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IWS - Unit 2 - Central & Southern Italy > Lazio > Flashcards

Lazio Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of Lazio?

A

Mediterranean (with continental influences further inland)

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What is the origin of the wine name Est! Est! Est!?

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Jonannes Defuk instructed his servant on a journey to proceed him and taste the local wines and write the Latin Est when he found a good one. The servant wrote 3 x Ests when he reaches Montefiascone

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What DOC does Lazio share with Umbria?

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Orvieto DOC

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4
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What grape variety is associated with Piglio DOC?

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Cesanese 90%

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What are the two types of Cesanese?

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Cesanese Commune and Cesanese d’Affile

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6
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What white grape is traditional to the Castelli Romani wine area of Lazio?

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Trebbiano Giallo

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7
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What is Malvasia del Lazio also known as and why?

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Malvasia Puntinata (dotted) because of the dark speck that appear on the skins of the berries as they ripen

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8
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What appellation surrounds the viallges and towns of Piglio in the Central Apennines east of Roma?

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Cesanese del Piglio (or Piglio) DOCG

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9
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What river flows from Umbria thought Lazio towards the Tyrrhenian Sea?

A

Tevere River

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10
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What is Malvasia del Lazio a cross between?

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Muscat of Alexandria (Zibibbo) and Schiava Grossa

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11
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What is the most well known wine of Lazio?

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Frascati

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12
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What historic white wine was the first in Lazio to receive DOC status?

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Est! Est! Est! Di MOntefiascone DOC

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13
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What grapes are the base for Est! Est! Est! Di MOntefiascone DOC?

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Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo and Malvasia Bianca Lunga and/or Malvasia del Lazio

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14
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What are the 3 principle soils of Lazio?

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Volcanic, limestone and clay-sandy

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15
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What is Lazio’s most distinctive red grape?

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Cesanese

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16
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What white Trebbiano is known locally as Procanico in Lazio?

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Trebbiano Toscano

17
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What are the 2 DOCGs in Frascati?

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Frascati Superiore DOCG and Cannellino di Frascati DOCG

18
Q

What Lazio city is the largest in Italy?

A

Roma

19
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What grapes make up Frascati DOC and Frascati Superiore DOCG?

A

Malvasia Bianca di Candia and or Malvasia del Lazio

20
Q

What topography forms more than half of Lazio?

A

Hills

21
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Which grapes account for the most area under vine in Lazio? White or red?

A

White

22
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What is Lazio’s most widely planted grape?

A

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

IWS - Unit 2 - Central & Southern Italy (12 decks)

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