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Northern Italy Flashcards

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What are the neighboring regions/countries to Friuli

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Austria to the north, Slovenia to the east and Veneto to the west

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Name the major geographic features (mtns, rivers, bodies of water) affecting Friuli wine regions

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The Carnic Alps to the north separating Friuli from Austria, the Julian Alps in the NE forming a border with Slovenia, the Adriatic Sea to the south, the Tagliamento R. in the west and the Judiro and Isonzo Rivers in the SE near the Slovenian border

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How many DOCG in Friuli? Name them

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4 DOCG. Colli Orientai del Friuli-Picolit, Ramandolo, Rosazzo, Lison (a majority of which is in the Veneto)

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How many DOC in Friuli? name 5

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  1. Prosecco, Lison Framaggiore, Friuli Grave, Friuli Lutisana, Friulu Annia, Friuli Aquileia, Friuli Isonzo, Carso, Collio Goriziano, Colli Orientali del Friuli
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Major cities in Friuli?

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Trieste, Grado, Gorizia, Udine, San Danieli del Friuli, Pordenone

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Lison

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Italian DOCG. Mostly in the Veneto, northern quarter in Friuli. White wine only, min 85% Friulano

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Ramandolo

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Friuli DOCG. Sweet white wines 100% Ramandolo aka Verduzzo grape

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Rosazzo

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Friuli DOCG. Appelation modeled after Livio Felluga’s famous “Terre Alte” white blend. Min 50% Friulano, 20-30% SB, 20-30% PB &/or Chard, max 10% Ribolla, max 5% other

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Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit

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Friuli DOCG. sweet white wines, min 85% Picolit

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Cialla

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Sole subregion of the Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG. High elevation, cool. Monopole of Ronchi di Cialla. sweet white wines 100% Picolit. Riserva: min 4yrs aging

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When was the DOC system 1st introduced in Italy? DOCG?

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  1. the DOCG system was also introduced at this time but the 1st was not approved until 1980 when Brunello and Vino Nobile were upgraded from DOC
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When did Italy attempt to reform it’s broken DOC system, what was the attempt called?

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Gloria’s Law in 1992, established the category of Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), a more relaxed regulation, offering winemakers wider freedoms, with the 1st IGT appearing in 1994

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Main difference between the French AOC system and Italian

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The Italian system generally lays out strict aging guidelines where in the French system does not

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Italy, number of DOCG, DOC. Most recent DOCG?

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74, 329, Nizza

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Valle d’Aosta region

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Italy’s smallest and least populated region. In the western Alps, continental climate with long cold winters and short hot summers. vineyards are concentrated in a narrow band of land carved out by the Dora Baltea River. Vale d’Aosta DOC is the sole DOC

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Valle d’Aosta DOC

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7 subregions: Arnad-Montjovet, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, Chambave, Donnas, Enfer d’Arvier, Nus, and Torrette. Grapes: Petit rouge, picotendre (Nebbiolo), Blanc de Morgex (Prie), Petit Arvine, Gamay, Petit Rouge, Fumin, and Premetta (Premetta is usually bottled as rosé)

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Curtefranca

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Italian DOC, still wines from Franciacorta region

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Lombardy DOCGs

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  1. Franciacorta, Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico, Valtellina Superiore, Sforzato di Valtellina, Moscato di Scanzo
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Franciacorta grapes

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PN, Chard, max 50% PB, max 10% Erbamat

Rose: min 35% PN, max 65% Chard, max 50% PB, max 10% Erbamat.

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Saten

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Franciacorta blanc de blanc style. Chard, max 50% PB. max 20g/l prior to tirage, max 5 atms. Brut only

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Franciacorta aging and sweetness levels

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18 mnths on lees after tirage, 25 mnths total from harvest date. Saten & Rose: 24 mnths on lees, 31 total
Normale & Rose: Dosaggio zero-demi sec
Saten: Brut only

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Franciacorta Millesemato

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“vintage” vintage dated (min 85%)
30 mnths on lees after tirage, 37 total from harvest date
Dosaggio zero-xtra dry

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Franciacorta Riserva

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vintage dated (min 85%)
60 mnths on lees after tirage, 67 total from harvest date
Dsaggio zero-brut

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Franciacorta producers, history

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Guido Berlucci: released the 1st modern sparkling in the 1960’s; Mauricio Zanella of Ca’Del Bosco: prestige cuvee “Annamaria Clementi” on par w/ Champagne’s best. Franciacorta appears in a 1570 Italian treatise on the production of naturally sparkling wine

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Oltrepo Pavase Metodo Classico

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Lombardy DOCG. min 70% PN, Labeled PN: min 85%

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Oltrepo Pavase

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Lombardy DOC. still wines from the same region as the sparkling DOCG

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Nebbiolo aka in Valle d’Aosta? Lombardy?

