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Lombardia:
1. where does it rank in ITA for population?
2. Capital city?
3. Does Lombardia have a lot of indigenous varieties?
4. what is the most widely planted grape?

A
  1. first
  2. Milan
  3. No
  4. PN
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Lombardia borders:
1. N
2. S.
3. W
4. E

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  1. SUI
  2. E-M
  3. Piemonte
  4. T-AA, Veneto
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Lombardia:
1. What 4 lakes from W->E?
2. What’s the climate in north vs south?
3. When does the rain fall and where?
4. what % mtn/hills/plains?

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  1. Maggiore, Como, Iseo, Garda
  2. Alpine, continental (Padana Plain)
  3. most rain in spring and fall, north near Alps gets most
  4. 41% mtn, 12% hills, 47% plains
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Lombardia rivers: which one…
1. forms most of the south border with E-M?
2. Influences Valtellina?
3. forms part of the border with Piemonte?
4. separates Franciacorta from the Bergamo Hills?

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  1. Po
  2. Adda
  3. Ticino
  4. Oglio
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Erbamat:
1. what is it really high in?
2. what helps it very subceptible to botyris?

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  1. malic acid
  2. thin skin, compact bunches
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  1. what is Turbiana also called?
  2. what is Croatina called in Oltrepo Pavese?
  3. Groppello is know as ___ in the local dialect
  4. What is main Groppello variety?
A
  1. Trebbiano di Lugana
  2. Bonarda
  3. “fist” (grapes in tightly packed bunches)
  4. Groppello Gentile
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  1. What 2 varieties of Lambrusco are grown in SE Lombardia?
  2. Where is Moscato di Scanzo exclusively planted?
  3. what is Neb called in Valtellina?
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  1. Lambrusco Maestri and Lambrusco Viadanese
  2. hills of Bergamo
  3. Chiavennasca
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  1. What’s the better known name for Ughetta?
  2. where are Chard and PN mainly found?
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  1. Vespolina
  2. Franciacorta, Oltrepo Pavese
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  1. How many DOC/DOCG in Lombardia in 2023?
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  1. 21 DOC, 5 DOCG
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Valtellina:
1. what is the traditional vine training method? what is used more now?
2. what is “a girapoggio”?
3. soil traits?

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  1. allevamento ad archetto (arched canes), less bowed form of Guyot
  2. planting rows E-W across slope to enable some mechanization (traditional is N-S planting)
  3. granite, schist, acidic, shallow, poor water holding
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Rosso di Valtellina DOC:
1. wine reqs?

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  1. 90% Chiavennasca, 6m age
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Valtellina Superiore DOCG:
1. how does elevation affect wines?
2. wine reqs?

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  1. lower elevation- more delicate, midslope most powerful and finesse, highest most perfumed/fruit forward, less structure than midslope (!)
  2. 90% (most 100%), 24/12m, riserva 36/12
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Valtellina Superiore DOCG subzones, name the distinguishing traits of:
1. Valgella
2. Inferno
3. Grumello
4. Sassella
5. Maroggia

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  1. Largest, most easterly
  2. Can get really hot in summer months
  3. Grumello Castle, more sheltered subzone
  4. one of the warmest, most famous
  5. Smallest, most recent (2002)
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Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG:
1. how are grapes handles/processed?
2. wine reqs?

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  1. air dried via appassimento in traditional fruittaio drying rooms (aided by Lake Como La Breva winds)
  2. 14%+ ABV, 20/12m
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Alpi Retiche IGT:
1. which province and wine reqs?

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  1. Sondrio, 85% varietal
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Franciacorta DOCG:
1. who started the modern history of the region in the 1950’s?
2. the region is south of Lake ___ and between what two rivers?
3. ___ represents 80% of total plantings. ____ cannot exceed 50% by law. ____ from 2017 can up to 10% of blend. Lately more ____ has been included cause it can be harvested earlier.
4. Differences between western and eastern half?
5. How many subzones?

