People and places Flashcards

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Guillia Falletti and Camillo Benso (Staglieno)

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Promoted dry Barolo to Savoy
Benso was Count of Cavour and became Unified Italy’s first prime minister
Also Stagliieno, Oudart

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Angelo Gaja

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Transformed Barbaresco into world brand

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Carlo Gancia

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Developed Asti

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Carlo Gancia

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Piemonte
Created Asti
Traditional method for Moscato
Tank method for Spumante
Single fermentation
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5
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Giulio Ferrari

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Introduced traditional sparkling wine to Trentino
Background in champagne
Trento DOC
Aged on lees

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Elisabetta Foradori

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Pioneer of Teroldego in TAA
Bred many biotypes and strains in 1970s
Less extraction and cool fermentation

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Franco Ziliani and Berlucchi Winery

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Invented Franciacorta

Initially all Pinot Bianco

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Angelo Gaja

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Barbaresco in Piemonte
Quality in vineyard
Reduced yields
Slovenian and French oak

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Domizio Cavazza

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Barbaresco in Piemonte
Royal Enological school of Alba
Created first co-operative in his castle c 1900
Produttori di Barbaresco

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Carpenè Malvoti

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Founder of wine school in Congliano 1876
First wine school in Italy
Refined tank method of Prosecco

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Mario Schiopetto

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Applied Germanic and Austrian techniques to FVG wines
1960s
Clean fresh style

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Jasko Gravner

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Pioneer of orange wines in FVG
Ribola Gialla
Clay amphora from Georgia

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Stanko Radikon

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Pioneer of orange wines in FVG

Oak

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Frederico Martinotti

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Piemonte
Invented sealed tank sparkling fermentation method 1895
Also called tank or Charmat method

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Barolo boys

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Young producers of Barolo in early 80s experimented with new style of Barolo - less tannic and more fruit driven

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Geralamo Conforti

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Wrote about Franciacorta in 1570

17
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Foundation Institute Mach

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Trentino
San Michele all’Adige
1874
First wine college in Italy

18
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Dolomites

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Trentino

High proportion of Magnesium

19
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Vini Volcani

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Group of volcanic DOCs

Inc Soave, Colli Eugenie, Etna etc etc

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Rauscedo Nursery

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FVG
Grapevine nursery
Largest in world

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Rauscedo Nursery

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FVG
Grapevine nursery
Largest in world