Northern Italy Flashcards
What sub-zones of the Valle d’Aosta specialize in Nebbiolo?
In Petite Rouge?
In white wine?
Arnand Montjovet (70% Picoutener) Donnas (85% Picoutener)
Torrette (70% Petite Rouge)
Enfer d’Arvier (85% Petite Rouge)
Chambave (70% Petite Rouge)
Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle (100% Prie Blanc)
Chambave (100% Moscato Bianco)
Nus (100% Malvoisie)
What DOCs is Colline Novaresi an umbrella for?
What DOCs is Coste della Sesia an umbrella for?
What separates them?
Ghemme, Boca, Sizzano, Fara
Gattinara, Lessona, Bramaterra
The Seisa River
What is produced in the Alta Langa DOCG? What grapes? What requirements?
Traditional method white and rose sparkling wine
Min. 90% combined Pinot Noir/Chardonnay
Min. 9 months of lees, 30 months total
Riserva is 9 months of lees, 36 months total
They must all be vintage dated
What are the varietal requirements for Gattinara?
For Ghemme?
Min. 90% Spanna (with Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina)
Min. 85% Spanna (with Vespolina and Uva Rara)
What are the aging requirements for Gattinara?
For Ghemme?
Gattinara Normale: 35 months, 24 in wood
Gattinara Riserva: 47 months, 36 in wood
Ghemme Normale: 34 months, 18 in wood, 6 in bottle
Ghemme Riserva: 46 months, 24 in wood, 6 in bottle
What is the climate of Alto Piemonte?
What are the soils like?
Sub-alpine climate, generally with southern exposures
Fast draining glacial and porphyry soils of volcanic origins. They are more acidic than Piedmont.
Who are some notable producers of Gattinara?
Nervi
Antoniolo
Travaglini
West to east, what are the subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
Maroggia Grumello Inferno Sassella Valgella
What are some notable producers of Valtellina wines?
ARPEPE
Nino Negri
Mamete Prevostini
Rainoldi
What term indicates a wine is bottled or aged in Switzerland?
Stagafassli
What are the varietal/aging requirements of Valtellina Superiore DOCG?
Min. 90% Chiavennasca
Superiore: Min. 24 months, 12 in wood
Riserva: Min. 36 months
What are the requirements for making Sfurzat di Valtellina DOCG?
Grapes are dried to increase minimum potential alcohol to 14%, and may not be vinified before December 10.
Wines must be aged 20 months from April 1 of the year following harvest, with at least 12 months in wood.
What are the varietal/aging requirements of Carema DOC?
Min. 85% Picutener
Rosso: 24 months of aging, 12 in wood
Rosso Riserva: 36 months of aging, 12 in wood
What are the varietal requirements for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
What are the aging requirements?
Classico & Classico Rose: Min. 70% Pinot Nero (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio)
Pinot Nero & Pinot Nero Rose: Min. 85% Pinot Nero (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio)
NV Aging: 15 months on lees
Millesimato: 24 months on lees
What is the dessert wine specialty of Cinque Terre DOC?
What are some rules stipulating its production?
Sciacchetra: Passito wine from min. 40% Bosco (max. 40% Albarola and/or Vermentino)
Fruit cannot be harvested before November 1st, and must have 17% potential ABV. It is passito.
It must age for 3 years.
What is another name for Rossese?
Name a producer for each
Tibouren
Punta Crena
Clos Cibonne
Aside from the major 3, name 5 indigenous red varieties to Piedmont
Grignolino Freisa Brachetto Pelaverga Ruche Croatina
Name 5 indigenous white varieties to Piedmont and the regions/DOCGs they’re known for
Arneis (Roero Arneis DOCG) Nascetta (Novella) Cortese (Gavi DOCG) Erbaluce (Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG) Timorasso (Colli Tortonesi DOC)
What commune plays host to the grape Nascetta?
Novella
What are the DOCGs for Barbera in Piedmont?
Barbera d’Asti
Nizza
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
What are the DOCGs for Dolcetto in Piedmont?
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
Dogliani
What are the DOCGs for Nebbiolo in Piedmont?
Barbaresco Barolo Ghemme Gattinara Roero
The grape Prosecco was renamed what in order to protect the region?
Glera
What are the varietal requirements for Prosecco?
For Prosecco Rose?
min. 85% Glera
min. 85% Glera and 10-15% Pinot Noir
What must be true of Prosecco Rose’s sweetness?
What must it have on it’s label?
Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry
It must be vintage dated, with 85% of the fruit from that vintage
What are the sweetness levels for Prosecco?
Brut Nature (no dosage) Extra Brut (0-6 g/l) Brut (0-12 g/l) Extra Dry (12-17 g/l) Dry (17-32 g/l) Demisec (32-50 g/l)
What provinces may be labeled on Prosecco if the fruit is harvested exclusively from those provinces?
Treviso
Trieste
What DOCGs are known for high quality Prosecco production?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG
What does “col fondo” indicate on a Prosecco bottle?
That the wine has been made sur lie and sediment is still in the bottle
What is the appellation for still wines made in Franciacorta?
