Marche/Abruzzo Flashcards
DOCGs of Marche (5)
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Offida DOCG
Conero DOCG
Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG
Encepagement Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG (Marche)
85% Vernaccia Nera
min 40% dried
Offida DOCG (Marche) is for these grapes, these aging requirements
pecorino (Bianco)
passerina
Offida Rosso (85% Montepulciano)
2 years aging, 12 mos wood, 3 mos bottle
Conero DOCG (Marche) surrounds this city on the coast
Ancona
85% Montepulciano 15% Sangiovese est. 2004
DOCGs for Verdicchio in Marche
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva (09)
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva (09)
Larger of two Verdicchio DOCGs located on the Esino river (Marche)
Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG
wines of Verdicchio di Matelica are grown in this high Valley with north-south orientation
Alta Vallesina
DOCGs of Abruzzo
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Rosso (Normale, Riserva)
Minimum 90% Montepulciano
Maximum 10% Sangiovese
Terre Tollesi / Tullum DOCG
Pecorino and Passerina:
min. 90%
Rosso/Rosso Riserva:
min. 95% Montepulciano,
Spumante:
min. 60% Chardonnay
Rivers of Abruzzo
Pescara
Sangrio
Subzones of Abruzzo
Terre di Casauria/Casauria
Terre dei Vestini
Alto Tirino
Terre de Peligni
Teate
Aging requirements for Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG (Marche)
Minimum 2 years from November 1 of the harvest year
What is the province of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC?
Macerata
Masciarelli
Valentini
Emidio Pepe are all producers here:
Abruzzo
Regional capital of Marche
Ancona (coastal city)
Conero Rosso Riserva is produced just south of the town
It is matured for two years prior to release
The Vernaccia grape in Marche is actually this (Of Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG)
The Vernaccia grape in Marches is actually a red grape—“Vernaccia” probably derives from the Latin vernaculus (“indigenous”)
sparkling reds, either dry or sweet, made from a percentage of passito grapes (40%)
What year was Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG created?
2003
90% montepulciano opposed to 85%,
Normale is one year of aging, including two months in bottle
Riserva wines are aged for a minimum three years
Most important producers of Abruzzo
Edoardo Valentini and the naturalistic Emidio Pepe
Released as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC wines account for most of the region’s white wines, and may be produced from these grapes:
either Trebbiano Toscano or the distinct Trebbiano Abruzzese, which is also known, perhaps mistakenly, as Bombino.
Main river in Abruzzo
Pescara
For what is Le Marche Named
The March of Ancona, medieval borderland separating the Papal states from the Northern City-states
Marche was once included in this kingdom
Naples
Apex of Verdicchio expression in Marche DOCGs
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
the DOCs of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and Verdicchio di Matelica are generally for this
Younger wines
Sparkling and Passito styles
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva is the largest of the two DOCGs for Verdicchio, and its town (Jesi) was the birthplace of this man
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1194
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG is nested between this mountain range and this sea
Appenines
Adriatic
Guido Cocci Grifoni of Offida DOCG championed this grape in the 1980s
Passerina
This DOC in Marche is known for varietal Pecorino (named for its dairy like quality)
Falerio DOC (marche’s elevated southern border)
Terre di Offida DOC follows the same boundaries of Offida DOCG, and is known for this style of wine
Passerina
sparkling and passito
Soil of Offida DOCG
Clay
well suited for pecorino
Conero DOCG (whitish, limestone heavy soils) is nested within this DOC in Marche
Rosso Piceno (Southeastern quadrant of the Marche)
This DOC of the Marche overlaps with Castelli di Jesi and is known for a droplet shaped grape with lots of aromatics.
Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC
Where in Marche is governo method commonly practiced?
Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG in Marche is made in this style from this grape
Red Sparkling wine from Vernaccia Nera made with partially dried grapes
Min 40% clusters, second fermentation in bottle
Pergola DOC (Marche) is made from this grape
Vernaccia Rossa
A form of Aleatico
Many growers in the Marche will bottle IGT wines made from these varieties
Cabernet Franc and Merlot
Villemagna DOC (Abruzzo)
Rosso only:
95% Montepulciano
Where can I find Passito bianco “Annoso”?
Controguerra DOC, Abruzzo
60% Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Abruzzese, Malvasia, Passerina
min 30 mos barrel max 500L
