Northern Italy -- Book Flashcards
How many DOCs in Valle D’Aosta?
only one: Valle D’Aosta DOC
What are the countries that border Valle D’Aosta?
France and Switzerland
What is the main grape of Valle D’Aosta?
Nebbiolo
What is Favorita grape from Pidemonte?
Vermentino
What is the grape of Nascetta del Comune di Novella? What color of the wine? and Where is it?
100% Nascetta and it is white from Novello in Langhe
What is the style of wines from Alta Langa DOCG? What are the grapes? Also the aging requirement
Spumante
Min 90% pinot Nero and/or Chardonnay
minimum 30 months of aging, or 36 months for the Riserva level(Bianco or Rosato)
Must be Traditional Method and Vintage Dated
What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?
Canelli(now is Canelli DOCG), Strevi, Santa Vittoria d’Alba
What is the garpe of Asti DOCG?
Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)
What is the requirement of Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia tardiva?
minimum of 11% acquired alcohol and min 12 months of aging
Aging requirement for Barbaresco DOCG
Normale: 26 months, includes 9 months in chestnut wood
Riserva: 50 months, includes 9 months in chestnut wood
Top crus in Barbaresco
Montestefano, Montefico, Rabaj, Serraboella, Basarin, Pajorè and Bricco.
Commues of Barbaresco
Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso
Two types of soils in Barolo
Tortonian soil: Barolo, La mora
Helvetian Soil: Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba
Tortonian soil: rich in calcium, producing more ruby coloured wines which are softer and faster maturing.
Helvetian Soil: red sandstone and quartziferous sand producing wines which are more garnet in colour with higher tannins and are slower maturing.
Aging requirement for Barolo DOCG
Normale: 38 months, includes 18 months in chestnut wood
Riserva: 62 months, includes 18 months in chestnut wood
Top Crus of Barolo
Canubbi, Brunate, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Cerequio, Monprivato, Vallero, and Marenca-Rivette.
Who is the Monopole of Francia
Giacomo Conterno
Who is the Monopole of Falletto
Bruno Giacosa
What is Barolo Chinato
digestif– min 16.5% ABV, matured for 12 months.
a DOCG aromatized wine that is flavored with quinine.
What kinds of style wine from Gavi DOCG
still and sparkling dry white from cortese
Requirement for Gattinara DOCG
min 12.5% ABV
Normale: min 36 months, includes 24 months in wood
Riserva: min 48 months, includes 36 months in wood
min 90% Spanna(Nebiolo), max 10% Bonarda(Uva Rara) and Vespolina
Requirement for Ghemme DOCG
min 12% ABV
Normale: min 36 months, includes 20 months in wood and 9 mo in bottle
Riserva: min 48 months, includes 24 months in wood and 9 mo in bottle
min 85% Spanna(Nebiolo), max 15% Bonarda(Uva Rara) and Vespolina
What are the styles of wine from Roero DOCG
Still red: min 95% Nebiolo
Still white and sparkling white: min 95% Arneis
What are the styles of wine from Nizza DOCG
100% Nebiolo
What are the styles of wine from Cinque Terre DOC?
Still white and Sciacchetrà (passito bianco) from in 40% Bosco with some vermentino
Franciacorta requirement
Chardonnay, Pinot Nero. Max 50% pinot Bianco and max 10% Erbamat
min 18 months aging on the lees
What is the Blanc de Blancs for Franciacorta?
100% Chardonnay
Franciacorta Saten requirement
Chardonnay + max 50% Pinot Bianco
Min 24 months aging on the lees
always Brut in style
Franciacorta Rose requirement
Minimum 35% Pinot Nero
Maximum 65% Chardonnay
Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
Maximum 10% Erbamat
min 24 months aging on the lees
Requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato and Riserva
Millesimato: 85% from stated vintage, min 30 months on the lees
Riserva: 85% from stated vintage, min 60 months on the lees
What are the sub regions of Valtellina Superiore
Valgella, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello
What are the grapes of Valetllina superiore DOCG
min 90% Chiavennasca
What is the label “Stagafassli”?
wines bottled in Switzerland, also min 90% chiavennasca
What kind of style of wine from Sforzato di ValtellinaDOCG
dry passito wine in the style of Amarone, made from min 90% chiavennasca, min 14% ABV
Oltrepò Pavese classic method white and rose requirement
70% Pinot Nero
Oltrepò Pavese classic method Pinot Nero (Noir) and Pinot Nero (Noir) rosé
Minimum 85% Pinot Nero
Where you can find Lambrusco DOC outside Emilia-Romagna? What is the name of that DOC? and the requirement
Lombadia, Lambrusco Mantovano
min Lambrusco Viadanesi (Grappello Ruberti)
Subzones of Alto Adige
Colli di Bolzano – red only min 85% Schiava
Meranese – red only min 85% Schiava
Santa Maddalena – red only min 85% Schiava
Terlano – white only
Valle Isarco
Valle Venosta
What is Klausner Laitacher?
Rosso wines produced from Schiava, Portoghese (Portugieser), Lagrein and Pinot Nero from Alto Adige subzone Valle Isarco
What are the grapes of Bardolino DOC? Where is this DOC?
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
Veneto
What kind of style of wines in Bardolino DOC?
still or sparkling dry red or rosé
Top zones of Bardolino DOC
La Rocca, Montebaldo and Sommacampagna
Where is Breganze DOC? What is the Breganze Rosso?
Veneto, min 50% Merlot
What style of wine is Torcolato Breganze?
Dessert wine made from 100% Vespaiolo – passito style.
What are the grapes of Gambellara DOC
minimum of 80 percent Garganega plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco.
What is the sub zone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Cartizze
What is wine label “Rive”
must be hand-harvested, indicate a vintage and list one of 43 specific fraziones on the label. For Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