Curtefranca DOC
What are the Varietal requirements for Franciacorta?
For Saten?
For Franciacorta Rose?
Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, max. 50% Pinot Bianco, max. 10% Erbamat
Chardonnay, max 50% Pinot Bianco
Min. 35% Pinot Nero (max. 65% Chardonnay, max. 50% Pinot Bianco, max. 10% Erbamat)
Name a producer of the following wines:
Erbaluce Arneis Nascetta Gavi Timorasso
Erbaluce di Caluso: Orsolani
Roero Arneis: Vietti
Nascetta di Novello: Elvio Cogno
Gavi di Gavi: Villa Sparina
Timorasso “Derthona”: Roagna
What are the quality levels of Franciacorta and their aging requirements?
Franciacorta: 18 months on lees, 25 months total
Saten & Rose: 24 months on lees, 31 months total
Millesimato: 30 months on lees, 37 months total
Riserva: 60 months on lees, 67 months total
What sweetness levels may Franciacorta Saten be made in?
Brut only
What is Ca’ del Bosco’s prestige cuvee?
Cuvee Annamaria Clementi
There is also a 100% Pinot Noir Rose
What is the maximum pressure for Franciacorta Saten?
5 atmospheres
What is another name for the grape Tai Rosso?
Grenache
What is the specialty of the Brengaze DOC?
Who is the notable producer who pushed the style?
Torcolato
A passito style wine made with 100% Vespaiolo
min. 35 g/l RS
Fausto Maculan
What are the Lambrusco DOCs of Emilia-Romagna?
What are the Lambrusco DOCs of Lombardy?
Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
Lambrusco Mantovano
What was the first white wine to be elevated to DOCG status?
When?
Albana di Romagna
1986
Who is a notable producer of Albana di Romagna Passito?
What is their wine called, why is it special?
Zerbina
“Scacco Matto”
It specifically shows botrytis notes
Who is a notable sparkling producer from Trento DOC?
What is their top cuvee?
What grapes are used and how long does it age?
Ferrari
Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore
100% Chardonnay with 10 years on lees
Colli di Conegliano is known for producing what sweet wines?
Refontolo Passito from the red grape Marzemino
Torchiato di Fregona from the white grapes Prosecco, Verdiso, and Boschera
Who is a notable producer of Teroldego and what is the top bottling?
Where is it grown, how is it grown, and in what soils?
Elisabetta Foradori “Granato”
In the Teroldego Rotaliano DOC
It is grown on Pergola in gravel soils
What are some notable indigenous varieties in Trentino?
Teroldego (Red)
Marzemino (Red)
Nosiola (White)
What is Italy’s northernmost wine region? What is another name for it?
What country does it border?
Alto Adige (Sudtirol)
Austria
What producer makes a notable Pinot Bianco in Alto Adige?
Cantina Terlano’s “Vorberg”
They are a wine cooperative who also occasionally releases older “Rarita” bottlings
What producer makes a notable Muller-Thurgau bottling in Alto Adige?
Tiefenbrunner’s “Feldmarschall”
What is the most widely grown red grape in Alto Adige?
What are its other names?
What is a notable region?
Who is a notable producer?
Schiava
Vernatsch (Austria)
Trollinger (Germany)
The Santa Maddelena subzone of Alto Adige DOC
Josephus Mayr
Who is a notable producer of Lagrein?
Nusserhof Heinrich Mayr makes an excellent Riserva
Who is making well regarded high altitude Pinot Nero in Alto Adige?
Franz Haas, especially the “Ponkler” bottling
What is the notable soil type of Verona?
Volcanic
What are the yield limits of the Veneto?
105 hl/ha
This is abnormally high
What is a top bottling of Soave Classico from Gini?
Contrada Salvarenza Vecchie Vigne
100 year old vines grown on volcanic soil
What are some notable bottlings from Pieropan?
Soave Classico “La Rocca”
-Chalky, clay soils
Soave Classico “Calvarino”
-Volcanic soils
Amarone “Vigna Garzon”
-Limestone, clay soils
Recioto di Suave “Le Colombare”
What is the name of the Soave Subzone outside of the Classico area?
Soave Colli Scaligeri
It is located on the highest part of the DOC to the east
Who makes notably fine Soave wines in oak?
Pra
Monte Grande and Colle Sant’Antonio
What are the major grapes of Amarone?
What are the DOCG varietal requirements?
Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella, Oseleta, Corvinone
45-95% Corvina and/or Corvinone
5-30% Rondinella
Max 25% other red grapes (none more than 10%)
What is the minimum ABV of Amarone?
Of Ripasso? Superiore?
14%
12.5% (13%)
What is the maximum RS of Amarone?
9 g/l
for every .1% abv above 14%, .10 g/l more is allowed
for every .1% abv above 16%, .15 g/l more is allowed
What are the aging requirements of Amarone?
What are other additional requirements?
Rosso: 2 years from January 1
Riserva: 4 years from January 1
- Grapes may not be vinified before December 1
- No more than 65% of a producer’s yield may be used to make Amarone.
