Italy Flashcards
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Tuscany / (Grape)?
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Sangiovese
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Tuscany’s Sangiovese (Profile)
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- High tannins
- High acidity
- Aromas of red cherries, plums and dried herbs
- Late ripening
- Usually aged in oak to soften tannins and sometimes add spicy flavours
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Chianti / (Grape) ?
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Sangiovese
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Bottle aged Sangiovese / (Aromas)
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Meaty and gamey aromas
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The first Super-Tuscan / (Grape)?
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Cabernet Sauvignon
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Umbria / Orvieto / (Grapes)
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A white wine, blend of Grechetto, Trebbiano and local grapes
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Umbria / Orvieto DOC wines / (Profile)
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- Light body
- Medium to High acidity
- flavours of ripe grapefruit and peaches
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Lazio / Frascati DOC / (Grapes)?
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Malvasia and Trebbiano
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Lazio / Frascati DOC wines / (Profile)
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- Fresh and fruity in style
- Medium body
- Medium to High acidity
- flavours of citrus fruit, with Malvasia sometimes providing floral, orange blossom Aromas
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Marche / (Wines) / (Grape) ?
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White wines made from Verdicchio
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Marche / Verdicchio grape / (Appellation) ?
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
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The Verdicchio grape (Profile)
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- naturally High acidity
- Green apple and lemon flavours
- sometimes notes of fennel and almonds
- Usually simple and fruity, but the best have Greater concentration and Can develop notes of honey and almonds with bottle age
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Marche’s red wines / (Grapes) ?
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blends of Montepulciano and Sangiovese
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Abruzzo / (Grape) ?
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Montepulciano
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Abruzzo / Montepulciano / (Appellation) ?
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
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The Montepulciano (Profile)
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- High levels of colour and tannins
- Medium acidity
- flavours of black plums and cherries
- Many simple and fruity with no oak ageing
- Most concentrated examples matured for a short time in oak
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Best whites in Campania / (Grapes) ?
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Fiano and Greco
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Best Fiano and Greco / (Appellations) ?
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- Fiano d’Avellino DOCG
- Greco di Tufo DOCG
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Campania / Fiano wines / (Profile)
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- Medium to full body
- Medium acidity
- Aromas of stone fruit, melons and mangos
- Usually early drinking
- Better example matured in oak and Can be aged in bottle, developing notes of wax and honey
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Campania / Greco wines / (Profile)
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- Leaner in body than Fiano
- More acidity than Fiano
- Green apple, stone fruit and passionfruit flavours
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Aged Campania / Greco-based wines / (Aroma)
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honey and mushrooms
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Southern Italy / (Most prestigious black grape) ?
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Aglianico
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Campania / Aglianico wines / (Profile) ?
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- Deep colour
- High acidity
- High tannins
- flavours of black fruit
- matured in oak and Can age in bottle to develop earthy, forest floor notes
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Campania / Aglianico / (Appellation) ?
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Taurasi DOCG
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Puglia / (Black or White grape) ? Why?
- Black grapes
| - Because of Puglia's hot climate
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Puglia / (notable grapes) ?
- Negroamaro
| - Primitivo
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Puglia's grape at high altitudes. How are they branded?
- simple and fruity wines for early drinking
| - Puglia IGT
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Negroamaro / higher quality wines / (Profile)
- full-bodied
- Medium tannins
- Medium acidity
- High alcohol
- Baked red and black fruit flavours
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Puglia / Negroamaro / (Best appellation)
Salice Salentino DOC
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Primitivo / (Profile)
- full-bodied
- Medium tannins
- Medium acidity
- High alcohol
- Pronounced flavours of very ripe berry fruit
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Sicily / (dominant black grape)
Nero d'Avola
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Nero d'Avola / (Profile)
- Medium to full-bodied
- Medium tannins
- Medium acidity
- Aromas of plums and black cherries
- Usually made into a fruity, early-drinking style
- from best producers They are More concentrated and complex
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Sicilia / (other successful varieties) ?
- Chardonnay and Syrah
| - Syrah
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Etna DOC / red wines / (Grapes)
- Nerello Mascalese
| - Nerello Cappuccio
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Etna DOC red / (Profiles)
- blended
- Fragrant wines
- High acidity
- High tannin
- Aromas of sour red cherries, cranberries and raspberries, sometimes with dried herbs
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bottle aged Etna DOC wines / (Profile)
- High tannins soften
| - Mushroom-like Aromas
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Etna DOC / high quality white wines / (Profile)
- Medium body
- High acidity
- citrus fruit, often with a stony/steely character
- develop Aromas of honey and wax with bottle age
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Southern Italy / (red and white Grapes) ?
