Italy General Wine Flashcards
What does ‘Abbaccato’ mean?
Semisweet
What does ‘Amabile’ mean?
Semisweet
What does ‘Annata’ mean?
Vintage
What is ‘Appassimento’?
The process of drying grapes, usually on straw mats in airy lofts, to concentrate their sugars.
What is ‘Azienda Agricola’?
Winery or estate that produces its wines from at least half estate grown grapes
What is ‘Botte/Fusto’?
Large cask for aging wine. Traditionally made from chestnut or Slovenian oak.
What is ‘Bricco/Bric’?
Piedmontese term for hilltop vineyard
What is a ‘Cantina’?
Winery or cellar
What is a ‘Cantina Sociale’?
Grower’s cooperative
What is a ‘Cascina’?
Farmhouse
What is a ‘Colle/Collina’?
Hill
What does ‘Corposo’ mean?
Full bodied
What is a ‘Cru’?
Single vineyard
Difference between DOC and DOCG?
DOC regulations set the geographic boundaries for each area of production and also prescribe a set of conditions that govern the production of wines, ranging from permitted grape varieties, yields, minimum aging requirements and a host of other variables.
The G in DOCG adds the further provision that wines must be tasted and approved by a panel in order to carry the designation
What does ‘Dolce’ mean?
Sweet
What does ‘Etichetta’ mean?
Label
What does ‘Fresco’ mean?
Fresh
What does ‘Frizzante’ mean?
Lightly bubbly
What is a ‘Fattoria’?
Large wine estate
What does ‘Giovane’ mean?
Young
What are ‘Gratticci’?
Straw mats used to dry grapes in the appassimento process
What does ‘Grappolo’ mean?
Bunch of grapes
How many DOCGs in Italy?
75
How many DOCs in Italy?
329
What does ‘Imbottigliato All’Origine’ mean?
Estate bottled
What does ‘Invecchiato’ mean?
Aged
What is ‘Marchio’?
Proprietary name or brand
What is ‘Mosto’?
Must
What is ‘Muffa Nobile’?
Noble rot
Name clones of Nebbiolo?
Lampia
Michet
Bolla
Name Sparkling red DOCGs in Italy?
Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Lambrusco from Emilia-Romagna is DOC
Name the 3 first 100% Sangiovese wines?
San Felice Vigorello
Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
Isole e Olena Cepparello
Only regions not to have a DOCG?
Molise
Calabria
Liguria
Trentino-Alto Adige
Vallée d’Aosta
What is ‘Passito’?
Usually sweet wine from semi-dried grapes
What is a ‘Podere’?
Small farm holding, traditionally of a sharecropper
What is ‘Profumo’?
Scent
What does ‘Recioto’ mean?
Sweet wine made from semi-dried grapes
What is a ‘Ronco’?
Local term for hill or hillside vineyard, used in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Rose exclusive DOC?
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC
What is ‘Rovere’?
Oak
What is ‘Sapore’?
Flavour
What is the ‘Scirocco’?
Warm breeze from North Africa, affects the climate in southern Italy
What does ‘Secco’ mean?
Dry
What is ‘Sori’?
Piedmontese term for vineyard or slope
What does ‘Spumante’ mean?
Sparkling wine
Synonym for Bombino Bianco?
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
What is ‘Tappo’?
Cork closure
What is a ‘Tenuta’?
Wine estate
What does ‘Tranquillo/Vino Tranquillo’ mean?
Still wine
What does ‘Uva’ mean?
Grape
What does ‘Vecchio’ mean?
Old or aged
What does ‘Vendemmia’ mean?
Harvest or vintage
What does ‘Vendemmia Tardiva’ mean?
Late harvest
What does ‘Vigneto’ mean?
Vineyard
What does Vecchie Viti mean on a label of wine from Italy?
Old vines
Which DOC appellation does Friuli and Veneto share?
Prosecco
What is the only region in the EU to mandate vintage dating for all levels of sparkling wine?
Alta Langa
