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Valle d’Aosta Climate

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Because of its elevation, the wines tend to be lighter and higher in acid. It is a true continental
climate and its vineyards are located on the Dora Baltea river

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Subzones of Valle d’Aosta

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Arnad-Montjovet, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, Chambave,
Donnas, Enfer d’Arvier, Nus, and Torrette

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Valle d’Aosta White Grapes

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Blanc de Morgex,
Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Petite Arvine, and Moscato

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Valle d’Aosta Red Grapes

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Petit Rouge and
Picotendro (Nebbiolo) are the main indigenous varieties with Gamay, Pinot Noir and Merlot
also planted

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Valle d’Aosta Wine Styles

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Still white, rosé, and red, and late harvest wines are produced.

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Lombardy Location

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located in the north-central part of Italy at the base of the Alps on the border
with Switzerland

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Lombardy bodies of water

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It has four major lakes, but Lake Garda and Lake Iseo have wine regions
surrounding them

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Lombardy Climate

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This is a true continental climate with cold winters and warm summers

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Lombardy is known for

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because of its marginal climate, it is an excellent place to grow grapes for sparkling wines

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Sparkling wine history in Lombardy

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Franciacorta has a long history of sparkling winemaking dating back to 1570 and started to
rival the quality of Champagne in the 1960s

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Grapes for Sparkling Wine

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Bianco, and Chardonnay tend to
be the preferred grapes for sparkling wines while in Valtellina to the north Nebbiolo
(Chiavennasca) is the main grape.

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Franciacorta DOCG

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Traditional method sparkling wines from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and
Pinot Blanc

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Franciacorta DOCG Wine Styles

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Styles include Blanc, Rosé, Satèn (sparkling wine made from all-white grapes
and bottled at less than 5 atmospheres of pressure), Millesimato (vintage), and Riserva

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Franciacorta on Label

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Minimum 18 months on the lees after tirage, 25 months total.

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Franciacorta Satèn & Rosé

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Minimum 24 months on the lees after tirage, 31 months
total. Both styles may also be Millesimato or Riserva

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Franciacorta Millesimato

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Minimum 30 months on the lees after tirage, 37 months
total

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Franciacorta Riserva

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Minimum 60 months on the lees after tirage, 67 months total.

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Scanzo DOCG

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A dried, sweet wine made from 100% Moscato di Scanzo, a red version of
Moscato. The grapes have to be dried for a minimum of 21 days

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Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

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Sparkling wines made in the traditional method,
can be white, rosé, and varietally labeled Pinot Noir

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Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Dry reds from Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo). Can be Riserva and labeled with a subzone. May be labeled as Stagafassli if bottled in Switzerland.

Wines need to be aged for 24 months, and 3 years for Riserva.

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Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG

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Dry wine from dried Nebbiolo grapes. Minimum 14% abv, with
high tannins

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Liguria is known for

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quaffable beach wines

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Liguria Climate

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Mediterranean climate and its biggest
influence is the Ligurian sea

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Notable Ligurian DOC’s

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Cinque Terre: dry and sweet wines from Bosco and Vermentino;

Colli di Luni: whites from Vermentino and Trebbiano, reds from Sangiovese;

Riviera Ligure di Ponente: varietally labeled
dry to sweet whites from Vermentino, Pigato, and Moscato, and dry to sweet reds from Rossese

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Emilia Romagna

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Emilia Romagna produces easy-drinking, food-friendly wines.

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Emilia Romagna Climate

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It lies in the fertile plains of Po
River Valley and is a continental climate with Mediterranean influences from the Adriatic sea

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Albana Romana DOCG

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dry to sweet white wines from Albana- rarely found in US

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Colli
Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG

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dry still and sparkling wines from Pignoletto- rarely found in US

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Lambrusco Grape DOC’s

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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, and Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce

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Lambrusco Style

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Wines are frizzante and can range from a light rosé to a dark purple and can be one dry or slightly sweet.

These wines are
making a resurgence because of their versatility in pairing with food and light tannins.

