Italy- Veneto Flashcards
1
Q
Aging requirements for Amarone della Valpolicella
A
- Vinification after December 1st
- Amarone- min 2 years from January 1st
- Riserva- min 4 years from November 1st
2
Q
Minimum alcohol for Amarone
A
14% ABV
3
Q
Maximum residual sugar for Amarone
A
12 g/l
4
Q
Name the DOCGs of Veneto based on Corvina
A
- Bardolino Superiore
- Amarone della Valpolicella
- Recioto della Valpolicella
5
Q
Name the DOCGs of Veneto for Prosecco
A
- Asolo Prosecco (Asolo) DOCG
- Colli di Conegliano DOCG
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
6
Q
Name the DOCGs of Veneto
A
- Bardolino Superiore DOCG
- Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
- Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
- Recioto di Soave DOCG
- Soave Superiore DOCG
- Recioto di Gambellara DOCG
- Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG
- Friularo di Bagnoli (Bagnoli Friularo) DOCG
- Asolo Prosecco (Asolo) DOCG
- Colli di Conegliano DOCG
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
- Montello Rosso/Montello DOCG
- Piave Malanotte/Malanotte del Piave DOCG
- Lison DOCG
7
Q
What DOCG in Veneto is based on international varieties
A
Montello Rosso- 40%- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon
8
Q
Top Amarone producers
A
- Masi
- Tommasi
- dal Forno
- Quintarelli
9
Q
Top Prosecco producers
A
- Guido Berlucchi
- Bellenda
10
Q
What is “with sediment” in Italian
A
Col Fondo
11
Q
What is the most common style of Prosecco
A
- Extra Dry
- 12-17 g/l
12
Q
What is the name of the rooms used to dry grapes for Amarone
A
Fruttaio
13
Q
What DOCG in Veneto is dedicated to International grapes?
What are the grapes?
A
- Montello Rosso DOCG
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere
