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Italy - North Flashcards

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What is the mountain chain that runs the length of the Italian peninsula?

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Apennines

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The northern border of Italy is formed by the ____ which creates a barrier.

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Alps

which create high mountain sties with wide diurnal temp ranges

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How many administrative areas are there in Italy?

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20

18 on the mainland, plus 2 large islands: Sicily and Sardinia

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Which Italian island has more vineyards?

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Sicily

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What 2 Italian varieties can now be found throughout the world?

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Sangiovese and Barbera

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How many grape varieties are allowed in Italy? with subvarieties?

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around 400

2,000 subvarieties

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Name the prosperous cities?

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industrial infrastructure: MIlan, Turin, and Venice
Agriculture lands of the Po River Basin (cool climate here) highly respected wines in Piedmont and Veneto
Tuscany - know for culture, scenery, tourism

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Italy’s most ubiquitous white grape variety is ____ known as _______ in France.
-grown in most regions

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Trebbiano; Ugni Blanc

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What is the most notable topographic feature of Italy and how does it affect climate?

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Mediterranean- moderating influence — few places are more than 75 miles from the sea
reduces summer heat, ward off winter cold
there is considerable differences from north to south

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List leading red grapes of Italy?

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Sangiovese —— Montepulciano
Merlot —— Barbera
Nero d’Avola —– Cabernet Sauvignon
Primitivo —– Negramaro

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Leading White Grapes from Italy?

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Trebbiano —– Pinot Grigio
Cararratto —– Chardonnay
Glera —– Garganega
Moscato Bianco

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Who deliniated the areas of production for Chianti?

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In the early 1700s, the Grand Duchy of Tuscany delineated area of production for Chianti

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Italian levels of wine quality from lowest to highest?

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  • Vino (basic table wine)
  • IGT Indicazione geografica tipica
  • DOC Denominazione di origine controllata
  • DOCG Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita
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What grape is widely planted red gape and is the primary grape of Tuscany?

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Sangiovee

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What is the lowest category of Italian wine?

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vino/vini varietali

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Vino/vini varietali accounts for _____% of Italian wine production?

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40%

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Italy’s IGT stands for

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Indicazione Geografica Tipica

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How many IGT regions are in Italy? and account for how much production?

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more than 100 IGT zones

account for 30% of production

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The early outstanding, limited production wines from Tuscany that didn’t follow DOC restrictions were called

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Super Tuscans

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As a result of Super Tuscans, IGT wine category was created in what year?

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1992

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What are the requirements for IGT wines?

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allowed to have vintage date
name of grape variety (as long as 85%)
named region on label

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Italy’s DOC stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata

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Italy’s DOCG stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata e Garantita

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When was Italy’s DOCG created?

