NE Italy Flashcards
min % of Garganega in Soave DOC/Soave Superiore DOCG
min 70% Garganega + Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) & Chardonnay
what DOCG is shared between Veneto and Friuli
Lison DOCG (Friulano is primary grape)
what is “Torcolato”
passito style dessert wine from Vespaiolo under the Breganze DOC in Veneto
min Glera for Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG
85%
what river forms the valley of Valtellina
Adda River
what is the grape of Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG? How long must it spend on the lees?
min 70% PN
NV - 15 months on lees
Vintage - 24 months on lees
Riserva - 36 months on lees
name 2 indigenous varieties of Valtellina that are genetically linked to Nebbiolo
Rossola
Pignola
Brugnola
Rebo is a crossing of what 2 grapes
Merlot and Terolego (recognized in Trentino DOC)
what was the first DOCG in Veneto
Recioto di Soave DOCG
which DOCG requires 100% Garganega
Recioto di Gambellera DOCG
what region is adjacent to and used to be a part of Italy’s Collio and is now part of Slovenia
Goriska Brda
what is kretzer, where would you find it and what grapes are used
a rose wine from Trentino DOC made from a min of two varieties (Enantio, Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego)
Bolzano is the capital city of what region
Trentino-Alto Adige
what DOCG is south of Lake Iseo
Franciacorta DOCG
“sur lie” for Prosecco is called?
Col Fondo
what is Blaufrankisch known as in Friuli
Franconia
most planted grape of Friuli
Merlot
grape used in Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli
100% Verduzzo Friulano (Verduzzo Giallo)
Alto Adige is better known to the German speaking locals as?
Sudtirol
Vernatsch and Trollinger are two common synonyms for which grape variety
Schiava
what is “Flysch of Cormons” and where can it be found
Flysch of Cormons is a unique soil type layered with traces of marl and sandstone found in Collio Goriziano DOC near the city of Cormons
Vigneto La Rocca is a popular single vineyard site for the production of what wines
Soave Classico and Soave Superiore. Pieropan is a top producer
what is “vini macerati”
skin macerated or orange wines. Gravner started this trend in 1996
encepagement of Rosazzo DOCG
min 50% Tai + SB, PB and Chard, etc
Elisabetta Foradori’s Granato from the Campo Rotaliano estate vineyard is produced from what varietal
Teroldego
what producer bottles Sivi, Slatnik, Jakot, Oslavje and RS14
Radikon
where is Miani based
Collio Orientali del Friuli DOC
where is ponca soil found
Friuli (particularly Collio Orientali and Collio Goriziano). Marl and sandstone with marine fossils. Known as Opoka across the border in Brda