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Name the main river of N.W. Italy

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River Po

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Generally, Northern Italy has what sort of climate?

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Moderate with short dry summers

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Inland areas of N.E.Italy have a moderate climate further moderated by which bodies of water?

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Lake Garda and the Rive Po

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4
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Describe a pergola trained vine

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A complex trellising system to train the vines high. Fruit hang below a canopy of leaves.

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5
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Why use a pergola system for vines?

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The overhead canopy protects against sunburn

To height keeps air flowing to protect against rot

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6
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Which training system is replacing the Pergola in Northern Italy?

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VSP

Vertical Shoot Positioning

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7
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Describe the Italian

TRENTINO ALTO-ADIGE climate

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Moderate
Vines face SE and SW
Short, dry summers
Large diurnal range

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Principle grape of Italian Alto-Adige

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Pinot Grigio

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Body, acidity and primary notes of an Italian Alto Adige Pinot Grigio

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Low to Medium body
High acidity
Citrus and green fruit (apple, lime)

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10
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Regional AC for Alto Adige

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Alto Adige AOC

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Trentino lies north or south of Alto Adige?

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South

Climate is a bit warmer too

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12
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Italy.

Trentino’s valley floor Pinot Grigio’s body, acidity and primary fruit?

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Medium body,
Medium acidity
Ripe stone fruit flavours

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13
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Roughly, where in Italy would you find Friuli-Venezia Giulia?

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N.E. Italy

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Climate of Fruili-Venezia Giulia in Italy.

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Moderate continental, with cool air from the Alps

In the south, near the Adriatic it becomes warm maritime

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15
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Italy

Body, acidity and fruit of a Fruili-Venezia Giulia Pinot Grigio?

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Medium to full bodied
(Acidity medium ? Text book doesn’t say)
Juicy peach and tropical fruits

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16
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Bets known wine names from Veneto in N.Italy?

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Valpolicella (all flavours)

Soave

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17
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Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto and Fruili-Venezia Giulia are all found where in Italy?

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North Eastern block opposite the Adriatic

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18
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Italy

Veneto’s climate

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Warm
Moderate rainfall
Cooled by Alpine altitude in the North (high diurnals)
Cooled by Lake Garda in the West
River Po’s plains plagued by moisture, fog and therefore rot.

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19
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Italy

Veneto IGT wine style?

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Usually “simple” (high yields)

Often Pinot Grigio

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20
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Compare Garganega from the Italian foothills and the plains

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Foothills Soave (Classico DOC) was ripened more slowly (altitude) and thus has more ripeness and acidity. It’ll keep too.

Plains Soave (DOC) is fruitier, less acidic and won’t keep

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20
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Valpolicella Classico DOC differs from Valpolicella DOC how?

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The Classico comes from the foothills where the grapes ripened more slowly (altitude) and thus have retained acidity.

The non-Classico has ripened more quickly and thus is fruitier.

21
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Corvina’s colour, tannin, acidity and flavour

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Moderate colour
Low to medium tannin
High acidity
Simple, fruity, red cherry.
Drink now.
22
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Passito method. Describe.

A

Used for both white and red
Grapes picked early to capture acidity and concentrate the sugars, flavours.
Dried indoors until the winter

23
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Name the two types of Passito wine

A

Amarone

Recioto

24
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Describe Amarone DOCG

A 
Dry to off-dry
Full body
High alcohol
Med to high tannin
Intense red berry and spice
Usually oaked
25
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Describe a Recioto wine

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Sweet (very)
Intense red fruit
High alcohol
Med to high tannin

26
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Name two Recioto DOCGs

A

Della Valpolicella

Soave

27
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Describe the Ripasso method

A

Shortly before Amerone fermentation is complete, it is drained off the skins.

It gets added to a vat of (post-fermentation) Valpolicella where the remaining Amerone sugar continues to ferment releasing further flavour, colour and tannin.

28
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Valpolicella Ripasso’s body, tannin and flavour?

A

Medium to full body
Medium to high tannin
Stewed red cherries, plums, raspberry

29
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Where in Italy is Piemonte?

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North and West

30
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Climate of Piemonte?

A

Moderate continental

Alpine rain shadow from Northern wind and rain.

31
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Piemonte summers are like what?

A

Short and prone to thunderstorms, hail and fog.
Long cold winters too.
The Po and Lake Maggiore help to moderate extremes.

32
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Name the black grapes of Piemonte (3)

Cloudy sheep dance

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Nebbiolo (Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG)
Barbera (Barbera d’Asti DOCG)
Dolcetto (Dolcetto d’Alba DOC)

33
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Nebbiolo acidity, tannin, colour and body

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High pH, high tannin, low colour and full body in good years.

34
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Barolo flavours?

A

Perfumed aromas of sour cherries
Herbs
Dried flowers

35
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The best Barolos are identified how?

A

DOCG (of course)

The name of a village or better still, a vineyard.

36
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Difference between Barolo and Barbaresco maturation.

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Barolo - 3 years (18 months in oak) before release

Barbaresco - 2 years (9 months in oak) before release.

37
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Barbera colour, tannin, acidity and flavour

A 
Late ripener (higher acidity and fruit)
Medium to dark colour
Low to Medium tannin
High acidity
Red cherries, plums, black pepper

Unoaked and oaked

38
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Dolcetto colour, tannin, acidity

A 
Earlier ripening than Nebbiolo or Barbera
Likes cooler sites
Deep, often Purple
Medium to high tannin
Medium acidity
Black plums, red cherries, dried herbs

Good stuff ages well.

39
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Where is Gavi in Italy?

A

North West, Piemonte

40
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Gavi DOCG is made from which grape?

A

Cortese

41
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Cortese acidity, flavours, colour, body

A

Hills and sea breeze make for long ripening emphasising high acidity and floral character

Pale colour
Light body
Citrus, green apples, pears
Rarely oaked
Some lees stirring for autolytics
42
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Which grape is often used to blend with Gargenega to make Soave DOC?

A

Trebiano

43
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DOC(G)s using Sangioves-knee

A

Chiant-knee. Chianto
Kneel di Montepulciano. Nobile di Montepulciano
Bru-kneel-o di Montalcino. Brunelo di Montalcino

44
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Chianti Classico.

How old before release?

A

12 months

45
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Chianti Riserva.

How much age and how much of that in bottle?

A

24 months, of which 3 in bottle

46
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Tuscan wine that must have 100% of a grape?

A

Brunello di Montalcino - Sangiovese

47
Q 
Brunello di Montalcino... 
A better class of Tuscan. Why?
A

Old grape vines
5 year’s maturation, 2 in oak
Full body, high acid, high tannin

48
Q

Name the 100% Sangiovese wine from Tuscany

A

Brunello di Montalcino

49
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Chianti minimum ageing requirements:
Classico. Total age, how much bottle age?
Classico Reserva. Total age, how much in bottle?

A

Classico: Just 12 months. End of.
Classico Reserva: 24 months, 3 in bottle.

NB: Most producers age Chianti in oak.

50
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, ageing.

How long in total and how much of that in oak?

A

5 years total. 2 of those in oak.

51
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ageing?

How is it different from Brunello di Montialcino?

A

VdiMontepulciano: Two years of ageing, and is a blend of Sangiovese with whatever.

Brunello di Montalcino is 100% Sangiovese.

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