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Red:
- Aglianico
- Primitivo
- Negroamaro
White:
- Finao
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True of False: Wines of Chianti are often blends
True (of both French and Italian origin)
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Southern Tuscany / Brunello di Montalcino DOCG / (variety)
Sangiovese
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Southern Tuscany / Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG / (variety)
can be a blend of Sangiovese and other permitted varieties
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Tuscan Coast red / varieties
Black Bordeaux varieties and a number of other international varieties
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Umbria / Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG / Variety
The thick-skinned Sagrantino grape
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Alto Adige / White / (variety)
Pinot Grigio
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Alto Adige / Pinot Grigio / (profile)
- Dry
- Light to medium body
- High acid
- Citrus and green fruit flavours
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Alto Adige / the next most important white grapes of after Pinot Grigio
Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
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Alto Adige / Red / (variety)
Schiava
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Alto Adige / Schiava / (profile)
- Light and fruity
- Low to medium tannins
- Flavours of raspberries and plums
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Trentino / white / varieties
Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
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Trentino's valley floor / white / (profile)
- Medium body
- Medium acidity
- Ripe stone fruit flavours
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Trentino / red / (varieties)
Merlot and Teroldego
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Trentino / Teroldego / (profile)
- Medium to full body
- Deep colour
- Medium to high tannin
- High acidity
- Aromas of black fruit
- Usually matured in oak
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Friuli / White and red / (varieties)
Merlot and Pinot Grigio
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Friuli / Pinot Grigio / (profile)
- Some of the richest in Italy
- Medium to full-bodied
- Juicy peach and tropical fruit flavours
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Friuli / Merlot / (profile)
- Medium body
- Medium acidity
- Medium tannins
- Ripe red fruit flavours
- Hint of spice from oak
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Friuli / the third widely grown grape (white)
Friulano
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Friuli / Friulano / (profile)
- White grape
- Medium body
- Medium to high acidity
- Aromas of pear, red apples and herbs
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Veneto / white and red / varieties
- International: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay and Merlot
| - Local: Corvina, Garganega and Trebbiano
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Veneto / Soave's foothills in the north / grapes / (profile)
Full flavour ripeness, but high acidity
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Veneto / Soave's plain in the south / grapes / (profile)
- Fruitier, with medium acidity
| - Early drinking
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Veneto / Soave / (variety)
Garganega
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Veneto / Soave / white / (general profile)
- Medium body
- Medium to high acidity
- Aromas of pears, red apple and stone fruit
- Sometimes aromas of white pepper
- No typical aromas/flavours of new oak
In age worthy examples; aromas of almonds and honey
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Soave appellations
- Soave DOC
| - Soave Classico DOC (from the foothills)
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Veneto / Valpolicella / (the main variety)
Corvina
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Corvina the grape (profile)
- Thin skin
- Moderate colour
- Low to medium tannins
- High acidity
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How do winemakers increase the colour and tannins in Corvina-based wines?
Local grapes can be added to the blends
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How may wines be labelled when grapes are used from the entire region of Valpolicella?
Valpolicella DOC
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Valpolicella (Classico) DOC / (profile)
- Simple and fruity
- Light tannins
- Red cherry flavours
- Rarely oaked
- Made to drink immediately
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describe the passito method
- Grapes picked early, while still high in acidity
- Dried indoors, concentrating sugars and flavours
- Not fermented until winter
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the purpose of the passito method?
To increase structure, flavour concentration, and in the case of red wines, colour
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Valpolicella / wines using passito method / appellations
- Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
| - Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG / (profile)
- Dry or off-dry
- Full-bodied
- High alcohol
- Medium to high tannins
- Intensely concentrated red berry and spice flavours
- Usually aged in large oak casks
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Recioto della Valpolicella / (profile)
- Sweet
- Full body
- High alcohol
- Medium to high tannins
- Intense red fruit flavours
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Which other region of Northern Italy also makes the sweet Recioto wine style? What is it called?
- Soave
| - Recioto di Soave DOCG
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Valpolicella / wines using ripasso method / appellations
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC / (profile)
- Medium to full-bodied
- Medium to high tannins
- Flavours of stewed red cherries and plums
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Piemonte / red and white / (varieties)
- Black: Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto
| - White: Cortese and Moscato
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Nebbiolo / (profile)
- Black grape
- High acidity
- High tannins
- Little colour
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Nebbiolo's key viticultural characteristic in Barolo
ripen slowly at the altitudes in Barolo
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How are Barolo wines blended?
Often made from grapes sourced from different villages
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Barolo / (other grapes) / (appellations)
- Dolcetto and Barbera
| - Alba DOC
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Asti and Alba / red / (variety)
Barbera
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Barbera / (appellations)
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
| - Barbera d'Asti DOCG
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Asti/Alba / Barbera / (profile)
- Late ripening
- Medium to deep colour
- Low to medium tannins
- High acidity
- Aromas of red cherries, plums and sometimes black pepper
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What two styles is Barbera usually made into?
- Youthful and fruity, with no oak influence
| - Barrel-aged with spicy flavours
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Asti/Alba / red / the second mostly planted variety?
Dolcetto
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What is a key viticultural characteristic of Dolcetto in Piemonte? What does it mean?
- It's earlier ripening than Nebbiolo and Barbera
| - It can be planted in cooler sites
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Dolcetto best appellation
Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
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Dolcetto d'Alba DOC / (profile)
- Deep, often purple colour
- Medium to high tannins
- Medium acidity
- Aromas of black plums, red cherries and dried herbs
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Asti and Alba areas / other red grapes
Nebbiolo
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Asti / sparkling wine / variety
Moscato
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Piemonte / Gavi / white / (variety)
Cortese
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Piemonte / Gavi / (appellations)
- Gavi DOCG
- Cortese di Gavi DOCG
- Gavi di Gavi DOCG (if grapes are from the town of Gavi itself)
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Piemonte / Gavi / (profile)
- Pale
- Light-bodied
- High acidity
- Aromas/flavours of citrus, green apples and pears
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How are Gavi wines usually vinified?
Protectively, with cool fermentation in stainless steel
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How do some producers add complexity to their Gavi wines?
- Fermentation in old oak
| - Lees stirring
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Describe age worthiness for Gavi wines
- Usually ready to drink on release
| - Wines from best producers can age well in bottle
