Italy, Veneto Flashcards
What does Veneto border with?
The province of belluno, the northernmost of Veneto borders in the north with Austria .
Veneto borders on the east with Friuli and the Adriatic Sea, Emilia Romagna and part of Lombardia to the south,
On the west, a small part of Lombardia, with the Garda Lake, but then mostly with Trentino AA
What’s the Italian Region that produce most of the wine?
Veneto, only 1/4 under DOC
How many DOCG and DOC in Veneto?
14 DOCG
and 29 DOC
Name the DOCG:
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (R)
Bardolino Superiore DOCG (R)
Colli Asolani (Asolo Prosecco) DOCG (Still and SPK)
Colli di Conegliano DOCG (W-R-Passito)
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG (W, STILL-SPK Passito)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG (Still-SPk)
Friularo di Bagnoli (Bagnoli Friularo) DOCG (R, SWEET)
Lison DOCG (shared with Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Montello Rosso/Montello DOCG
Piave Malanotte/Malanotte del Piave DOCG
Recioto di Gambellara DOCG
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG
Which 4 Valpolicellas appellation are covering the same area?
Valpolicella DOC Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Amarone della Valpolicca DOCG Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG 7435 HA
What are the grapes of the Valpolicellas?
45 - 95% Corvina (Corvinone might substitute up to 50%)
5 - 30% Rondinella
Max 25% other reds, but no more than 10% of each
What are the three main areas of Valpolicella?
Classico (West)
Valpantena (centre)
Est (Illasi) (East)
Where is Dal Forno based?
In the East
What are the zone of Classico?
Fumane, Negrar, Marano, Sant’Ambrogio and San Pietro in Cariano
Valpolicella DOC min alcohol? And min Aging
V classico min 11%
V superiore min 12% (min 1 yr aging)
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG min alcohol?
14% (grapes are harvested at 11% natural potential alcohol, then dried to achieve 14%)
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG max RS?
12 g/l
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG aging requirements?
Amarone della Valpolicella: Minimum 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest
Riserva: Minimum 4 years from November 1 of the harvest year
When can grapes start to be vinified for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG?
Grapes may not be vinified before December 1 of the harvest year
Up to which percentage of the producer max yield can be used for the production of Amarone?
65%
When was the DOCG established?
2010
What lies directly west of the Valpolicella area?
Just after the valdadige, there is the area of Bardolino
What are the main appellation in the area of Bardolino?
Bardolino DOC
and Bardolino Superiore DOCG
Where is the area of bardolino?
Is in the westernmost area of Veneto, with the Lake Garda on its left
What’s Bardolino for ?
R and Rose (Chiaretto) based on same grapes of Valpolicella
minimum 35% - 80% Corvina Veronese (Cruina or Corvina) of which 20% may be replaced by Corvinone,
10% - 40% Rondinella,
maximum 15% Molinara.
May also include up to 20% other non-aromatic grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona of which no single grape may exceed 10%
What’s Bardolino Superiore DOCG for?
Red only, Corvina based
35-80% Corvina Veronese (including up to 20% Corvinone)
10-40% Rondinella
Maximum 15% Molinara
Maximum 20% other non-aromatic red varieties approved for production in Verona (provided no single variety accounts for more than 10%)
Name the Classico zone of Bardolino
Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Affi, Costermano, Cavaion
What Recioto and Amarone have in common?
appassimento process
grapes are dried for over three months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation, effectively concentrating sugar and extract.
Grapes destined for Recioto della Valpolicella are typically dried for an additional month,
In what Recioto and Amarone differentiate?
RS
Recioto della Valpolicella grapes are typically dried for an additional month, and the resulting wine is semi-sweet to sweet, whereas Amarone is fermented to dryness or near-dryness
Which Amarone producers are utilizing new barriques to add spice and density to the wines?
Dal Forno, Allegrini
Who is a notorious traditional Amarone producer?
Giuseppe Quintarelli. He usess neutral Slavonian botti.