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  1. Franco Ziliani
  2. Lake Iseo, Oglio/Mella rivers
  3. Chard, PN, Erbamat, Pinot Bianco
  4. West- fuller/richer, East- more elegant, higher acidity
  5. 134
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Franciacorta DOCG, NV:
1. wine reqs?
2. bottle pressure?
3. styles?

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  1. 18+ months lees
  2. 5-6 atms
  3. Pas Dose, extra brut, brut, extra dry, sec/dry, demi-sec
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Franciacorta DOCG, Millesimato:
1. wine reqs?
3. styles?

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  1. 85%+ wine from the stated vintage, 30+ m lees
  2. Pas Dose->extra dry
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Franciacorta DOCG, Riserva:
1. wine reqs?
3. styles?

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  1. Vintage bottles made in exceptional years, 60+m on lees
  2. Pas Dose->extra dry
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Franciacorta DOCG, Saten:
1. wine reqs?
2. NV, millesimato, riserva bottling reqs?
3. atms?

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  1. Chard dominant Blanc de blancs, 50% max pinot binaco, no Erbamat, 24m lees
  2. must be bottled as Brut
  3. max 5 atms (softer, creamier, silkier mouthfeel
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Moscato di Scanzo DOCG:
1. claim to fame?
2. grape? area?
3. How made?
4. aging reqs?

A
  1. smallest DOCG in ITA
  2. Moscato di Scanzo, hills of Bergamo
  3. fully ripe/overripe grapes (no botyris) picked by hand and air dried 3+ weeks
  4. 24m
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Lugana DOC:
1. grapes?
2. what are the 3 types of still dry wine?
3. what lake is directly north?
4. what is a “cru site for Turbiana”
4. what other styles other than dry?

A
  1. 90% Turbiana/Trebbiano di Lugana
  2. Lugana (few months after harvest, 90% production), Lugana Superiore (12m), Lugana RIserva (24m)
  3. Lake Garda
  4. hamlet of San Benedetto di Lugana
  5. spu and tarvica (very small amounts)
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Rivera del Garda Classico DOC:
1. main grape?
2. main flagship style?
3. what’s the subzone?
4. what’s the bianco grape?

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  1. Groppello
  2. Chiaretto
  3. Valtenesi (chiaretto and rosso only)
  4. Riesling
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Lambrusco Mantovano DOC:
1. what are the main Lambrusco grapes used?
2. what are the two subzones?

A
  1. Lambrusco Maestri, Lambrusco Viadanese
  2. Oltrepo Montovano (east, right bank of Po), Viadanese Sabbionetano (west, left bank)
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Oltrepo Pavese:
1. small or big production?
2. most widely planted grape?

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  1. big (most productive subregion in Lombardia)
  2. Croatina (Bonarda is on DOC labels, Croatina only on IGT)
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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classic DOCG:
1. claim to fame?
2. wine reqs?
3. age reqs?
4. what is Cruase?

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  1. 2nd metodo classico to get DOCG (#1 Franciacorta), focuses on PN
  2. 70%+ PN, max 30% chard/PB/PG. 85% PN if you want PN on label
  3. NV 15m, milllesimato (V) 24m
  4. Rose, 85%+PN, best of OP’s roses
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Oltrepo Pavese DOC:
1. claim to fame?
2. most distinctive wines?

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  1. first DOC in subregion (1970)
  2. Barbera, Malvasia, Moscato
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Bonarda dell’Oltrepo Pavese DOC:
1. wine reqs?
2. most common style?

A
  1. 85%+ Coratina, max 15% Barb/Uva/Ughetta)
  2. frizz (traditionally finished with RS due to tannins)
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Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepo Pavese DOC:
1. wine reqs?
2. claim to fame among OP appellations?

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  1. 25-65% Croatina, 25-65% Barbera, max 45 Uva/Ughetta
  2. Only one that does not cover entire OP subregion
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