Piedmonte Flashcards
Nicknames for Nebbiolo
Spanna
Chiavennasca
Picutener
What are the Communes of Barolo?
La Morra
Barolo
Catstiglione Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba
Montforte d’Alba
Novello
Verduno
What are two great vineyards in La Morra
Brunate
Cerequio
What is the best vineyard in Barolo commune
Cannubi
Where is Monprivato?
Catiglione Falletto
Novello is known for what?
Its normally blended with other regions
What did General Paolo Francesco Staglieno do?
He ‘cleaned’ up the wine regions
celler hygiene, destemming, and introduced long aging
Dry fermentation- Barolo historically made sweet wines
What is the soil of La Morra and Barolo
Tortonain Soil
Where can you find Serravallian sandstone?
Montforte d’Albra
serralunga d’Alba
Castiglione Falletto
What is the typical style training in Barolo?
Classic Guyot training
What are the Barolo Wars?
the battle between traditionalists and modernest
Name some traditionalists
Conterno, Macarello, Guiseppe Rinaladi
Name some moderests
Scavino, Sandrone, Elio Altare
What is the name for Barolo shaped bottle?
Albeisa Bottle
What river is Barolo and Barbaresco?
Tanaro River
Which region has the milder climate? Barolo or Barbaresco
Barbaresco
Why does Nebbiolo like Guyot training?
needs more buds on the vines because it buds near the plant are normally sterile
Name the three towns of Barbaresco
Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso
Name the bests sites in Barbaresco region
Asili
Martinenga
Ovello
Rabaja
Aging requirements for Barolo Normale
38 months, 18 in wood
Aging requirements of Barolo Riserva
62 months and 18 in wood
What does Vigna mean?
designations of specific viineyard names
What is the aging requirements of Barbaresco Normale?
26 months with 9 in cask
What is the aging requirements of Barbaresco Riserva
50 months, 9 in cask
When was Barbaresco DOCGd
1980
When was Barolo DOCGd
1980
What grape is Roero know for
Arneis and Nebbiolo
Where is Nebbiolo called Spanna
Gattinara, Boca
What river is Gattinara on?
Sesia River
What is Topie Training
similar to pergolas, in Carema
What grape is in Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato?
Ruche - has a strong fanleaf virus resistance
What was the first still white wine region DOCGd in Piedmonte?
Gavi
what is the grape in Moscato d’Asti and what is the local name?
Moscato Bianco
Moscato Canelli
What is the Charmat method known as in Moscato?
Methodo Martinotti
What is the alcohol range of Moscato d’Asti
4.5%-6.5%
What year was the worst hailstorm in history in Piedmont?
1951
Asti Metodo classico must undergo secondary fermentation and spend this much time on the lees
9 months
Permitted elevation for Barolo
170-540meters
Permitted elevation in Barbaresco
Max 550 meters
DOCGs for Dolcetto
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
What year did the crus of Barbaresco achieve MGA (Menzioni Geographic Aggiunitive) status
2007
Standard producers of Chinato
Cappellano
Pio Cesare
What is Chinato made from
Chinchona bark f
Earliest ripening grape in Piedmote
Dolcetto
How many DOCs and DOCGs in Piemonte
18 DOCG 41 DOC
