Piedmont Flashcards
Leading red grape of Piedmont, by acreage
Barbera
Other leading red grapes of Piedmont (in addition to Barbera)
Nebbiolo Dolcetto Freisa Grignolino Brachetto
Leading white grapes of Piedmont
Moscato Bianco
Arneis
Cortese
Grape variety of Barolo and Barbaresco
Nebbiolo (must be 100%)
Aging requirements for Barolo
Min. 38 mos
Riserva min. 62 mos
Aging requirements for Barbaresco
Min. 26 mos
Riserva min. 50 mos
Grape variety of Gavi
Cortese
Name for Nebbiolo as used in Northern Piedmont
Spanna
Grape variety of Asti DOCG
Muscat
3 styles of wine made in the Asti DOCG
Asti DOCG (sparkling, charmat) Asti Metodo Classico DOCG (sparkling, traditional) Moscato d'Asti (slightly sparkling, sweet)
Style of wine approved in 2017 for Asti DOCG
Asti Secco (dry Asti DOCG)
Required assemblage for Barbera d’Asti DOCG
Min. 90% Barbera
Required assemblage for Nizza DOCG
100% Barbera
DOCG located just north of the city of Alba approved for red (Nebbiolo) and white (Arneis)
Roero DOCG
2 Nebbiolo based DOCGs in Northern Piedmont
Ghemme DOCG
Gattinara DOCG