Italy, Generic North and Piedmont Flashcards
When was the DOC and DOCG system created in Italy?
1963
Which year the first DOCG got awarded?
1980
What the Goria law established? Which year?
1992, a regulation offering producers more freedom Created IGT (PGI) first appeared in 1994
1st white DOCG, which year and which one?
Albana di Romagna 1987
Which were the first wines to get DOCG in Italy? Which year?
July 1980,
Barolo, Brunello, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
However in October 1980, Barbaresco got recognised DOCG too
How many DOCG in Italy? When the last one got awarded?
- The last one got approved in July 2019
Terre Tollesi/ Tullum DOCG (Abruzzo)
Most planted W and R grapes in Piedmont?
Barbera and Moscato Bianco
Synonim of Vermentino in Piedmont?
Favorita
River of Barolo
tanaro
Name 3 iconic modernist and 3 iconic traditionalist of Barolo
Trad-> Conterno, B.Mascarello, G. Rinaldi
Mod-> Scavino, Sandrone, E. Altare
What is Barolo Chinato?
A style allowed by Barolo DOCG
aromatised wine flavoured with quinine
Cappellano is an iconic producer
In which year the Barolo/Barbaresco Langhe Consorzio finally voted to enshrine the Crus of Barbaresco and Barolo as legal ‘Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive’ of the DOCG?
2007 in Barbaresco
2010 in Barolo
Synonim of Uva Rara in piedmont
Bonarda Novarese
What’s the river that touches Ghemme and Gattinara?
Sesia
Which DOCG is the largest producer by volume?
Asti/Moscato d’Asti DOCG
Nearly 650,000 HL (Or more)
River of Valle d’Aosta?
Dora Baltea
Synonim of Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta
Picotendro
Synonim of Prié Blanc in Valle d’Aosta
Blanc de Morgex
What is Premetta ? What style would you expect to find from it?
Prëmetta is thin skinned, low pigment variety
In Valle d’Aosta DOC, if varietally labelled, most likely, it will be rose
Which Geographical Feature touch Franciacorta in the North?
Lago d’Iseo. River Oglio becomes the Lake
What Sciacchetrá means?
Passito style, allowed in 5 terre DOC
What style is Sciactrà?
Rosato in Ligura, Particularly in Pormassio DOC
What Ormeasco is a synonym for?
Dolcetto in Liguria
DOC Pornassio makes Ormeasco di Pornassio
Synonim of Tibouren in Liguria
Rossese
Who made Lambrusco in the 70s one of the biggest export success stories?
Banfi, under ‘Riunite’ brand
What is Kretzer?
Rosato.
Trad term protected by the EU for Rosato wines within 3 (or 4) DOC of Trentino Alto Adige
What is ‘Klausner Laitacher’?
It’s a red wine produced from Schiava, Portoghese, Lagrein and PN
From Alto Adige DOC, in the Valle Isarco subzone. Only from the communes of Barbiano, Chiusa, Velturno, Villandro
Synonim of Schiava in Trentino Alto Adige?
Vernatsch
What is the finest growing region for Lagrein?
Gries, a flatter growing area just outside of Bolzano
What are the Fruttai?
In Valpolicella, lofts where grapes are left to dry.
Used for Recioto and Amarone
In Which year the Amarone DOCG got approved?
2010, with Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Controversial
What are the Graticci?
Bamboo mats used to dry grapes that will be used in Recioto (particularly Recioto Soave, Gambellara)
What are the Picai?
It’s a process were grapes are left to dry, typically associated for Recioto di Gambellara
Can Asolo Prosecco and Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docgs make still wine?
Yes
In which years the EU Common Market Organisation reforms came online?
What happened?
from 2008 through 2011
The jurisdiction over the final approval of new appellations transferred from Rome to Brussels
From 2009 to late 2011 the number of DOCGs shot from under 50 to 73, as officials rushed to fulfill over 300 requests to approve or change the status of appellations across the country
What are the 4 tiers of Italian wine Law?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) / Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) / Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP)
Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) / Indicazione Geografica Protetta (IGP)
Vino (formerly Vino da Tavola)
Unity of Italy?
