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Piedmont Flashcards

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Piedmont Soil

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Sandstone/limestone

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Piedmont Geographic features

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Po River

Alps to the north and west

Apennines to south and east

Largest region of Italian mainland

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Piedmont Climate

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Continental

Rain shadow from alps

Fog “Nebbia”

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Piedmont word meaning

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French word “Foot of the mountain”

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Piedmont topography

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mountains and rolling foothills

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Piedmont White varietals

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Moscato
Cortese (Gavi)
Arneis

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Piedmont Red Varietals

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Nebbiolo
Barbera
Dolcetto
Brachetto (sweet/sparkling)

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Primary Piedmont DOCGs

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Barolo
Barbaresco
Brachetto d'Acqui
Moscato d'Asti
Gavi
Barbera d'Asti
Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Roero
Ghemme
Gattinara
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9
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Local name for nebbiolo

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Spanna

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Barolo/Barbaresco time in oak and minimum aging

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Barolo: 38 months total aging
18 months minimum in oak

Barbaresco: 26 months total aging
9 months minimum in oak

riserva- (62 months barolo, same in oak)
(50 months barbaresco, same in oak)

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Best places for Nebbiolo outside of Barolo and Barbaresco (In order importance)

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Gattinara DOCG
Ghemme DOCG
Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC

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“bricco”

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sun-catching crest of a hill

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“sori”

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south facing part of a slope where, in winter, the sun melts first

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What grape is moscato?

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Muscat blanc a petit grains

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What technology allowed Barolo and Barbarescos to be approachable at a younger age?

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Temperature-controlled tanks: fermentation could be immediately warmer and quicker, thereby avoiding astringent tannins

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Best places for Barbera

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Barbera d’Alba DOC

Barbera d’Asti DOCG

17
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“Dolcetto”

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name means “little sweet”

Grapes can even be eaten off of vines

18
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Place Vermouth originated

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Piedmont 1700s

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