northern Italy Flashcards
Ripening pattern Nebbiolo
Late ripening, early flowering
Base wine of Carema
Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta
Hills below Sesia river
Novara Hills
Where is Picotendro grown and what is it
Nebbiollo syn in Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet subregions of Valle d’Aosta DOC
Most planted red grape of Piedmont
Barbera
Monferrato hills DOCG
Barbara d’Asti (4 mo. aging)
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato (Ruche= aromatic reds)
Nizza
Nizza DOCG
est. 2014 “shot that broke 3 year silence of DocG promotion after EU reforms)
Barbera based, subzone of Barbera d’Asti
Berbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
Sort of like d Beaujo crus, 14 mo. aging, 6 in cask
Name 3 dolcetto DOCG
Dogliani (famous for Luigi Einaudi 1948 president)
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba (MGA option, 71 “sori” authorized)
Doleetto di Ovada Superiore
Name 2 still white DOCG Piedmont
Cortese di Gavi (tranquillo common, Spumante/frizzante available)
Erbaluce di Caluso
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Made from high acid Erbaluce grape
South of Caremma
Tranquillo, spumante or passitto (latter is highly regarded)
Alta DOCG
Piedmont bubbles for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)
Aged 30 Mo.
name 2 alta producers
Fontanafredda, Enrico Serafino
What is favorita
Vermentino syn N Italy
Types of franciacorta
franciacorta f Saten f Rose f Millesimato F Reserva
franciacorta assemblage
Pinot Nero
Chard
Max 50 Pino Bianco
Saten
no Nero
Rose
Min25 Nero
Max 50 Bianco
no chard
franciacorta aging
18 Mo. post tirage
25 Mo. total post harvest
franciacorta Saten aging
24 mo. post tirage
31 MO. post harvest
franciacorta millesimato aging
30 Mo. Post tirage
37 mo. post harvest
franciacorta riserva aging
60 mo. post tirage
67 mo. post harvest
Lake north of franciacorta
Lago d’Iseo
owner of Ca’ del Bosco
Maurizo Zanella
Who is Maurizo Zanelle
Owner of Ca’ del Bosco
Where is lake Iseo
North of franciacorta
When was franciacorta DOCG established
1995
Pressure laws franciacorta
Saten: less than 5 atmospheres
Pressure laws franciacorta
Saten must be less than 5 atmospheres
franciacorta Saten laws
Brut only (here means 0-20 gI )
max 5 atmospheres
Chard and max 50 Bianco
24 months lees 31 total
Millesimato meaning franciacorta
Vintage
85% from vintage
30 tirage
37 total
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets
DOCG Tradish sparkling South side of Lombardy 70% Pinot Nero base 85% varietal Pinot Nero
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets
DOCG Tradish sparkling South side of Lombardy 70% Pinot Nero base 85% varietal Pinot Nero Shorter aging
Aging Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
NV: 15 months lees
Vintage; 24 lees
What is Chiavennasca
Nebbiolo Syn Valtellina, Lombardy