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Picotendro, Chiavennesca

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Valtellina Superiore

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Lombardy DOCG. 5 subzones: Valgella, Inferno, Grumello, Sassella, and Maroggia. labeled “Stagafassli” if bottled in Switzerland. min 90% Chiavennesca. min 24 mnths aging, 12 in wood. Riserva: min 3 years aging

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Sforzato di Valtellina

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Lombardy DOCG. aka Valtellina Sfurzat. similar to recioto, produced from Nebbiolo grapes that are dried prior to fermentation, yielding no more than half the equivalent juice content of a freshly harvested grape. The resulting wine is aged for at least two years, is dry in character, and has a minimum 14% alcohol content.

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Moscato di Scanzo

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Lombardy DOCG. surrounds the town of Bergamo to the west of Franciacorta. sweet passito red wines from a red Moscato grape. The wines must be aged for a minimum two years but may not be aged in wood. often bottled in a slender 500 mL futura—a bottle shape familiar to fans of Inniskillin icewine.

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Liguria

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narrow band of mountainous coastland south of Piedmont, steep, treacherous coastal terrain. Mediterranean climate. White: Pigato (Vermentino) most important grape, Bosco. Red: Rossese. 0 DOCG, only 8 DOC

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Vermentino in Liguria

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Cinque Terre

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Liguria DOC. white and passito. min 40% Bosco

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Colli di Luni

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Liguria and Tuscany DOC. red, white and varietal vermentino, Albarola

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Riviera Ligure di Ponente

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Liguria DOC. Vermentino, Rossese

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Rosesse di Dolceacqua

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Liguria DOC. min 95% Rossese (Tibouren)

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Emilia-Romagna DOCG

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  1. Romagna Albana, Colli Bolognesei Pignoletto
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Romagna Albana

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Emilia-Romagna DOCG. elevated in 1987 as Italy’s first white wine DOCG. min 85% Albana, in a range of sweetness styles. Passito is the most promising

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Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto

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Emilia-Romagna DOCG. Encircles the city of Bologna. min 95% Pignoletto (Grechetto).

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Riunite

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In the 1970s, Banfi’s “Riunite” brand catapulted Lambrusco into the international spotlight and became one of Italy’s biggest export success stories

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Lambrusco DOCs

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Emilia-Romagna: Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, and Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce. Lombardy: Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

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Valdadige

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Tretino Alto Adige DOC. encapsulates Trentino-Alto Adige and Verona in Veneto, the majority of wines are released under the separate Trentino and Alto-Adige (Südtiroler) DOCs

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Alto Adige producers

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Elena Walsch, Cantina Terlano, Lageder,Cantina Termeno Hofstatter, Abbazia di Novacella

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Alto Adige subregions

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Colli di Bolzano (Bozner Leiten)
Meranese / Meranese di Collina (Meraner / Meraner Hügel)
Santa Maddalena (St. Magdalener) and Santa Maddalena Classico
Terlano (Terlaner) and Terlano Classico
Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler)
Valle Venosta (Vinschgau)

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Schiava akas

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Vernatsch, Trollinger

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Kerner

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Shiava grosso x Riesling

47
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Top area fro Schiava in Alto Adige

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The subzone of Santa Maddalena

48
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Trentino Alto-Adige production

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No DOCGs, but over 75% of production is DOC level, however 3/4 is dominated by co-ops. Known for varietal whites but actually produces more red than white

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Santa Maddelena

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Alto Adige subzone. Schiava

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Alto Adige Grapes

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Varietal wines: Chard, PG, PB, M-T, SB, Gwz. Shiava most planted red, also Lagrein, PN

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Vale Isarco

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Alto Adige subzone in the NE. more german and austrian varietals: kerner, sylvaner, veltliner

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Top area for PB in the Alto Adige

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the Oltradige area south of Bolzano near the town Appiano

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Casteller

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Trentino DOC. Merlot + Schiava, Lambrusco, Lagrein Teraldego

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Top area for Lagrein in Alto Adige

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Gries, just outside of Bolzano. often appears on labels

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Lago di Caldaro

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Trentino-Alto Adige DOC, straddling both provinces. Schiava

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Teraldago Rotaliano

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Trentino DOC. Teroldego

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Trentino grapes

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Varietal wines: Chard, PG, PB, M-T, SB. Shiava most planted red, also Lagrein, Marzemino, Teroldego, PN, CS, CF, Merlot

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