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Italy - Piemonte Flashcards

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Major white of Piemonte

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Moscato Bianco ( muscat Blanc a petit grains)
Arneis
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Major red grapes of Piemonte

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Nebbiolo
Barbera
Dolcetto

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Minor white grape of Piemonte

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Cortese
Erbaluce
Vermentino ( favorita)
And many international varieties

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Minor red grapes of Piemonte

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Brachetto 
Grignolino
Ruche
Croatia
Vespolina
Fresia
And international varieties
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Piemonte is surrounded by what

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The alps and the Apennine Mountains on three sides that provide a rain shadow effect

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Major bodies of water in Piemonte

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Po river, tanaro river and some influence from the Ligurian sea

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Piemonte is located where in Italy

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Northwestern of Italy

North border is Switzerland to the west of france

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Type of soil in Italy

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Alluvial in the plains, calcareous marl, sandstone, clay, and sand in various vineyards

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Barolo has what type of soil

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Tortonian ( calcareous marl) and Helvetian ( sandstone) soils

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Where does most of the high quality vineyards planted in Piemonte

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Most high quality vineyards are planted foothills of the mountains and have varying aspects but the best is usually face south ( sori)

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What does Sori mean in Piemonte

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Term for too south facing sites of vineyards

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What is the climate in Piemonte

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Cold continental with influence by the mountains

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Who originally planted the vines in Piemonte

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Romans

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In the 17th century was known for what in Piemonte

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First note if Chiaretto, a wine made entirely from Nebbiolo

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In 1830 barolo was created to have what red style grape

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Nebbiolo

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When did Phylloxera hit Piemonte, which causes high quality vines to be replanted and what was replanted

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Late 1800s

Nebbiolo instead of Barbera

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In 1894 what area was created

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Barbaresco

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In 1961, who began experimenting with French winemaking techniques, starting the modernization of barbaresco and Piemonte in general

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Angelo Gaja

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In 2007 Langhe Consorzio did what?

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Makes the crus of Barbaresco officially Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive or official designations. Barolo followed in 2010

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Red wines in Piemonte are usually in some sort of style what for winemaking preferences

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Some sort of oak, either large neutral foudre or in new French barriques

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Barolo and Barbaresco can be divided into what for wine making preferences?

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Divided into the traditionalist, who favor longer macerations and large old oak again and the modernists who prefer shorter maceration and new oak aging

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Who where the producers and winemakers who favors traditionalist wine making preference

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Giacomo conterno
Bartolo Mascarello
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Bruno Giacosa

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Who where the producers and winemakers who preferred modernists wine making preference in Piemonte

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Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone
Elio Altare
Angelo Gaja

24
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How many Doc and DOCGs are in Piemonte

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18 docgs and 41 doc

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What does Vigna mean
Indicates single vineyard
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What does Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive mean
Geographical designations (crus) of Barbaresco and Barolo
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Vendemmia Tardiva means what in Piemonte
Late harvest wines
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Barolo and Barbaresco has reds from what grape
100% Nebbiolo
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Barolo had to be aged for how long ? Regular and Riserva
Aged for 38 months total, 18 months in wood | Riserva- aged for 62 months total and 18 months in wood
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Barbaresco had to be aged for how long ? Regular and Riserva
Aged for 26 months total with 9 months in wood | Riserva- 50 months total with 9 months in wood
31
Roero DOCG does what type of Grapes and styles
Reds from Nebbiolo Whites and sparkling from Arneis Can be Riserva
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Gattinara DOCG and Ghemme DOCG are from what red grape
Nebbiolo and can be Riserva
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Barbera d’Asti DOCG are from what grape and styles
Reds from Barbera , can be Superiore and Superiore con indicazione
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Barbera del Monferrato Superior DOCG had what red grape and can be what?
Barbera and can be single vineyard ( vigna )
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Nizza DOCG has what grape and can be what
Barbera and can be Riserva & Vigna
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Ruche di Castagole Monferrato DOCG has what red grape and can be what style
Red wines from Ruche and can be Riserva
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Dongliani, Dolcetto d’Ovada Superiore , Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOCG’s are from what red grape
Dolcetto
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Gavi DOCG has whites from what grape and can be what style
Gavi and can be still dry white , frizzante and fully sparkling wines Can be Riserva
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Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG can be from what white grape
Erbaluce and can be still dry, sparkling , sweet ( passito) and sweet sparkling
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What does passito mean in Piemonte
Sweet wine
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What sub zones in Piemonte produce the grape Erbaluce?
``` Arnad-Montjovet Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Chambove Donnas Enfer d’Arvier Torrette ```
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Moscato d’Asti and Asti DOCG are made in what styles and from what grape
Dry sparkling ( Asti , fermented by Charmat Method), semi-sparkling ( Moscato d’Asti) and Late harvest ( vendemmia tardiva)
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Alta Langa DOCG is made in what style and from what grape?
Fully sparkling white and rosé wines made in the traditional method from Chardonnay and Pinot noir
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Brachetto DOCG is made with what styles and what grapes?
Rosato and red sweet slightly sparkling wines from Brachetto
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What does rosato mean in Italy?
Rosé
46
What are the major villages in Piemonte
Alba Asti Turin
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What are the 5 main communes of Barolo?
``` Barolo Castiglione Falletto Serralunga d’Alba Monforte d’Alba La Morra ```
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3 main communes of Barbaresco
Barbaresco Nieve Treiso
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What are the major vineyards of barolo ?
``` Rive Roche dell’Annunziata Arborina Le Serra Sarmassa Brunate Cannubi Bussia Castelletto Ginestra Monprivato Villero Fiasco Falletto ```
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What are the major vineyards of Barbaresco
``` Ovello Montefico Montestefano Secondine( houses of Gaja’s Sin Lorenzo) Pajé Ronchi Faset Martinega Rabaja Roncagliette ( houses of Gaja’s Sori Tildin and Costa Russi) Gallina Serraboella ```
51
Nebbiolo is named after the morning fog of
La Nebbia
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Barolo vs Barbaresco in their types of Nebbiolo can differ by?
Baralo wine is typically more powerful and long lived | Barbaresco wines are softer and the feminine counterpart of Barolo
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In barolo what villages have the tortinian soils, which contains higher proportion of calcareous marl
La Marra | Barolo
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Serravallian ( Helvetian) sandstone soils are more common in what villages in Barolo
Monforte d’Alba Serralunga d’Alba Castiglione Falletto

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