Italy - Tuscany Flashcards
What’s Tuscany’s approximate latitude?
Florence sits at 43 degrees North
What is Tuscany’s climate
Warm mediterranean
Where’s Valdinievole & what wines does it produce?
DOC in North Tuscany
Makes a bianco from trebbiano toscano (ugni blanc)
Makes a rosso from sangiovese & canaiolo nero
What are the 7 subzones of chianti?
colli aretini
colli fiorentini
rufina
montalbano
montespertoli
colline pisane
colli senesi
Where’s Carmignano and what wine does it produce?
Carmignano makes a sangiovese blend that must* include 10-20% cab &/or cab franc. It’s nestled east of montalbano.
Where’s Empolese & what kind of wine region is it?
Town just west of montalbano, and the large wine region bianco dell’Empolese makes dry & vin-santo style sweet whites based on trebbiano toscano (ugni blanc)
What is the only white wine DOCG of Tuscany? Where is it and what kind of wine does it produce?
Vernacchia di San Gimignano is a lovely pear & almond dry white with complex aromatics. It’s nestled between & west of montespertoli & colli senesi.
Where’s Pomino & what wines does it produce?
Pomino’s italian for little apple, and it’s a very cute wine region just east of rufina. Pomino Bianco from pinot bianco, chard, & trebbiano is replete with acacia, green apples, & peaches. Pomino Rosso is sangiovese blended with merlot &/or pinot noir. These sound delicious….It can also produce a vin santo
Where’s Valdichiana Toscana & what does it produce?
Center East Tuscan region south of colli aretini producing white blends based on trebbiano toscano & red blends based on sangiovese
Where’s cortona & what wine does it produce?
Cortona’s just east of Valdichiana producing mostly varietal wines, especially Syrah
What wine’s produced in the medieval town of montepulciano?
Vino Nobile, a chianti-style (70% minimum), locally referred to as prugnolo gentile. The region’s just south of cortona and valdichiana, and there’s a rosso di montepulciano for younger drinking versions as well
What are the 4 tuscan vin santo DOCs?
Vin Santo di Chianti
Vin Santo di Chianti Classico
Vin Santo di Montepulciano
Vin Santo de Carmignano
Vin Santo is made in other DOCs too but these are specific to it
What are the requirements for chianti classico?
80% sangiovese minimum
White grapes disallowed as of 2016
12% minimum alcohol
1 year minimum aging
Riserva 12.5% minimum alcohol
& 2 years minimum aging
What are the requirements for Brunello di Montalcino?
100% sangiovese
aged in wood for 2 years
aged in bottle at least 4 months
released after Jan 1st 5th year after harvest
What are the requirements for Morellino di Scansano?
85%+ sangiovese, locally referred to as Morellino
