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Italy General Wine Flashcards

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What does ‘Abbaccato’ mean?

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Semisweet

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What does ‘Amabile’ mean?

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Semisweet

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What does ‘Annata’ mean?

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Vintage

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What is ‘Appassimento’?

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The process of drying grapes, usually on straw mats in airy lofts, to concentrate their sugars.

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What is ‘Azienda Agricola’?

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Winery or estate that produces its wines from at least half estate grown grapes

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What is ‘Botte/Fusto’?

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Large cask for aging wine. Traditionally made from chestnut or Slovenian oak.

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What is ‘Bricco/Bric’?

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Piedmontese term for hilltop vineyard

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What is a ‘Cantina’?

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Winery or cellar

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What is a ‘Cantina Sociale’?

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Grower’s cooperative

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What is a ‘Cascina’?

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Farmhouse

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What is a ‘Colle/Collina’?

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Hill

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What does ‘Corposo’ mean?

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Full bodied

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What is a ‘Cru’?

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Single vineyard

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14
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Difference between DOC and DOCG?

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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

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15
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What does ‘Dolce’ mean?

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Sweet

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16
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What does ‘Etichetta’ mean?

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Label

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17
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What does ‘Fresco’ mean?

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Fresh

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18
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What does ‘Frizzante’ mean?

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Lightly bubbly

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What is a ‘Fattoria’?

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Large wine estate

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What does ‘Giovane’ mean?

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Young

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What are ‘Gratticci’?

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Straw mats used to dry grapes in the appassimento process

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What does ‘Grappolo’ mean?

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Bunch of grapes

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23
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How many DOCGs in Italy?

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75

24
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How many DOCs in Italy?

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329

25
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What does ‘Imbottigliato All’Origine’ mean?

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Estate bottled

26
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What does ‘Invecchiato’ mean?

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Aged

27
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What is ‘Marchio’?

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Proprietary name or brand

28
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What is ‘Mosto’?

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Must

29
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What is ‘Muffa Nobile’?

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Noble rot

30
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Name clones of Nebbiolo?

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Lampia

Michet

Bolla

31
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Name Sparkling red DOCGs in Italy?

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Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG

Lambrusco from Emilia-Romagna is DOC

32
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Name the 3 first 100% Sangiovese wines?

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San Felice Vigorello

Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

Isole e Olena Cepparello

33
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Only regions not to have a DOCG?

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Molise

Calabria

Liguria

Trentino-Alto Adige

Vallée d’Aosta

34
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What is ‘Passito’?

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Usually sweet wine from semi-dried grapes

35
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What is a ‘Podere’?

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Small farm holding, traditionally of a sharecropper

36
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What is ‘Profumo’?

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Scent

37
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What does ‘Recioto’ mean?

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Sweet wine made from semi-dried grapes

38
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What is a ‘Ronco’?

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Local term for hill or hillside vineyard, used in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

39
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Rose exclusive DOC?

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

40
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What is ‘Rovere’?

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Oak

41
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What is ‘Sapore’?

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Flavour

42
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What is the ‘Scirocco’?

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Warm breeze from North Africa, affects the climate in southern Italy

43
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What does ‘Secco’ mean?

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Dry

44
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What is ‘Sori’?

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Piedmontese term for vineyard or slope

45
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What does ‘Spumante’ mean?

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Sparkling wine

46
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Synonym for Bombino Bianco?

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

47
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What is ‘Tappo’?

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Cork closure

48
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What is a ‘Tenuta’?

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Wine estate

49
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What does ‘Tranquillo/Vino Tranquillo’ mean?

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Still wine

50
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What does ‘Uva’ mean?

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Grape

51
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What does ‘Vecchio’ mean?

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Old or aged

52
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What does ‘Vendemmia’ mean?

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Harvest or vintage

53
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What does ‘Vendemmia Tardiva’ mean?

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Late harvest

54
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What does ‘Vigneto’ mean?

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Vineyard

55
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What does Vecchie Viti mean on a label of wine from Italy?

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Old vines

56
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Which DOC appellation does Friuli and Veneto share?

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Prosecco

57
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What is the only region in the EU to mandate vintage dating for all levels of sparkling wine?

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Alta Langa

Wine - Italy (19 decks)

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