Northern Italy - Lombardy - GuildSomm

Question 0

2 Lombardy DOCGs reserved for sparkling wines.

Answer 0

Franciacorta

Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico

Question 1

5 DOCGs of Lombardy

Answer 1

Franciacorta
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico
Valtellina Superiore
Sforzato di Valtellina
Moscato di Scanzo

Question 2

2 Lombardy DOCGs reserved for recioto and passito wines

Answer 2

Sforzato di Valtellina (recioto)

Moscato di Scanzo (passito)

Question 3

Lombardy DOCGs reserved for Nebbiolo

Answer 3

Valtellina Superiore (still)
Sforzato di Valtellina (recioto)

Question 4

Still wine DOC from Franciacorta region

Answer 4

Curtefranca (formerly Terre di Franciacorta)

Sebina IGT

Question 5

Cepage for Franciacorta

Answer 5

Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, may 50% Pinot Bianco

Question 6

Cepage for Franciacorta “Satèn”

Answer 6

Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco only, less than 5 atmospheres of pressure.

Question 7

Cepage for Franciacorta Rosé

Answer 7

min 25% Pinot Nero, produced by blending (no saignee)

Question 8

Aging requirements for:
NV Franciacorta
Vintage (Millesimato) Franciacorta
Riserva Franciacorta

Answer 8

NV: 18mos lees, 25 mos from harvest
Vintage: 30 mos lees, 37 mos from harvest
Riserva: 60 mos lees, 67 mos from harvest
(all lees aging begins Feb after harvest, all are lees aging+7mos)
NV Satèn & Rose: 24 mos lees, 31 mos from harvest (riserva and vintage are same as regular Franciacorta)

Question 9

Dosage (dosato) levels in Franciacorta

Answer 9

Same as Champagne, with matching residual sugar
Franciacorta: Dosaggio Zero (non-dosage), Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-Sec

EXCEPT*

• Satèn is only BRUT.
• vintage and riserva do not make sec or demi sec styles.
• riserva is Brut and dryer only

Question 10

What is Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico?

Answer 10

Pinot Nero dominate metodo classico wine from southern Lombardy.

Question 11

Cepage of Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico and the Rosè

Cepage of Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Pinot Nero and Pinot Nero Rose

Answer 11

OPMC and OPMC Rosé: min 70% Pinot Nero
“Pinot Nero” and “Pinot Nero Rosé”: min 85% Pinot Nero

rest combined Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio

Question 12

aging regime for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

Answer 12

NV: 15 mos lees
Vintage: 24 mos lees

Question 13

Still wines produced in the Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico region are called what?

Answer 13

Oltrepò Pavese DOC

Question 14

Lombardy’s most important zone for red wine and its grape

Answer 14

Valtellina ; Chiavennasca (nebbiolo)

Question 15

What is Italy’s northernmost area for Nebbiolo?

Answer 15

Valtellina

Question 16

Valtellina Superiore DOCG grape and aging regime

Answer 16

Chiavennasca (nebbiolo)

normale: 24 mos (12 cask)
riserva: 36 mos min

Question 17

Valtellina Superiore if bottled over Swiss border

Answer 17

Stagafassli

Question 18

Five Subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG

Answer 18

Valgella, Inferno, Grumello, Sassella, Maroggia

Question 19

Recioto style produced in Valtellina

Answer 19

Sforzato di Valtellina (Valtellina Sfurzat)

Question 20

Aging and characteristics of Sforzato di Valtellina

Answer 20

2 years aged, dry in character, minimum 14% abv.

Produced from Nebbiolo grapes dried to release no more than half the equivalent juice content of fresh grape.

Question 21

Moscato DOCG of Lombardy

Answer 21

Moscato di Scanzo DOCG

Question 22

Style of Moscato di Scanzo DOCG

Answer 22

Sweet, passito wine from Red Moscato grape.

Question 23

Aging and bottling of Moscato di Scanzo

Answer 23

aged min 2 years (not in wood!), bottled in sleek and slender FUTURA bottle.