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created in 1963

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What was the first DOCG wine awarded in Italy and what year? and name the first DOCGs created?
1980 Brunello di Montalcino Barolo Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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How many DOCs are there in Italy?
334
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How Many DOCGs are there in Italy?
75
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The Italian term applied to wines to indicate they are from a central or historic subzone area is
Classico
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The Italian term applied to wines that has a specific higher alcohol by volume than required is and a lower yield per acres or riper grapes
Superiore
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The Italian term applied to wines that have been aged for a longer minimum period of time than regular wines is
Riserva
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What Italian region has the most DOC/DOCG's?
Venito
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What Italian river forms the south boundary of the Veneto?
The Poe
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What are two other rivers other than the Poe that are important in Italy's Veneto area?
Adige and Piave
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What lake on the western side of Veneto moderates temperatures?
Lake Garda
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What are the primary red grapes of Veneto?
Corvina (up to 50% of the blend), Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
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What is the grape used in Veneto for sparkling wines?
Glera is made into Prosecco
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Prosecco is made using what grape?
Glera
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Leading white grapes in Veneto?
``` Pinot Grigio Glera Garganega Trebbiano Soave ```
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The Veneto is noted for it's dried grape wines produced by the ______ process.
Appassimento | left to dry until mid-January (or longer)= lose 60% of water
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The appassimento method produces a sweet Italian wine called
recioto
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Italy's Amarone wines come what DOC?
Valpolicella DOC
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Italy's Valpolicella is known for producing a dry wine?
Amarone della Valpolicella
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Recioto alcohol level is around _____%
12% fermentation is arrested by chilling -sometimes seen as a sparking wine if CO2 is retained
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Amarone alcohol level is around ____ to ____%
15-16%
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Amarone DOCG requires ____% alcohol with ___ minimum months in barrel.
14% alcohol, 20 months in barrel
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Young wine that is fermented with the remaining lees of Amarone or recito?
ripasso
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Minimum requirements for Amarone for a Valpolicella DOC?
minimum of 2 years aging | 14% ABV
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Prosecco must be made from a minimum of _____% of Glera
85%
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The preeiminent still white wines from Veneto are from what DOC?
Soave
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Soave DOC main grape is
Garganega
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Trebbiano de Soave is also known as
Verdiccihio
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Trentino-Alto Adige is known in German as
Sudtirol
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What are the 3 primary DOCs in Trentino-Alto Adige?
Trentino, Alto Adige and Valdadige
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Collio Gorizano DOC is found in what region of Italy?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Piedmont's most famous grape is the tannic, high acid
nebbiolo
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The grape Barbera is well known in what area in Italy?
Piedmont
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Barbaresco DOCG and Barolo DOCG require ____ % of what grape?
100% nebbiolo | tannic, high-acid
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Barolo DOCG requires a minimum of ____ months aging.
38 months | riserva require 62 months
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Asti DOCG is found in what Italian region?
Piedmont
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Asti DOCG is a fully sparkling wine made from ___% of what grape?
100% Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains) spumante -fully sparking Charmont method
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DOCG for fully sparkling wine is ____ | and lightly sparkling wine is ___
spumante Asti DOCG | frizzante Moscato d' Asti DOCG
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for reds based on the indiginous grape Raboso?
Piave Malanotte DOCG
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for whites using only the Fruilano grape?
Lison DOCG
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How many IGTs are available in Veneto?
10 | which include the larger Veneto IGT and even larger Trevenezie IGT
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Trentino-Alto Adige's northern border touches what country?
Austria
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What is the appellation on Trentino AA known for its traditional method sparkling wine?
Trent DOC | locally known as "Trentodoc"
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Collio Goriziano DOC is found in what region of Italy?
Friuli-Venezia Giulia | eastern part near Slovenia border
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Ramondolo DOCG produces what style wine from where and what grape?
Sweet whites from Friuli -VG from the Verduzzo grape.
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Rosazzo DOCG is where, what grape, what style?
in Friuli- Venezia Giula dry white wine minimum of 50% Friulano -other allowed Sauv Blanc, Chard, Pinot Bianco, Ribolla Gialla
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The Langhe and Monferrato hills are ideal for grapes in what region of Italy?
Piedmont
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Barolo DOCG riserva wines must be aged for _____ months.
62
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Barbaresco DOCG wines must be aged for a minimum of ____ months and ____ for the riserva.
26 and 50 months
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Barbera d'Asti DOCG is located in what region in Italy?
Piedmont- surrounding town of Asti approved in 2008 90% barbera
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Roero DOCG is located in what area of Italy?
Piedmont red - Nebbiolo from hills across from the Tanaro River from Barbaresco White - Arneis
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Gattinara and Ghemme DOCGs are located in what part of Italy?
Piedmont's northern part | Nebbiolo (Spanna) based blends
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A crisp, floral white wine made from the Cortese grape grown in Piedmont is from what DOCG?
Gavi DOCG
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A unique sweet red sparkling wine made from the Brachetto grape is from what DOCG in what region?
Acqui DOCG or Brachetto d'Acqui, Piedmont
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Nebbiolo is known as ______ in Lombardy.
Chiavennasca Valtellina Rosso DOC and Valtellina Superior DOCG 90% minimum
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Lombardy is known for the sparkling wines of what DOCG?
Franciacorta minimum 18 months on lees aging on lees may not begin until February 1 year after the harvest
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Vintage dated Franciacorta must be aged on the lees for ___ months.
30 months
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Riserva Franciacorta requires ____ months of ageing on lees.
60
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Valtellina is located in what region of Italy?
Lombardy
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Sforzato di Valtellina is made with ____% of ______.
90% of Chiavennasca
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What passito style wine comes from Lombardy?
Sforzato di Valtellina
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Italy's second largest producer of DOC and DOCG wines?
Piedmont
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Leading red grapes from Piedmont?
``` Barbera ------ Nebbiolo Dolcetto ------- Brachetto Grignolo ------ Bonarda Vespolina -------- Freisa Ruche ```
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Leading White grapes in Piedmont?
Moscato Bianco --- Muscat blanc a Petits Grains Arneis Cortese Erbaluce
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Barbaresco DOCG requires a minimum of ___ months aging?
26 months | 50 for reserva
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DOCs account for _____ % of Trentino- Alto Adige region's wine out put
80% | almost all of the rest qualifies for IGT

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