Nebbiolo, Barbera & Corvina

Question 1

Nebbiolo - regions & wines?

Answer 1

Italy - Piemonte
Barolo DOCG - steep south facing slopes
Barbaresco DOCG

Question 2

Nebbiolo - climate?

Answer 2

Moderate

Question 3

Nebbiolo - grape characters & flavours?

Answer 3

High acidity
High tannin
Floral - rose, violet
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Herbal - dried herbs
Ageing - mushroom, tobacco, leather

Question 4

Nebbiolo - winemaking?

Answer 4

Single varietal
Full body
Oaked
Pronounced flavours
Long ageing potential

Question 5

Barbera - climate?

Answer 5

Moderate

Question 6

Barbera - regions & wines?

Answer 6

Italy - Piemonte
Barbera d’Asti DOC

Question 7

Barbera - grape characters & flavours?

Answer 7

High acidity
Low to medium tannin
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Spice - black pepper
Can be aged

Question 8

Barbera - winemaking?

Answer 8

Single varietal
Simple or complex
Oaked or unoaked
Meant for early drinking
Can be aged

Question 9

Corvina - regions & wines?

Answer 9

Italy - Veneto
Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella DOC Classico
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

Question 10

Corvina - climate?

Answer 10

Moderate

Question 11

Corvina - grape characters & flavours?

Answer 11

High acidity
Low to medium tannin
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Can be aged

Question 12

Corvina - winemaking?

Answer 12

Often blended - local varieties
Typically light body
Fruity & simple
Rarely Oaked

Question 13

Corvina - other winemaking methods?

Answer 13

Appassimento method - grapes harvested & dried indoors - concentrate sugars, acids, tannins, flavours
Amarone - dry to off dry - grapes partially dried
Recioto - sweet - partially dried grapes