Piemonte Part 2 W Flashcards
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What Langhe means
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Tongue (of land)
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Capital of Langhe
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Alba
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Influence of Tanaro River
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Moderates the climate
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What is the most important grape in Langhe
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Nebbiolo
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Langhe is often compared to what French wine region
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Burgundy
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Why Langhe is compared with Burgundy
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Small parcels of land
Diversity of Terroir
Small production scale
Multiple owners
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Nebbiolo word comes from what
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Nebia, Fog
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Where is home for Nebbiolo
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Langhe
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Why Nebbiolo is challenging
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Early budding, late-ripening, difficult to grow
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What are the most important appellation in Langhe
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Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco DOCG
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How big is Barolo compared with Barbaresco
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3 times bigger
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Who were the two most important figures in the early history of Barolo
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Giulia Falletti, Marquise of Barolo and Camitlo Benso Count of Cavour
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What did Giuia Falletti do
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Introduced Barolo wines to the rich circles of Torino
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Who was the enologist of Count of Cavour Camillo Benso
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Paolo Francesco Staglieno
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Who did the enologist Paolo Francesco Staglieno do
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Introduced the dry wine in mid 19th
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How many communes can produce Barolo wines
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11 communes
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What are the five most important communes
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La Morra, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d'Alba and Monforte d'Alba
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What is the percentage of wine produced by the five important communes
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90%
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What are the two main geological formation in Barolo
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Tortonian and Helvetian/Serravallian
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Where is generally more structured, powerful and full-bodied wines in Barolo
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Helvitian/Serravallian
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What is the type of soil in Helvetian/Serravallian
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Sandstone-sand
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Where is generally softer and more perfumed and elegant wines in Barolo
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Tortonian
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What is the type of soil in Tortonian area of Barolo
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Calcareous Marls
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What communes among the five + have more Tortonian soils
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La Morra and Alba
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What communes among the five+ have more Helvetian/Serravallian soils
Monferte d'Alba and Serralunga
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Traditionally most Barolo was made from single vineyards OR blend of different vineyards and villages
TRADITIONALLY was blend of different vineyards and village
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When single vineyards become important
1960-1970s
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What was the traditional way of winemaking in Barolo (Traditional) up to 1970
Long maceration, neutral oak barrels
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What was the modern way of winemaking in Barolo (Traditional) in the 1980s
Fruit driven, small oak barrels
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Who was the most important figure in the early history of Barbaresco
Domizio Cavazza
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What did Domizio Cavazza do
Bought the Barbaresco castle and created the first cooperative Produttori del Barbaresco 1894
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Who is credited to transforming Barbaresco into a modern world-class wine
Angelo Gaja
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What are the three main cities in Barbaresco DOCG
Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso
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Is the climate in Barbaresco warmer or cooler than in Barolo
warmer
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Why climate in Barbaresco is warmer than in Barolo
Closer to the river
| More sun
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What soil in Barbaresco Torotnian or Helvetian/Serravalian
Tortonian (calcareous marl with layers of sand)
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Barbaresco wines are more or less diverse than Barolo
Less diverse
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What is the percentage of Nebbiolo in Barbaresco
100%
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What is MGA
Menzione Geografica Aggiuntiva
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Is UGA part of classification system
No
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How many MGA in Barolo DOCG
181
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How many MGA in Barbaresco DOCG
66
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Which one Barbaresco or Barolo started MGA first
Barbaresco
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Names of UGA in Barolo
Canubi
Sarmassa
Brunate
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Names of MGA in Barbaresco DOCG
Rajbaja
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What is ageing time in Barolo
38 months 18 in oak
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What is the ageing time in Barolo for Riserva
62 months 18 in oak
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What is ageing time in Barbaresco DOCG
26 months 9 in oak
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What is the ageing time in Barbaresco for Riserva
50 months 9 in oak
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What are the three main areas of Monferrato
Basso Monferrato, Monferrato Astiano and Alto Monferrato
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What are the grapes which are considered home in Monferrato
Barbera
Cortese
Grignolino
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Which are the three main soil types that characterize the hills of Monferrato
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Terre Bianche (white)
Sabbie Astiane (sand)
Terre Rosso (red)
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What components in Terre Bianche
Sandstone
Sand
White Calcareous marls
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Where is Sabbie Astiane based found in Monferrato
At the banks of the river
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What components in Terre Rosso
Clay, iron content and magnesium
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Which are the main Barbera-based appellations of Monferrato
