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Northern Italy - White Flashcards

1
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What is Italy’s 2nd largest region?

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Piedmont

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2
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What does Gavi del Comune di Gavi mean on a label?

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All the grapes were grown within the Gavi village.

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3
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What are potential effects of aging a white wine?

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Acidity can integrate and aging allows time for aroma development

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4
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T/F Gavi vineyards are exclusively planted on hillsides?

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T

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5
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What is the cepáge for Gavi DOCG?

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100% Cortese

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6
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Gavi Riserva requires what aging?

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Minimum 1 year

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7
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May Gavi DOCG be produced as a sparkling wine?

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Yes

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Notable Gavi producers?

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Produttori del Gavi - coop est in 1951

Castellari Bergaglio - historic producers who makes a range of single-vineyard Gavi highlighting individual terroirs

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9
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Cepage for Roero Arneis DOCG?

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Min 95% Arneis

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10
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What is the translation of Arneis is local dialect?

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Little Rascal - possibly a reference to the grapes challenging nature in the vineyard and cellar

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11
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Which is fuller bodied, Cortese or Arneis?

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Arneis usually is fuller bodied

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12
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What is the required aging for Roero Arneis Riserva?

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Minimum 16 months

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13
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Roero Arneis DOCG notable producers?

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Bruno Giacosa - one of the saviors of the grape
Vietti - an icon producing Arneis since 1967
Malvirà - owns historic Renesio vineyard where the Arneis grape was first identified
Giovanni Almondo - modern producer focused on terroir driven bottling

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14
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What DOC is known as the “liquid gold” of Lake Garda?

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Lugana DOC

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15
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Grape of Lugana DOC?

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Turbiana - possibly related to Verdicchio

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16
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What was Turbiana previously known as in Lugana DOC?

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Trebbiano di Lugana

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17
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What categories of Lugana DOC exist?

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Lugana, Lugana Superiore, Lugana Riserva

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18
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Notable Lugana DOC producers?

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Cà dei Fraiti - leading producer instrumental in the development of the DOC
Selva Capuzza - Luca Fomentini, former Lugana Consortium president
Zenato - crafting wines in Lugana since 1960s

19
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Garda olive oil DOP?

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Olio Garda DOP

20
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Soils of western Soave?

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Steep slopes and limestone based soils

21
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Soils of eastern Soave?

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Lower, volcanic hills

22
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Soave meaning in Italian?

A

Gratifying or pleasing

23
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Notable Soave producers?

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Pieropan - historic producer credited with revitalizing the appellation’s wines
Inama - produce Soave on volcanic soils
Prà, Cantina di Soave - founded 1898

24
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What grapes are permitted in Soave DOC & Soave DOCG?

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Garganega (often 100%), but also Trebbiano di Soave and/or Chardonnay

25
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Soave DOC grapes come from where?

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Any area of the Soave zone of production, including hills and plains

26
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Soave Superiore DOCG grapes come from where?

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Fruit grown only in hillside vineyards in a smaller area, released later than Soave DOC

27
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Minimum aging for Soave Superiore Riserva DOCG?

28
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May Soave DOC and/or Soave Superiore DOCG be labelled as Classico?

A

Yes, if produced from grapes sourced only in the Classico sub zone

29
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Some of Italy’s highest altitude vineyards for white wines are where?

A

Alto-Adige DOC

30
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Main white grapes of Alto-Adige DOC?

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Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer, Sylvaner, Kerner, Riesling, Müller Thurgau

31
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Gewürztraminer is considered a specialty of what village?

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Termeno (Tramin)

32
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Notable Alto-Adige DOC producers?

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Cantina Terlan - one of Italy’s leading coops
Alois Lageder - progressive, Biodynamic
Elena Walch, Abbazia di Novacella - founded in 1142 by Augustin monks, one of oldest wineries in the world

33
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2 main white DOCs of Friuli?

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Collio DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC

34
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Which DOC borders Slovenia, Collio or Friuli Colli Orientali?

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Collio borders Slovenia, and Friuli Colli Orientali is north of Collio

35
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What styles of wine may be produced as Friuli Colli Orientali DOC?

A

White, red, passito

36
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White grapes of Collio & Friuli Colli Orientali DOCs?

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Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio

37
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What grapes in Collio/Friuli Colli Oriental typically produce sweet Passito wines?

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Verduzzo, Picolit

38
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What is Friuli’s signature white grape?

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Friulano - delicately aromatic

39
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What is Collio’s prized grape, produced in white & orange styles?

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Ribolla Gialla

40
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Collio DOC notable producers?

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Schioptetto - pioneer of modern Italian white wines

Primosic, Villa Russiz - instrumental in importing French vines

41
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Friuli Colli Orientali notable producers?

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Maini - cult wines from Enzo Pontoni 700 cs/year

Livio Felluga - restored abandoned vineyards post WWII

42
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What are “super whites”?

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Whites blends from traditional Friulian varieties blended with international grapes. Typically labelled as Collio Bianco DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali Bianco DOC, Venzia Giulia IGT

43
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What vineyard was Arneis first identified in? Who owns the vineyard?

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Renesio, owned by Malvira.

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