Occhio de Pernice (“Eye of the Partridge”) mostly with Primarily Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera.
Veneto: the wine region of Gambellera makes a Vin Santo with the Soave grape, Garganega.
Trentino: Nosiola which tastes somewhere in-between Viognier and Gewürztraminer
In Marche, Vin Santo di Offida which is made with the rare Passerina grape which, as a dry wine, has notes of sweet Meyer lemons and fresh fennel.
Aging Requirements
Barolo Riserva Barbaresco Riserva Chianti Classico Riserva Brunello di Montalcino normale Brunello di Montalcino riserva
Barolo Riserva: 5 years, 3 in oak
Barbaresco Riserva: 4 years, 1 in oak
Chianti Classico Riserva: 2 years, 12.5% alc
Brunello di Montalcino normale: 5 years, 2 in oak
Brunello di Montalcino riserva 6 years, two in oak