What subzones are there within Valpolicella/Amarone?
Classico and Valpantena
What are the aging requirements of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC?
What are some other requirements?
1 year aging from January 1st
- Ripasso may only use must remaining from production of Recioto and Amarone
- The volume of Ripasso produced may not be more than double the volume of Recioto/Amarone produced
- Up to 15% of wine that would qualify as Amarone may be added to Ripasso
What Recioto DOCGs are there in Veneto? What are the minimum ABVs and RS requirements?
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
-12% ABV and roughly 50 g/l RS
Recioto di Gambellara DOCG (100% Garganega)
- 11.5% ABV (14% Potential)
Recioto di Soave DOCG
-12% ABV and 70 g/l RS
What are the varietal requirements of Soave?
Min. 70% Garganega
Max 30% Trebbiano di Soave and Chardonnay
Max 5% Other grapes
What are the varietal requirements of Lugana DOC?
Min. 90% Trebbiano di Lugana (Turbiana, Trebbiano di Soave, Verdicchio)
What Fruili producer has become well known for skin-fermented wines aged in amphora?
Where is he located, and what are some of the grapes he works with?
Josko Gravner
Collio Goriziano
The focus is on Ribolla
What are some important bottlings from Radikon? Where are they located?
Collio Goriziano
Ribolla Gialla
Merlot
“Jakot” Friulano (Jakot is Tokaj backwards, and the Slovenian name of Friulano)
Because of producers like Gravner and Movia who have vineyard holdings across borders, what two DOCs in different countries are planning the first supranational DOC?
Collio Goriziano and Goriska Brda
Collio/Brda is the idea
What is the principal grape of Friuli, and some of its synonyms?
Friulano
Tai Bianco (Veneto) Sauvignonasse or Sauvignon Vert (Slovenia)
What are some popular red grapes in Friuli?
"Cabernet" (Thought to be Cabernet Franc, but some of it is Carmenere) Merlot Refosco Pignolo Schioppettino
What nearly extinct grape in Friuli was rescued in the early 1970s, and by who?
Schioppettino (only 100 vines left)
Ronchi di Cialla
What Friuli winemaking legend is credited with making Italy’s first truly clean, fresh and fruity wines?
Mario Schiopetto
In the 1960s, he began doing temperature controlled fermentations
What is Ramandolo?
Where is it?
A DOCG for the production of late harvest sweet wines made from the grape Verduzzo.
It is located in Friuli
What is produced in Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG?
What are the quality levels?
A sweet, white wine made from min. 85% Picolit (15% min ABV).
There is also the Cialla subzone:
Normale: 100% Picolit, 2 years of age (16% min ABV)
Riserva: 100% Picolit, 4 years of age (16% min ABV)
What is another name for Riesling Italico?
Welschriesling
Grasevina
Olaszrizling
What is the red wine specialty of Carso Rosso DOC?
Min. 70% Terrano
Also known as Refosco
Who are some quality producers of traditional Friuli Pinot Grigio?
Mario Schiopetto
Livio Felluga
Jermann
Venica e Venica “Jesera”
What quality producer based in Friuli Isonzo DOC is known for their production of single vineyard Chardonnays?
Vie di Romans
They also make an oak aged Pinot Grigio
Who is a quality producer of Refosco?
Miani “Calvari”
760$
What producer is well regarded for their oak aged Sauvignon Blanc?
Miani
What are some quality producers of Alto-Adige Pinot Grigio?
Santa Margherita
Alois Lageder
Cantina Terlano
Tiefenbrunner
What are the varietal requirements for Trentino DOC Bianco, Rosato, and Rosso?
Bianco: min. 80% Chardonnay and/or Pinot Bianco
Bianco Superiore: min. 85% Chardonnay and/or Pinot Bianco and/or Pinot Grigio
Rosato: min. 2 grape blend of Enantio, Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego (no grape more than 70%)
Rosso: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and/or Merlot
Rosso Superiore: min. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and/or Merlot.
What grape is used for the production of Trentino DOC Vin Santo?
How long must it be aged?
min. 85% Nosiola
4 years from March 1 following harvest
What special terms may be used for Lagrein in Trentino DOC?
Rubino (Dunkel)
Rosato (Kretzer)
What grapes in Trentino DOC may be made in a vino liqouroso style?
How may they be bottled?
Moscato Giallo and Moscato Rosa
It may be bottled in a Bocksbeutel
In Trentino DOC, what are the subzones and the grapes they are focused on?
Sorni: White and Red varietal/blended wines
Isera: Reds from min. 85% Marzemino
Ziresi: Reds from min. 85% Marzemino
Castel Beseno: Bianco/VT from min. 85% Moscato Giallo
What kind of wine is made in Trento DOC?
What rules govern its styles?
Spumante Metodo Classico
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Nero, Pinot Meunier
NV: 15 months on lees
Vintage: 24 months on lees
Riserva: 36 months on lees (Bianco only)
NV wines must have a disgorgement date printed
The delle Venezie DOC encompasses what regions?
Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Trentino
