Marche/Abruzzo Flashcards by Christina Stanley

DOCGs of Marche (5)

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Offida DOCG
Conero DOCG
Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG

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Encepagement Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG (Marche)

85% Vernaccia Nera
min 40% dried

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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

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Conero DOCG (Marche) surrounds this city on the coast

Ancona

85% Montepulciano 15% Sangiovese est. 2004

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DOCGs for Verdicchio in Marche

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva (09)
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva (09)

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Larger of two Verdicchio DOCGs located on the Esino river (Marche)

Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG

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wines of Verdicchio di Matelica are grown in this high Valley with north-south orientation

Alta Vallesina

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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

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Rivers of Abruzzo

Pescara

Sangrio

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Subzones of Abruzzo

Terre di Casauria/Casauria
Terre dei Vestini
Alto Tirino
Terre de Peligni
Teate

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Aging requirements for Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG (Marche)

Minimum 2 years from November 1 of the harvest year

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What is the province of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC?

Macerata

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Masciarelli
Valentini
Emidio Pepe are all producers here:

Abruzzo

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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

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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%)

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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