Italy : Piemonte Flashcards
What does “Piemonte” mean?
Foot of the Mountain
Which river flows through Piedmont?
Po River
What are the three provinces where grapes are grown in the Po Valley of the Piedmont?
Asti
Alessandria
Cuneo
What is the soil type(s) of the Piedmont?
Thinner, calcareous marl and sandstone soils with varying percentages of clay and sand, coupled with the sub-mountainous landscape, create a number of distinct mesoclimates throughout the region.
Which mountain rain creates a rain shadow effect over the Piedmont?
The Alps
What is the climate of the Piedmont?
Continental
What are sori (in Piedmontese dialect)?
Prized, southern exposed vineyards
What is the Piedmont’s most planted white grape?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petits Grains)
Name the other white grapes of Piedmont
Cortese
Arneis
Erbaluce
Favorita (Vermentino)
Piedmont is home to more DOC zones than any other region in Italy.
True or False?
True
What river flows through Barolo and Barbaresco?
Tanaro River
What are the five main communes (of 11 total) of Barolo?
La Morra Barolo Serralunga d'Alba Monforte d'Alba Castiglione Falleto
What soils characterize the vineyards of La Morra and Barolo?
Tortonian soils, which contain a higher proportion of calcareous marl and provide a softer style of wine
Which communes are Serravallian (Helvetian) sandstone soils more common?
Monforte d’Alba
Serralunga d’Alba
How long must Barolo be aged (since 2010)?
At least 38 months from November 1 of the harvest year, but only 18 months need to be in oak
How long must Barolo Riserva be aged (since 2010)?
A total of 62 months prior to release.
Traditionalist producers of Barolo include?
Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Mascarello
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Modernist producers (who embrace barriques, shorter macerations and rounder style of wine) of Barolo include?
Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone
Elio Altare
What are the three main towns of Barbaresco?
Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso
How long must Barbaresco be aged?
The wines must be aged for a minimum of two years (including at least 9 months in cask), or for a minimum of four years if labeled riserva.
Name three producers of Barbaresco?
Angelo Gaja
Bruno Giacosa
Produttori del Barbaresco
What year did the Barolo/Barbaresco/Langhe Consorzio vote to enshrine the crus of Barbaresco as legal manzioni geografiche aggiuntive? Barolo?
Barbaresco - 2007
Barolo - 2010
Barolo Chinato is an aromatized wine primarily flavored with what?
Quinine
What is the main red and white of Roero DOCG?
Red- Nebbiolo
White - Arneis
What kind of wine does Gattinara DOCG and Ghemme DOCG produce?
Red wine only from Nebbiolo with some Vespolina and Bonarda often blended.
What is Nebbiolo called in Gattinara and Ghemme?
Spanna
What kind of wine do Lessona DOC, Sizzano DOC, and Carema DOC produce?
Nebbiolo-based red blends
What are the two DOCGs dedicated to Barbera?
Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
Barbera d’Asti may be released as normale after how many months aging?
4
Barbera del Monferrato must be superiore and aged for how long?
14 months, including 6 months in cask.
What is the DOCG for Ruché?
Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Nizza DOCG is located in the Monferrato hills and makes what kind of wine?
100% Barbera
Which three DOCG’s are dedicated to Dolcetto?
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore (Ovada)
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba (Diano d’Alba)
What was the first still wine appellation in Piedmont to be promoted to DOCG?
Gavi DOCG
Erbaluce is the grape produced in which DOCG?
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Asti is the largest produce of DOCG wine in Italy.
True or False
True
What are the grapes of Asti DOCG?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petit Grains)
Which sparkling method is most common for Asti DOCG and Moscato d’Asti DOCG?
Charmat Method
Between Asti DOCG and Moscato d’Asti DOCG, which one is fully sparkling (spumante) and which one is slightly sparkling (frizzante)?
Asti DOCG - Spumante
Moscato d’Asti DOCG - Frizzante
What is the maximum allowed pressure for Moscato d’Asti?
2 atmospheres
What style of sparkling does Alta Langa DOCG produce?
Traditional method from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the style of Franciacorta or Champagne.
How long must Alta Langa DOCG spumante wines be aged? Riserva?
30 months after the harvest
Riserva - 3 years
Name two Alta Langa DOCG producers
Fontanafredda
Enrico Serafino
What is the appellation dedicated to Brachetto?
Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
