Piedmont Wine Flashcards
Aging requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?
Minimum 50 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Aging requirements for Barbaresco?
Minimum 26 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the third year following the harvest
Aging requirements for Barolo Riserva?
62 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)
Aging requirements of Barolo?
38 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)
Name the Barbaresco Communes?
Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso
San Rocco
Name some Barbaresco (Commune) Cru’s
Secondine (Sori San Lorenzo)
Roncagliette (Sori Tilden, Costa Russi)
Paje
Asili
Martinenga
Rabaja
Montestefano
Name the Barbera DOCGs
Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Nizza
Name the 11 Barolo Communes
Barolo Castiglione Falletto Cherasco Diano d'Alba Grinzane Cavour La Morra Monforte d'Alba Novello Roddi Serralunga d'Alba Verduno
Name the Barolo (Commune) Cru’s
Cerequio (shared)
Brunate (shared)
Cannubi (best known)
Sarmassa
Fossati (shared)
Preda
Zonchetta
Bricco delle Viole
Which 3 Crus are shared by Barolo and La Morra?
Cerequio
Brunate
Fossati
Cannubi Sub-Regions are?
Cannubi Boschis
Cannubi Centrale
Cannubi San Lorenzo
Cannubi Valletta
Cannubi Muscatel
Name some Castiglione Falletto Crus.
Rocche di Castiglione
Monprivato/Momprivato
Villero
Brunella
Fiasco
Valentino
Name some Cherasco Crus.
Mantoetto
Name some Diano D’Alba Crus.
Gallaretto
La Vigna
Sorano
Name the Dolcetto DOCGs.
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
Grinzane Cavour Crus?
Bablino
Borzone
Canova
Castello
Raviole
Name some La Morra Crus.
Arborina
Cerequio (shared)
Brunate (shared)
Annunziata
Rocche dell’Annunziata
Fossati (shared)
San Giacomo
Largest Cru in Barbaresco?
Ovello
Name some Monforte d’Alba Crus.
Bussia
Ginestra
Perno
San Giovanni
Castelletto
Roche di Castiglione
Monopole Crus in Barbaresco?
Cole - Barbaresco - Moccagatta
Martinenga - Barbaresco - Marchesi di Gresy
Name some Barolo Cru monopoles?
Falletto - Serralunga D’Alba - Bruno Giacosa
Francia - Serralunga D’Alba - Giacomo Conterno
Monprivato - Castiglione Falletto - Guiseppe Mascarello - not anymore??
Lazziarasco- Guido Porro
Serra - Gio Rosso
Name the 2 white grape DOCGs in Piedmont?
Gavi - Cortese
Erbaluce di Caluso - Erbaluce
Name the Neive Crus.
Basarin
Gallina
Starderi
Serraboella
Name the Novello Crus.
Sottocastello di Novello
Ravera
Panerole
Piedmonte DOCG for sparkling wines?
Alta Langa using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes
Name some Roddi Crus.
Bricco Ambrogio
Name Serralunga d’Alba Crus.
Lazzarito
Vigna Rionda
Prapo
Ornato
Cerrati
Cerretta
Falletto
Fontanafredda
Serra
Smallest Cru in Barbaresco?
Rabaja-Bas
Sparkling DOCG of Piedmonte is called?
Alta Langa DOCG
Traditional style Barbaresco producers?
Roagna
Traditional style Barolo producers?
Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Mascarello
Gianfranco Bovio
Francesco Rinaldi
Name some Treiso Crus.
Il Bricco
Bernadot
Nervo
Name the Verduno Crus.
Boscatto
Campasso
Massara
Rodasca
San Lorenzo di Verduno
What 2 vintages did Bruno Giacosa not make a Barolo or Barbaresco much to everyone’s surprise?
2006
2010
What are the 8 distinct appellations in Alto Piemonte?
Gattinara
Ghemme
Boca
Bramaterra
Carema
Fara
Lessona
Sizzano
What is Helvetian soil?
Sandstone
What is the permitted elevation for Barolo DOCG?
170-540 meters
What is Tortonian soil?
Calcareous marl
What monopole does Giacomo Conterno own in Serralunga d’Alba?
Francia
What river flows through Piedmonte?
Tanaro
What wine is Aldo Conterno known for?
Granbussia
What wine is Giacomo Conterno known for?
Monfortino
What wine is Giuseppe Mascarello known for?
Monprivato
What wine is released by Giuseppe Mascarello in only top years?
Ca d’Morissio
Which Cru contains the Gaja vineyards Sori Tilden and Costa Russi?
Roncagliette
Which Cru is home to Gaja’s San Lorenzo vineyard?
Secondine
Wineries based in commune of Castiglione Falletto?
Brovia
Cavallotto
Guiseppe Mascarello
Paulo Scavino
Vietti
Wineries based in commune of La Morra?
Cordero Di Montezemolo
Marcarini
Rocche Costamagna
Elio Altare
Andrea Oberto
Roberto Voerzio
Wineries based in commune of Monforte D’Alba?
Elio Grasso
Conterno Fantino
Gianfranco Alessandria
Clerico
Aldo Conterno
Giacomo Conterno
Wineries based in commune of Roddi?
Porta Rossa
Wineries based in commune of Serralunga D’Alba?
Giovanni Rosso
Massolino
Fontanafredda
Wineries based in commune of Treiso?
Abrigo
Nada
Wineries based in the commune of Barbaresco?
Angelo Gaja
Marchesi di Gresy
Moccagatta
Produttori del Barbaresco
Bruno Rocca
Wineries based in the commune of Neive?
Bruno Giacosa
Wineries based in the commune of Novello?
Elvio Cogno
2 major soil types of Barolo?
Tortonian - calcareous marl
Helvetian - sandstone
3 DOCGs for Barbera?
Barbera D’Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Nizza
3 DOCGs of Dolcetto?
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
3 major clones of Nebbiolo are?
Lampia
Michet
Rose
List the DOC/DOCGs of Alto Piemonte from West to East.
Lessona Bramaterra Gattinara Sizzano Fara Boca
Synonym for Uva Rara?
Bonarda
In Barbaresco what term refers to where the snow melts first?
La fioca à scianca (“where the snow melts first”)
Also called Sori
Which DOCG region was the first wine area of Italy to officially map out its crus?
Barbaresco
What is considered the best vineyard in the commune of Verduno?
Monvigliero
the Monvigliero hill is undoubtedly Verduno’s grand cru
Who produces Granbussia?
Aldo Conterno
Ghemme and Gattinara are separated by which river?
Sesia river
What does the term ‘Vigna’ refer to in Piedmont?
“Vigna” refers to a single vineyard wine
What is the only DOCG in Italy where the wine can be still, sweet or sparkling?
Erbaluce di Caluso
If the term ‘Derthona’ is found on a bottle, which variety is used?
Timarosso
Which producer resurrected Timarosso from the dead?
Walter Massa in the Colli Tortonesi DOC
In which Cru is Monfortino made?
Francia
Name 2 Monopole Crus in Barolo.
Falleto
Francia
Name the Monopole Cru in Barbaresco.
Martinenga
Which white variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?
Arneis
Which red variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?
Nebbiolo