People and places Flashcards
Guillia Falletti and Camillo Benso (Staglieno)
Promoted dry Barolo to Savoy
Benso was Count of Cavour and became Unified Italy’s first prime minister
Also Stagliieno, Oudart
Angelo Gaja
Transformed Barbaresco into world brand
Carlo Gancia
Developed Asti
Carlo Gancia
Piemonte Created Asti Traditional method for Moscato Tank method for Spumante Single fermentation
Giulio Ferrari
Introduced traditional sparkling wine to Trentino
Background in champagne
Trento DOC
Aged on lees
Elisabetta Foradori
Pioneer of Teroldego in TAA
Bred many biotypes and strains in 1970s
Less extraction and cool fermentation
Franco Ziliani and Berlucchi Winery
Invented Franciacorta
Initially all Pinot Bianco
Angelo Gaja
Barbaresco in Piemonte
Quality in vineyard
Reduced yields
Slovenian and French oak
Domizio Cavazza
Barbaresco in Piemonte
Royal Enological school of Alba
Created first co-operative in his castle c 1900
Produttori di Barbaresco
Carpenè Malvoti
Founder of wine school in Congliano 1876
First wine school in Italy
Refined tank method of Prosecco
Mario Schiopetto
Applied Germanic and Austrian techniques to FVG wines
1960s
Clean fresh style
Jasko Gravner
Pioneer of orange wines in FVG
Ribola Gialla
Clay amphora from Georgia
Stanko Radikon
Pioneer of orange wines in FVG
Oak
Frederico Martinotti
Piemonte
Invented sealed tank sparkling fermentation method 1895
Also called tank or Charmat method
Barolo boys
Young producers of Barolo in early 80s experimented with new style of Barolo - less tannic and more fruit driven