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Trentino-Alto Adige Location

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This is actually two regions following a valley north to south. It is extremely
mountainous and borders both Switzerland and Austria

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Trentino-Alto Adige Climate

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Alpine-continental
and because of the cool climate, white varieties do well here

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Trentino-Alto Adige Bodies of Water

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Lake Garda is the biggest body
of water here and the region follows the Adige River

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e delle Venezie DOC

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umbrellas Trentino-Alto Adige and the Veneto and is where much of Italy’s mass-market wines come from.

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Casteller DOC

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dry red wines from
Schiava, Merlot, and Lambrusco

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Lago di Caldero DOC

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dry to sweet red wines
from Schiava

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Teroldego Rotaliano DOC

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dry red and rosé from Teroldego

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Veneto location

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This region reaches all the way up to Austria and down to the Adriatic sea

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Veneto bodies of water

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Numerous rivers
including the Adige and Piave cut through the subregions here on their way to the ocean
and Lake Garda is a big area for grape growing

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Veneto Climate

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The climate starts as continental and moves
into Mediterranean

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Veneto and Valpolicella

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style of winemaking that includes drying grapes into raisins until they lose much of their
moisture, creating wines that are big, rich, and can be white or red, sweet or dry

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Main grapes for Apassimento

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The main red grape here is Corvina, for whites, it is Garganega, Trebbiano, Pinot Grigio, as
well as a host of both red and white international varieties

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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Dry to semi-dry wine from dried Corvina and Rondinella grapes. This region has a historical center called “Classico.” There is also a subzone, Valpantina. Minimum 14% abv, aging is a minimum 2 years, Riserva is a
minimum of 4

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Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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Sweet red wine made from Corvina and Rondinella in
the Amarone style. Can be still or sparkling, and labeled with Classico or Valpantena

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Valpolicella DOC

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Dry red wine from Corvina and Rondinella. Same area as Amarone, can
be regular, Classico, Valpantina, and Superiore.

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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

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Ripasso is when a wine is run through the spent skins of an Amarone fermentation. This adds body and richness to the wine. Dry red wine from Corvina and Rondinella

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Bardolino Superiore DOCG

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Dry red wine from from Corvina and Rondinella. Can be
Classico

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Colli Asolani DOCG

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Dry to sweet white sparkling wine from the Glera grape, made in either the Charmat or traditional method. Can be “Sui Lieviti” or spumante Superiore, a wine from a single harvest, must be fermented in the bottle and left undisgorged, minimum 90 days on lees

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Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG

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still, sparkling or passito sweet wines from Moscato Giallo

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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Dry to sweet sparkling wine from Glera
made in the Charmat method. Can be still, Frizzante, Spumante Superiore, or have a
“rive,” a single vineyard on the label. This is considered the highest quality DOCG for
Prosecco

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Montello Rosso DOCG

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Dry red wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. Can be Superiore

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Recioto di Gambellara DOCG

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Dry to semi-sweet white wine made from Garganega. Can
be sparkling or Classico

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Soave Superiore DOCG

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Dry white wines from Garganega. Can be Classico and Riserva

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Recioto di Soave DOCG

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Dry to semi-sweet white wine made from Garganega. Can be sparkling or Classico

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Fruili-Venezia Giulia Location

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This region is tucked between Austria, Slovenia, and the Adriatic sea

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Fruili-Venezia Giulia Climate

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Mediterranean
climate and shares similar varieties and a long wine-growing history with Slovenia

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Fruili-Venezia Giulia Wine Styles

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best quality usually coming from DOCs and based on dry, high acid white wines. These wines can be fermented in stainless steel to keep their varietal characteristics, or some will have skin contact or be barrel-aged to add richness

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Fruili-Venezia Giulia white grapes

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Pinot Grigio, Malvasia, Traminer, Ribolla Gialla, Ramandolo, Picolit, and Friulano

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Fruili-Venezia Giulia red grapes

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Pignolo, Refosco, and Schioppettino all tend to make spicy,medium-bodied wines

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Colli Orientali del Fruili Picolit DOCG

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Sweet passito wines made from Picolit. Can be Riserva and be labeled with the sub-zone, Cialla

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Lison DOCG

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Dry white wine from Tai (Friulano) can be labeled with Classico

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Ramandolo DOCG

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Sweet passito wines made from Verduzzo Fruilano

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Rosazzo DOCG

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Dry white wine from a blend of Tai, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Bianco, and
Chardonnay

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