North West Italy

Question 1

Piedmont most planted

Answer 1

Barbera
Moscato bianco
Nebbiolo
Dolcetto
Cortese
Brachetto

Question 2

Climate of Piedmont

Answer 2

Moderate continental
Cold winters/ hot summers
Protected from cold and rain by Alps and from weather off Mediterranean by Apennines

Question 3

Nebbiolo

Answer 3

Early budding- frost
Vigorous
Late ripening
Pale
Violet/rose/cherry
Full body, high tannin, high acid

Question 4

Nebbiolo is trained high bc first few buds are infertile like

Answer 4

Corvina Veronese

Question 5

Nebbiolo is vigorous and needs

Answer 5

Canopy mgmt to avoid unripe fruit from shading
Cluster thinning for quality

Question 6

Barolo DOCG

Answer 6

S/SW facing slopes
200-400m asl for good sun but cooling influence
56 hL/ha
Aged 38 mos - 18 in wood

Question 7

Soils in Barolo

Answer 7

Tortonian- N and W blue grey marl that produces lighter more aromatic wines - drinkable after a few years in bottle
Serravellian- S and E less fertile, yellow grey compacted sand and clay - closed and tannic in youth need cellaring

Question 8

MGA

Answer 8

• villages
• sub zones
  Vigna - vineyard

Question 9

Barbaresco DOCG

Answer 9

Slightly lower altitude than Barolo
Slightly warmer climate
26 mos aging - 9 mos in wood

Question 10

Nebbiolo wine production

Answer 10

Ripe skins and seeds to limit tannins
Macerate only 3-4 weeks
Large oak aging or small amount of new small

Question 11

Barbera

Answer 11

Most planted in Piedmont
Early budding - spring frost
Vigorous
Disease resistant
High yielding
Ripens late but before Nebbiolo

Question 12

Nizza DOCG

Answer 12

Barbera
49 hL/ha
18 mos aging - 6 in wood

Question 13

Dolcetto

Answer 13

Earlier ripening- can be grown on cooler sites
Susceptible to fungus
Fragile - buds easily broken
Low vigor
Ripening blocked by prolonged cold weather
Reductive in winery
High tannins red cherry, floral, lowish acid

Question 14

Dogliani DOCG, produces what?

Answer 14

Dolcetto
Lower max yields

Question 15

Cortese

Answer 15

High yielding
Light intensity
Lemon, Apple, pear, white flowers high acid
Thin skinned

Question 16

Gavi DOCG

Answer 16

100% Cortese
Aged 1 yr

Question 17

Arneis

Answer 17

Light intensity
White flowers, chamomile, white peach, lemon
Med acid
Acid drops rapidly
Oxidizes easily

Question 18

Piedmont wine business differs from other leading Italian regions in that

Answer 18

There is little consolation of vineyards.
Small family owned farms reign
Growers sell to larger producers or merchants
Bc Nebbiolo can fetch high prices many small farmers make their own