Italy - General Flashcards
General Italian Information
Climate of Northern Italy
Cool Continental on North
Who produced wine in Italy before the rise of the Romans?
Greeks and Estrucans
What borders Italy?
Austria and Switzerland to the North
Tyrrhenian and Liguarian Seas to the West
Ionian Sea to the South
Adriatic Sea to the East
Which two mountain ranges cover Italy? Which way do they run?
Alps cover Northern Italy from West to East
Appenine runs like back bone North to South
Which river runs through Northern Italy?
Po River
A traditional, theoretically superior vineyard within a DOC or DOCG
Classico
Indicates extended aging and lower yields, higher than a Classico
Riserva
Denotes higher alcohol and longer aging, Higher than Riserve
Superior
Sparkling wine in Italian
Spumante
Lightly sparkling wine in Italy
Frizzant
Traditional method for making sparkling wine in Italy
Metodo Classico
Dry in Italy
Seco
Off-Dry in italy
Amabile
Sweet in Italy
Dolce
Wine made from dry grapes that is often sweet
Passito/Recioto
Climate in Southern Italy
Warm Mediterranean
Italian Wine Classification
DOCG
DOC
IGT
Vino
What is the DOCG/DOC system based off of?
France’s AOC
What does DOC stand for?
Denominazione di Orgine Controlatta
IGT stands for?
Indicazoine Geografica Tipiica
DOCG stands for
Denominazione di Orgine Controlatta e Garantita
When was the first DOCG introduced and when was it awarded?
1980
Which DOC were first awarded DOCG status?
July 1980:
Vino Noble di Montalcino
Barolo
Brunello di Montapulciano
October 1980:
Barbaresco
Vino de Tavola
Table wine
What was the purpose of the creation of Vino de Tavola
Create a system of wines that conflicted with the watered down DOC system
What is the geographical requirments of Vino da Tavola
Can’t say anything other than Italy
What are two iconic wines that started as Vino da Tavola? What type of wine are they?
Supertuscans
Sassicaia
Tignanello
Latest Italian DOCG
Tullum AKA Terre Tollesi
What country has the most grape varieties of anywhere in the world?
Italy
What is the Santa Trinita Mediterranea
The Mediterranean Holy Trinity
- olive
- wine
- bread
When did Cabernet Sauvignon come to Italy and what was it nicknamed?
Late 18th Century
Uva Francesca
What is Grappa?
Clear brandy made mostly in Northern Italy by distilling the refermented pomace from winemaking
What is considered a superior style of Grappa
Grappa di Monovutigno
Made from single grape variety like Riesling Moscato, Gewurztraminer or picolit
When was the DOC system founded? Under what law?
February 12, 1963
Established max yields
Approves vareties and viticultural practices
Set geographical boundaries
Authorized vinification techniques
Stylrs
Min and Max Alcohol
Under Law 930
What was the first white DOCG in italy?
Albana di Romagna in 1981
When did the formation of modern Italy began?
1861 with the unification of most of the peninsula under the House of Savoy into the Kingdom of Italy
When was Trentito-Alto Adige added to Italy?
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after WW1
What is the Italy’s most sparsely populated area? What is their official language?
Valle D’Asota
French