Barbara d'Asti DOCG
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG
Barbera del Monferrato DOC
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Do areas in Monferrato overlap or not
They overlap
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Which of the soil type Barbera d'Asti DOCG concentrate
North - Sabbie Astiane (sand)
South - Terre Bianche
Guyot/Cordone trained
Best sites
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What is the min percentage of Barbera in Barbera d'Asti DOCG
90%
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What is the ageing time for Barbera Superiore
14 months / 6 months in oak
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What is the largest DOCG in Piemonte
Asti DOCG
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What if the largest red wine DOCG by volume in Piemonte
Barbera d'Asti DOCG
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Which sub-zone of Barbera d'Asti has recently been elevated to its own DOCG
Nizza DOCG (2014)
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What is the percentage of Barbera in Nizza DOCG
100%
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What is the ageing requirements in Nizza DOCG
18 months / 6 months in oak
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What is the ageing requirements in Nizza DOCG Riserva
30 months / 12 months in oak
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What are the two sub-zones of Barbera d'Asti Superiore DOCG
Colli Astiani and Tinella with higher min alcohol
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What is the percentage of Barbera is in Barbera del Monferrato DOC and Superiore DOCG
85%
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Barbera Del Monferrato Superiore DOCG is for still or frizzante
Still wine
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Barbera Del Monferrato Superiore DOC is for still or frizzante
Both still and Frizzante wines
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Which grapes can be used on top of Barbera del Monferrato DOC/G
Freisa
Grignolino
Dolcetto
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Who is credited with having invented Asti sparkling wines
Carlo Gancia
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What is some of the advantage having tank method
Freshness, aromatic, lower cost
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Which grape is used in Asti DOCG
Moscato Bianco
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Asti is the second largest appellation by volume yes or no
No. It is the largest appellation by volume in Piemonte
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What is the largest appellation by volume in Italy
Prosecco DOC
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What are the soils in Asti DOCG
Terre Bianche
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What are the two category of Asti DOCG area
Asti DOCG and Moscato d'Asti DOCG
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Which is fully sparkling Asti or Moscato d'Asti
Asti
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What is the percentage of alcohol in Asti DOCG
7-8% ABV
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What is the percentage of alcohol in Moscato d'Asti DOCG
5-5.5% ABV
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Which of Asti and Moscato d'Asti must be vintage dated
Moscato d'Asti DOCG
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Which of Asti and Moscato d'Asti has mushroom cork
Asti DOCG
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Which of Asti and Moscato d'Asti has normal cork
Moscato d'Asti
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Asti DOCG has large scale producers or small scale producers
Large scale producers
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What is pressure of Asti DOCG
5-6 atm
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What is pressure of Moscato d'Asti DOCG
2.5 atm
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What are the sub-zones of Asti DOCG
Canelli and Santa Vitoria d'Alba
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Which are the two appellations that together produce the third largest volume of Dolcetto in Piemonte
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
| Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
90
What is the percentage of Dolcetto in Dolcetto di Ovada DOC
97%
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What s the percentage of Dolcetto in Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
100%
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What is the ageing time for Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
1 year and 2 years for RISERVA
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Which are the two main appellations based on the Grignolino grape
Grignolino d'Asti DOC and
| Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
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What is the percentage of Grignolino in Grignolino d'Asti DOC and Grignolino del Moneferrato DOC
90%
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What other grape is used in Grignolino DOCs
Freisa
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Which DOCG is based on the grape Ruchè
Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
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What is the percentage of Ruchè grape
90%
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What can be blended with Ruchè in Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato
Barbera and Brachetto
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Which is Monferrato's main appellation for the grape Freisa
Freisa d'Asti DOC
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Where is Freisa d'Asti DOC located
In Monferrato
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Which appellation produces aromatic sweet sparkling red wines
Brachetto d'Aqui DOCG
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Which style in Brachetto d'Acqui
Frizzante, spumante and passito
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Where is Gavi DOCG located
South of Monferrato
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What is the grape in Gavi DOCG
Cortese
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What is the percentage of Cortese in Gavi DOCG
100%
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How many MGA is there in Gavi DOCG
18 MGA (di commune di...)
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Who is considered the pioneer of modern Gavi
La Scolca
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Which distinctive grape is considered native to the hills of Tortona (Colli Tortonesi)
Timorasso
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Timorasso is red or white
White
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Who saved Timorasso from extinction
Walter Massa
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How is Timorasso is usually labeled
Colli Tortonesi DOC or Derthona
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Which other grapes in Colli Tortonesi
Barbera, Cortese and Dolcetto
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What is the sub-zone for Barbera in Colli Tortonesi
Monleale
114
More than 80% of wine production comes from the southeast (yes or no)
yes
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IGT is an important category in Piemonte (yes or no)
no IGT in Piemonte
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Piemonte has Italy's second highest production of DOC/G wines (yes or no)
no, It is the highest proportion of DOC/G
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The average family vineyard holding is 10 ha yes or no
no. It is 1-2ha
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What is Infernotti
Nooks in underground cellars
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What is Lampia
Principal clone of Nebbiolo
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What is Bricco
A superior site on a hill
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What is Chinato
Fortified wine made with a Barolo base wine
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What did Camilo Gancia do
Created fully sparkling Asti
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What did Giulia do?
Marketed Barolo in Torino in mid 19th century
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What is UGA?
Unit à Geografiche Aggiuntive
