Italy Flashcards
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Campania / Apellations
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- Fiano di Avellino DOCG
- Greco di Tufo DOCG
- Taurasi DOCG (Aglianico)
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Campania / Varieties
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- (W) Fiano
- (W) Greco
- (B) Aglianico
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Basilicata / Appellations
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Aglianico del Vulture DOC
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Puglia / Appellations
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- Puglia IGT
- Salice Salentino DOC (Nagroamaro)
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Puglia / Varieties
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- Primitivo
- Negroamaro
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Basilicata / Variety
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Aglianico
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Sicily / Varieties
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Nero d’Avola
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Sicily / Appellations
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High yield: IGT Terre di Sicilia / Terre Siciliane
Low yield: Sicialia DOC
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Alto Adige / climate?
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- Moderate climate
- Short, dry summers
- Low rainfall during the growing season
- Most vineyards experience high diurnal range due to altitude
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What is the most notable white wine of Alto Adige?
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Pinot Grigio
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Atlo Aidge / Pinot Grigio / profile
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- Dry
- Light to medium body
- High acid
- Citrus and green fruit flavours
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What are the next most important white grapes of Alto Adige after Pinot Grigio?
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Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
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Alto Adige / dominated red variety?
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Schiava
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Atlo Aidge / Schiava / profile
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- Light and fruity
- Low to medium tannins
- Flavours of raspberries and plums
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Alto Adige / appellation?
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Alto Adige DOC
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Trentino / climate?
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- Moderate climate
- Dry summer and low rainfall (similar to Alto Adige)
- Slightly warmer than Alto Adige
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Trentino’s two main varieties?
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Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
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Trentino / valley floor’s wine / profile
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- Medium body
- Medium acidity
- Ripe stone fruit flavours
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Trentino / higher altitude’s wine / profile
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More similar to whites made in Alto Adige
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Trentino / two most planted black grapes?
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Merlot and Teroldego
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Trentino / Teroldego / wine / profile
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- Medium to full body
- Deep colour
- Medium to high tannin
- High acidity
- Aromas of black fruit
- Usually matured in oak
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Trentino / appellation?
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Trentino DOC
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia / climate?
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- Moderate continental
- Cooled by cold air from the mountains
- On the flat plain near the Adriatic, the climate is warm maritime
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Friuli / overall wine style?
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Rich, ripe white and red wines
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Friuli / most prevalent varieties?
Pinot Grigio and Merlot
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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 / most planted black grape?
Merlot
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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 3rd widely planted variety?
- 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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Friuli appellation
Friuli Grave DOC
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the two major sub-regions of Friuli located in the hills?
- Collio DOC
- Colli Orientali DOC
- Premium, more concentrated white wines
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Of Collio and Colli Orientali, which is also noted for its red wines?
Colli Orientali DOC
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The largest wine region in Northern Italy?
Veneto
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Veneto / climate
- Warm
- Moderate rainfall
- Cooling influence from altitude (so high diurnal range)
- Breeze from Lake Garda cooling the west of the region
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weather phenomena in Veneto?
moist air and fog from the Po
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Veneto / flat plain / varieties?
- Pinot Grigio
- Chardonnay
- Merlot
- Corvina
- Garganega
- Trebbiano
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Veneto / simple wines / appellation?
Veneto IGT
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Which DOC is spread across Veneto and Friuli?
Prosecco DOC
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Soave / foothills / grapes /profile
Full flavour ripeness, but high acidity
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Soave / plains / wine / profile
- Fruitier, with medium acidity
| - Early drinking
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Soave / variety
- Garganega
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Soave / 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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Valpolicella / main grape?
Corvina
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Veneto / Corvina / profile
- Thin skin
- Moderate colour
- Low to medium tannins
- High acidity
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Valpolicella / regional appellation
Valpolicella DOC
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Valpolicella (Classico) DOC / wine / profile
- Simple and fruity
- Light tannins
- Red cherry flavours
- Rarely oaked
- Made to drink immediately
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two types of Passito wine in Valpolicella
- Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
| - Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG / wine / 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 DOCG / wine / profile
- Sweet
- Full body
- High alcohol
- Medium to high tannins
- Intense red fruit flavours
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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC / wine / profile
- Medium to full-bodied
- Medium to high tannins
- Flavours of stewed red cherries and plums
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Piemonte / black grapes?
- Nebbiolo
- Barbera
- Dolcetto
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Piemonte / white grapes?
- Cortese
| - Moscato
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Piemonte's IGT/IGP wines?
None
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Piemonte / Nebbiolo / profile
- Black grape
- High acidity
- High tannins
- Little colour
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Piemonte / Barolo DOCG / wine / profile
- Full body
- High acidity
- High tannins
- Sour cherries, herbs and sometimes dried flowers
- Ability to develop in bottle
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When may a village name appear on a Barolo label? Give an example
- When grapes are sourced from only that village
| - Barolo Serralunga d'Alba DOCG
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the best Barolo come from... e.g.
- Named villages or crus
| - Barolo Cannubi DOCG
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Piemonte / Dolcetto and Barbera / appellations?
Alba DOC
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Barolo DOCG / minimum ageing before release?
18/36 -
- 18 months in oak
- total 36 months ageing
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Barbaresco DOCG / wine / profile
- Similar tannin and acidity to Barolo
- Fruitier and less aromatic than Barolo
- Ageworthy
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Barbaresco DOCG / minimum ageing before release?
9/12
- 9 months in oak
- total 24 months ageing
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Asti and Alba / grape?
Barbera
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Asti and Alba / Barbera / appellations?
- Barbera d'Alba DOC
| - Barbera d'Asti DOCG
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Asti and Alba / Barbera / wine / 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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Asti and Alba / Barbera / wine / two styles:
- Youthful and fruity, with no oak influence
| - Barrel-aged with spicy flavours
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Asti and Alba / 2nd mostly planted black variety
Dolcetto
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Asti and Alba / Dolcetto / appellation
Dolcetto d'Alba DOC
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Asti and Alba / Dolcetto d'Alba DOC / wine / profile
- Deep, often purple colour
- Medium to high tannins
- Medium acidity
- Aromas of black plums, red cherries and dried herbs
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Piemonte / Asit / sparkling wine / grape
Moscato
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Piemonte / Gavi / grape
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 / wine / profile
- Pale
- Light-bodied
- High acidity
- Aromas/flavours of citrus, green apples and pears
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The Italian for PDO
DOP
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the traditional Italian term equivalent to PDO
DOC, DOCG
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The Italian for PGI
IGP
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The traditional Italian term equivalent to PGI
IGT
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Classico
wines made from the original classified land
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Reserva
wines with higher alcohol and longer ageing than the minimum requirements by the appellation laws.