1861
When was the province of Trentino-Alto Adige added to Italy?
- Not until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I.
What culture influence abound in the Tre Venezie?
German and Slavic
Which Italian regions are nearly autonomous?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto-Adige
What’s the official language of the Valle d’Aosta?
Italian, French
Name the Italian northern regions from west to east
Piemonte, Valle D’Aosta (north of Piedmont), and Liguria (south of Piedmont.
Lombardia, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto(South-ish of Trentino) Friuli, Venezia Giulia, Eastern Corner.
Emilia Romagna southern of the above regions.
Piemonte, what does it board with?
Liguria to the South, France to the west, Valle d’Aosta N-W, and Switzerland N-E, Lombardia to the east and to the eastern southernmost corner a little bit of Emilia Romagna
What’s the name of the river that divides Ghemme from Gattinara in Alta Piemonte?
Sesia
Notable DOC and DOCG in Alta Piemonte Nebbiolo based?
Ghemme and Gattinara DOCGs (Spanna)
Boca, Sizzano, Fara, Bramaterra, Lessona, Carema DOCs
What are the common blending partners for Nebbiolo in Alta Piemonte?
Vespolina, Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese), Croatina
How many DOCG, DOC in Piedmont?
17 DOCG , 42 DOC
Name the 5 DOCG based on Nebbiolo in Piedmont?
Barbaresco, Barolo, Ghemme, Gattinara, Roero
Which DOCG in Piedmont are for White Wine?
Erbaluce di Caluso, Gavi
Roero
Which DOCG in Piedmont are based on Barbera?
Barbera d’Asti, Barbera del Monferrato Superiore, Nizza
Which DOCG in Piedmont are based on Dolcetto?
Dogliani, Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba, Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
What’s the style of Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG?
red, based on Ruché (90%)
What’s the percentage of Dolcetto required in Dogliani?
100%
What’s the percentage of Dolcetto required in Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba?
100%
What’s the percentage of Dolcetto required in Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore?
100%
What’s the main grape of Erbaluce di Caluso?
What percentage of it is required?
Erbaluce,
100%
What’s the main grape of Gavi?
What percentage of it is required?
Cortese,
100%
What’s the main grape of Roero?
What percentage of it is required?
w -> arneis min 95%
r -> Nebbiolo min 95%
What’s the main grape of Barolo?
What percentage of it is required?
Nebbiolo, 100%
What’s the main grape of Barbaresco?
What percentage of it is required?
100% Nebbiolo
What’s the main grape of Gattinara?
What percentage of it is required?
Spanna, 90% min
Plus Bonarda and Vespolina
What’s the main grape of Ghemme?
What percentage of it is required?
Spanna, min 85%
Which DOCG in Piedmont based on barbera requires 100% of it?
Nizza
Which Piedmont DOCGs allow SPK?
Alta Langa, Asti, Brachetto d’Aqui, Erbaluce di Caluso, Gavi, Roero
What’s the main grape of Alta Langa DOCG?
What percentage of it is required?
its min 90% of PN and CH
What’s the main grape of Asti DOCG?
What percentage of it is required?
Moscato Bianco 100%
What’s the main grape of Brachetto d’Aqui?
What percentage of it is required?
min 97% Brachetto
What’s the main grape of Roero for the spk style?
What percentage of it is required?
Arneis Spumante, min 95%
Which Docgs in Piedmont allow sweet styles?
Asti DOCG,
Brachetto d’Aqui DOCG,
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG,
Which DOCG in Piedmont is producing the most and has the biggest acreage ?
Asti DOCG
w 9,045 ha and 626,800 HL produced per year
Alta langa DOCG.
What style is allowed?
Alta Langa Spumante
Alta Langa Spumante Riserva
Alta Langa Spumante Rosato
Alta Langa Spumante Rosato Riserva
Alta langa DOCG Which method is allowed?
What’s the aging requirement?
Spumante 30m min (9 on lees)
Riserva 36m (9 on lees)
Traditional method, transvasage allowed