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Northeast Italy Flashcards

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Friuli white varieties

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Most white. Native-Friulano, Ribolla, Malvasia, Verduzzo, Picolit. IV-Pinot Bianco, PG, CH, SB

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Friuli red varities

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Native-Refosco, Schiopettino, Pignolo. IV-CS, CF, ML, PN

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Coli Orientali/Collio soils

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Calcareous marl

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Friuli plains soils

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Alluvial

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Collio style

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Delicate, more bouquet

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Colli Orientali style

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Body, length. Suitable for barrel aging

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Who introduced Fruiuli modern white style

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Mario Schiopetto. Studied cold fermentation techniques in Germany

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Collio yields

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77 hl/ha. Mainly PG

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Grave del Friuli

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Vast DOC. Flat lands on gravel and sand. 6,500 ha. Merlot most planted. Light reds, CS powerfully herbaceous

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Refosco

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Vigorous wines i Friuli. Deep color with primary flavors, hints of almonds. Late ripening. Elevated acid, med-full body

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Schiopettino

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Native to Friuli. Deep color, med body. Violets and pepper. Limited plantings concentrated in Colli Orientali

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Pignolo

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‘Fussy’ in Italian. Native to Friuli. Low production, full, rich, deep colored wines. Barrique worthy

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Friulano

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Productive, late budding. Light in color, body. Floral, pronounced almonds on nose/palate. Drink young

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Ribolla

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Rosazzo and Oslavia classic areas. Light body, floral, high acid. Some oak aging

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Malvasia

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Finest dry whites makde in Friuli. 2 DOCs-Collio and Isonzo

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Verduzzo

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Dry/sweet wines, mainly in Friuli. Colli Orientali superrior quality. Sweet wines, golden, dense, with honeyed aromas

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Picolit

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Colli Orientali native. Successful dried grape wine. Sometimes late harvest. Light sweetnes with peach/apricot. Very popular in Italy. Verduzzo often blended in although illegal

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Veneto stats

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90,000 ha. 8.5 million hl/yr

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Veneto varieties

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CH, Garganega, Trebbiao, Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella

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Valpollicella Superiore

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Rounder, min 1 yr aging

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Valpolicella Classico

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More ambitious, classic western end near shore of Lake Garda. Communes of Fumane, Marano, Negrar, Sant’Ambrogio, San Pietro

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Valpolicella producers

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Romano Dal Forno

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Amarone della Valpolicella/Recioto della Valpolcella DOCG year

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  1. May be labeled as Classico or Valpentena if the originate from those areas
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Drying time for Amarone/Recioto

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3 months Amarone, 4 months Recioto

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Amarone aging

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2 years. Riserva 4 years

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Amarone producers

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Modern - Dal Forno, Allegrini. Traditional - Giuseppe Quintarelli

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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

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  1. Re-passed over and re-fermented w the unpressed skins of previously fermented Amarone or Recioto. Min 12.5%, 13% abv for superiore
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Bardolino DOC

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Corvina, Rondinella. Slightly lighter, more neutral than Valpolicella. Bardolino Superiore DOCG 1 yr aging, +1% abv

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Bardolino Chiaretto

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Rosé

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Soave DOC

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Min 70% Garganega w Trebbiano di Soave, CH. Enormously extended from hilly classico zone

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Soave DOCGs

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Recioto di Soave DOCG, Soave Superiore DOCG

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Recioto di Soave

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Grapes dried 4-6 m in same delimited area as Soave Superiore. Barrel fermentation common. Noble rot encouraged. May be spumante

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Bianco di Custoza

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Dry. Trebbiano Toscano, Garganega, Trebianello (local strain of Friulano) and others. Rather colorless, neutral wine on fertile soils

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Piave DOC

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Mainly reds. Merlot, CS/CF, Verduzzo, Tai Bianco. At best fresh, fruity, appealing. 90 hl/ha ML, 80 hl/ha Cab/Tai Bianco

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Piave Malanotte DOCG

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Raboso grape, 15-30% dried to counteract grape’s tannins, high acid. Can produce high quality, long lived, complex reds.

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Trentino style

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Varietally labeled, cool climate wines, mainly white

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Trentino varieties

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CH 22%, PG 19%, Schiava 9%

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Trentino subzones

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Trentino Isera/Trintino Ziresi (Marzemino grapes), Trentino Castelbenes (Moscato), Trentino Sorni (Nosiola, Schiava)

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Teroldego Rotaliano

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Gravelly Rotaliano plain. Elisabetta Foradori. Many producers choose to bottle as IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti

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Casteller and Lago di Caldaro

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Light, pale Schiava-based reds

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Alto Adige

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Alps protect this Y shaped valley from cold winds of the N, steepness of slopes creates excellent expostions for long, slow grape ripening. Diurnals retain acidity

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Alto Adige varieties

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PB, PG, CH, ML, Schiava (most planted)

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Alto Adige subregions

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  1. Colli di Bolzano, Meranese Santa Maddalena, Terlano (PB by Cantina Terlano), Valle Isarco, Valle Venosta, Lago di Caldaro
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Alto Adige producers

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Quality Cantine Sociales; Colterenzio, San Michele Appiano

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Valdadige

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Basic appellation of the Adige Valley that extends across 3 regions. Used principally by producers in Trentino and some in NW Veneto. Most AA producers choose to use Alto Adige

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