Northern italy - Veneto - Guild Somm Flashcards
Cepage of Valpolicella
45-95% Corvina, blended with Rondinella. No more than 15% combined Molinara, Negrara, and Oseleta.
What is the Tre Venezie?
A group of regions in Northeast Italy comprised of Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige
Difference between Valpolicella and Valpolicella Superiore
Superiore: higher min alcohol, min 1 year aging.
Communes of Valpolicella Classico
Negrar, Fumane, Marano, Sant’Ambrogio, San Pietro.
Body of water
Lake Garda.
Define: recioto
Sweet wine made from raisins
Appassimento process
Grapes are dried for 3 months in fruttai before fermentation.
What does the appassimento process add to a finished wine?
Complex dried fruit tones, additional alcoholic warmth and round glycolic mouthfeel.
Aging for Amarone
Two years for normale, four years Riserva.
Traditional aging vessel for Amarone
Large Slovenian Botti
Can recioto Amarone be spumante?
Yes.
What is Valpolicella ripasso?
Style between Amarone and Valpolicella. A wine is “repassed” over and refermented with unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto.
Min alc 12.5%, or 13% for Superiore.
Where and what is Bardolino?
Doc zone between Valpolicella Classico and Lake Garda. Corvina and Rondinella dominate. Bardolino Superiore DOCG requires 1 year aging and 1% higher alcohol
What is Bardolino Chiaretto?
Bardolino rosé
Amarone producers:
Bolla, sartori, Masi, Dal Forno, Allegrini, Quintarelli.
Name the most important white zone of production in Veneto and it’s cepage.
Soave DOC. min 70% Garganega, plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco.
What two DOCGs exist in Soave?
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG
Can Soave be spumante?
Yes, but only Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG. Soave Superiore may not.
What is the difference between Soave and Soave Superiore?
Wines must be from specified subregion (Classico/Colli Scaligeri), vinified in Stainless steel, aged one year (with three months bottle aging). Riserva is aged 2 years.
Recioto di Soave production process:
Grapes from Soave Superiore region are dried 4 - 6 months, barrel fermentation and botrytis is encouraged.
What is Gambellara DOC?
White DOC similar to Soave but made up of Garganega and max 20% combined Trebbiano di Soave and Trebbiano di Toscana.
What is Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?
100% Garganega , sweet still or sparkling.
What is Breganze Torcolato DOC and name a producer.
passito wines made from Vespaiolo. Fausto Maculan makes Maculan Torcolato from Breganze Torcolato DOC.
atmospheric pressure difference between Prosecco Spumante and Prosecco Frizzante
Spumante: Fully Sparkling at min 3.5 atmospheres
Frizzante: slightly sparkling with 1.0-2.5 atmospheres
Two DOCGs for Prosecco (from 2009 forward)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG (previously Prosecco Montelle e Colli Asolani)
Can Prosecco DOCGs make still wine?
yes.
Name the most notable subzone cru of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG, how it is labeled, and its style.
Cru: Cartizze
Label: Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze
style: fully sparkling, “dry” with 17-35g/l
What is the vintage and varietal law for Prosecco DOCG?
85% vintage, 85% varietal prosecco.
If a prosecco is not DOC level, how is it labeled?
“Prosecco” is not allowed on label, must use varietal name “Glera”
DOCG and grape varietal shared with Friuli
Lison. still Friulano. both a normale and a classico is produced.
three DOCGs in Veneto known for Garganega production
Soave Superiore
Recioto di Soave
Recioto di Gambellara
Two Veneto DOCGs for Prosecco production
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Asolo Prosecco
Name 2 Veneto DOCGs that implement Bordeaux varieties
Colli di Conegliano (Rosso and Bianco)
Montello Rosso
2 Veneto DOCGs for Raboso Piave
Piave Malanotte
Fruilaro di Bagnoli
Veneto DOCG for Moscato Giallo
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio
Name the Veneto DOCG for Friulano
Lison (Shared with Friuli)
Number of DOCGs in Veneto
14
