Italy DOCs Flashcards
Location and style of wine of:
Albugnano DOC
Piemonte - Asti Province
- Rosso / Rosso Superiore
- Rosato
- 85% Nebbiolo + Freisa, Barbera and Bonarda
Ageing requirement of:
Albugnano DOC Superiore
12 months of ageing, including 6 month in oak
- Piemonte - Asti region
- 85% Nebbiolo min
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Barbera d’Alba DOC?
Superiore: 12 months minimum including 4 months in wood
What style of wine under the Barbera del Monferrato DOC?
Rosso and Rosso Frizzante
- 85% Barbera + Freisa, Grignolino, Dolcetto
What grape varieties can be blended alongside the Barbera under the Barbera del Monferrato DOC?
- Freisa
- Grignolino
- Dolcetto
All together, this variety can be use up to 15% of the final blend
Location and style of wine:
Boca DOC
- Piemonte - Novara Province
- Rosso: 34 months ageing including 18 months in wood
- Rosso Riserva: 46 months including 24 months in wood
- 70-90% Nebbiolo + 10-30% Vespolina and/or UVA Rara
What are the grape varieties of Boca DOC?
- 70-90% Nebiollo
- 10-30% Vespolina and/or Uva Rara
Piedmonte - Novara Province
What are the minimum ageing requirement of Boca DOC?
- Rosso: 34 months including 18 months in wood
- Rosse Riserva: 46 months including 24 months in wood
What is the region of production of Calosso DOC?
Piemonte
Location and style of wine of:
Bramaterra DOC?
- Piemonte - Vercelli province
- Rosso: 22 months including 18 months in wood
- Rosso Riserva: 34 months including 24 months in wood
- GV: 50-80% Nebbiolo + Croatina, UVA Rara, Vespolina
- altitude of production: 200 to 600m
What is the altitude range of production for the Bramaterra DOC wine?
200 to 600 m above sea Level
Location and style of wine:
Canavese DOC?
- Piedmonte
- Blanco / Blanco Spumante: Erbaluce
- Rosso / Rosso Novello: Nebbiolo, Freisa, Barbera, UVA Rara, Bonarda, Neretto
- Rosado / Rosado: Spumante: Idem Rosso
What is the white grape variety of Canavese DOC?
Erbaluce 100%
Piemonte
What is the DOC surrounding the Erbaluce de Caluso DOCG?
Canavese DOC
Location and style of wine produced under:
Carema DOC
- *Piemonte** - Only from the Carema commune
- ( North of Erbaluce de Calusso)*
- Rosso: 24 months in total within 12 months in wood
- Rosso Riserva: 36 months in total, within 12 months in wood
- 85-100% Nebbiolo
What is the most important grape variety of Carema DOC?
Nebbiolo
85 to 100%
- Rosso or Rosso Riserva
- North of Erbaluce de Calusso DOCG - only produced within the commune of Carema
Is Malvasia de Casorzo, a white or red grape?
Where is it mostly grow?
- This is a red mutation of the Malvasia variety.
- It traced its origin from the Northern Greece,
- This is the most important variety for the DOC Casorzo - Malvasia Casorzo d’Asti
- Produced in rosso, Spumante or Passito
Location and style of wine of the following DOC
Casorzo DOC
- Rosso, Spumante, Passito
- 90% Malvasia Di Casorzo (red mutation of Malvasia)
Style of wine and location of the following DOC
Cisterna d’Asti DOC
- Piemonte - Asti region
- Rosso: not released prior November the year following year
- Rosso Superiore: Must be aged for a minimum of 10 months
- 80-100% Croatina
Style of wine and location of the following DOC
Colli Tortonesi DOC
- Piemonte - Alessandra Province
- Wide DOC, cover a large variety of grapes, and style of wine on the region
- White: Cortese, Favorita, TImorasso for white
- Red: Barbera, Dolcetto, Freisa, Croatina
What are the 2 sub-zones of Colli Tortonesi DOC?
- Monleale - Only for Barbera
- Terre Di Libarna: Timorasso varietal, Bianco, Rosso, Spumante
- Piemonte - Alessandria province
What variety is related to:
Nebbiolo di Dronero
Chatus
Old Piemonte variety, grow on the alpine region, and recently introduced to France, in Ardèche (Rhone Valley)
Style of wine and location of the following DOC:
Coste Della Sesia DOC
- Cover the Northern Piemonte, on the Ghemme / Gattinara area
- Bianco: 100% Erbaluce
- Rosso/Rossato: min 50% Nebbiolo
- Varietal: Nebbiolo, Croatina, Vespolina
- elevation range: 200 to 600 meter above sea Level
What is the white variety allow in Coste Della Sesia DOC?
100% Erbaluce
Piemonte - Cover the Gattinarra area