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Barolo DOCG
Laws
Soil
Producers

A

100% Nebbiolo
38 months aging
18 months in oak

Calcareous Marl

Elio Altare
Gaja 
Sorì Tildìn 
Aldo Conterno
Paolo Scavino
Conterno Fantino
Giacomo Conterno
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Barbaresco DOCG
Laws
Soil
Producers

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26 months aging
9 months oak

Calcareous Marl
(More nutrients than Barolo)

Sorì Capelli 
Produttori
Gaja 
Bruno Giacosa 
Roagna 
Salvano
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Moscato

location
2 styles

3 producers

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Piedmont

Moscato d’Asti: off-dry frizzante

Asti DOCG: white, spumante, or metodo classico

Pio Cesare
Paolo Saracco
Mongioia

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Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Most-planted Red in Northern Italiy!

Location
Grape
4 producers

A

Location: east of Barolo and Barbaresco
Grape: Barbera
3 producers:

Braida
Michele Chiarlo
Vietti
Elio altare

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Gavi DOCG

location
grape
3 producers

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location: East-most of the major DOCG’s
grape: Cortese
3 producers:

Pio Cesare
La Scolca
Broglia

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Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

location
grape
4 producers

A

location: in-between Asti and Gavi
grape: Brachetto
3 producers:

Marenco
Banfi
Marchesi di Barolo
Braids

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Franciacorta DOCG

location
grape
3 producers

Appellation of Lombardy

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location: East of Milan
grape: Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero

3 producers:

MIrabella
Berlucchi
Ca' del Bosco
La Valle
Enrico Gatti
Ferghettina
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Valtellina Superiore DOCG

location
grape
3 producers

Appellation of Lombardy

A

location: North of Franciacorta, East of Milan

grape Nebbiolo

3 producers:

Ar.Pe.Pe
Terrazzi Alti
Nino Negri

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Trentino-Alto Adige

location/climate
sub-appelations
grapes

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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

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Soave DOC

of Veneto

location/climate

grapes

A

location/climate: foothills, east of valpolicella

grapes: garganega

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Veneto

3 sub-appellations

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Prosecco
Valpolicella
Soave

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Q

Prosecco Superior sub-zone

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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Valpolicella DOC

of Veneto

location
grapes

A

location: West of Soave

Grapes:

Red: corvina (dominant), rondinella, and molinara

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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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appassimiento

14-16% alc

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Friuli-Venezia-Giulia

location/climate
grapes

A

location/climate: North-Eastern border of Slovenia, continental climate

grapes

white: Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Friulano
red: Merlot

most wines unoaked

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Emilia-Romagna

A

Lambrusco

17
Q

Tuscany’s Sub-Appelations

A 
Brunello di Montalcino	Carmignano
Chianti
Bolgheri
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
18
Q

Vino Nobile de Montepulciano DOCG

A

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.

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Q

Brunello di Montalcino

South of and more expensive than, the Chianti

grape/aging laws

A

100% Brunello (Sangiovese Grosso)

2 years oak, 4 months bottle, released 5 years after harvest

20
Q

Chianti Classico

grape/alch%/aging laws

A

80% Sangiovese

minimum 12%

release after 1 year

21
Q

Tuscan Grapes

A

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

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Q

Marches

location

2 appellations

grape

style

A

North-east coast, mediterranean climate

  • Verdicchio di Matelica
  • Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi

grape: Verdicchio

dry, unoaked

23
Q

Fiana di Avellino DOCG

of Campania

A

Fiano

dry white

24
Q

Greco di Tufo DOCG

of Campania

A

Greco

old Greek white grape

25
Q

Taurasi DOCG

grape
aging

A

red: Aglianico

3 years, 1 in oak

26
Q

Etna DOC

of Sicily

A

White: Carricante

Red: Nerello Mascalese

red, white, and rosé

27
Q

Ripasso della Valpolicella DOC

A

Valpolicella wine that is passed-through the used must of an Amarone

Masi - first producer in 1980

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Q

Recioto della Valpolicella DOC

A

Sweet wine made from appassimiento process

29
Q

Northern DOCG Appellations

Eating
Fried 
Longastines
Pleases
Victor
A

1 Northern regions

  1. 1 Emilia Romagna
  2. 2 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  3. 3 Lombardia
  4. 4 Piedmont
  5. 5 Veneto
30
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Central DOCG Appellations

A 
Lazy
Mouse
Takes 
Unemployment
A

2 Central regions

  1. 1 Abruzzo
  2. 2 Lazio
  3. 3 Marche
  4. 4 Tuscany
  5. 5 Umbria
31
Q

Southern DOCG Appellations

Basil
Simply
Completes 
Puttanesca 
Sauce
A

3 Southern regions

  1. 1 Basilicata
  2. 2 Sicily
  3. 3 Campania
  4. 4 Puglia
  5. 5 Sardinia
32
Q

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

T
V

2 regions central Italy

M
T

A 
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.

33
Q

Aging Requirements

Barolo Riserva 
Barbaresco Riserva
Chianti Classico Riserva
Brunello di Montalcino normale
Brunello di Montalcino riserva
A

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

Sommelier level 2 (26 decks)

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