Lazio

Question 1

What is the climate of Lazio?

Answer 1

Warm mediterranean
Moderated by altitude and cooling sea winds

Hazrads include spring frost, hail, excessive heat and rain at harvest

Adequate rainfall with little in the summer

Question 2

What are yhe main grapes in Lazio?

Answer 2

Trebbiano Toscana
Malvasia
Merlot
Sangiovese
Cesanese

Question 3

What are the key regulations around Frascati DOC?

Answer 3

At least 70% of Malvasia del Lazio and/or Malvasia Bianca di Candia

Malvasia del Lazio for wines with more flavour

Up to 30% Trebbiano Toscana

High max yields so wines of light intensity

Question 4

What is the heneral style, price and qualitynof Frascati DOC?

Answer 4

Primary fruit driven

Acceptable to good

Inexpensive to mid-priced

Question 5

Name the Lazio appellation that allows both red wines and white wines?

Answer 5

Castelli Romani DOC

Question 6

Give an exmaple of a Lazio DOC for red wines

Answer 6

Cesanese di Affile DOC

Cesanese di Piglio DOCG

Question 7

Key wine business points for Lazio

Answer 7

Quality reputation and production fell with emphasis on high volume inexpensive production from latge companies in late 20th century

60% of frascati are exported (USA, Canada & Germany, with co-ops producing 20%

General Route to market is local tourism with inexpensive, acceptable to good wines