Northern Italy More Flashcards
Valle d’Aosta DOCS/Grapes/Viticulture
Valle d’Aosta DOC [only DOC zone]
- red/white/rose’s
- sometimes labelled varietally
- Lowest production region in Italy
Capital Of Lombardy
Milan
Lombardy Climate
-cool continental climate
Lombardy Grapes
White
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Bianco
Red
- Pinot Nero
- Nebbiolo
Lombardy Main DOCs/DOCGs
Franciacorta DOCG
Valtellina DOC
Moscato di Scanzo DOCG
Oltepro Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
Franciacorta DOCG Grapes
Sparkling Only!
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Bianco
- Pinot Noir
Satan =
100% white grapes Franciacorta
Franciacorta Rose Grapes/Method
min 25% Pinot Nero
-blending not saignee method
Franciacorta Producers
- Guido Berlucchii[Berlucchi] : responsible for quality sparklers in Italy
- Ca’Del Bosco “Annamaria Clementi” prestige cuvee
Oltepro Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG Grapes/Style
-method classico sparklers from Pinot Nero (70%min)
Curtefranca DOC or Sebiano IGT =
Still wines made in Franciacorta area
Valtellina DOC Grapes/Style
- Nebbiolo [a.k.a Chiavennasca]
- Oak Aged reds
Moscato di Scanzo DOCG Grapes/Style
- sweet passito wines from red mustcato grapes
- “futura”500ml bottle
Linguria Overview/Climate
- small sliver below Piedmonte
- Mediterranean climate
Linguria DOCs/DOCGs
- Cinque Terre DOC
- Colli di Luni DOC
Cinque Terre DOC
Bosco based White Wines
Colli di Luni DOC
-Vermintino [Pigato]
Emilia-Romagna is famous for:
Parmigiano
Emilia-Romagna DOCs/DOCGs
Lambrusco DOC
Romagna Albana DOCG
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG
Lambrusco DOC grapes/style
- Lambrusco
- red sparkling wine (frizzante/spumante) tank method
- Secco and Amabile (off-dry)
Romagna Albana DOCG grapes/style
- Albana Grape
- Italy’s first white wine DOCG
Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG Grapes/Style
Grechetto [aka Pignoletto]
Trentino Alto-Adige Location
- on Alpine border of Austria/Switzerland
- Germanic to the North[Alto Adige .a.k.a “Südtirol”], Italian to the South [Trentino]
Alto Adige in German is
Süditrol