Prosecco Flashcards

1
Q

Italy is the world’s largest sparkling wine exporter by what criteria?

A

Volume

France is largest by value

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2
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What percentage of Italian sparkling wine is made by the tank method vs traditional method?

A

96% tank

4% traditional

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3
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What are the two styles of Prosecco?

A

Spumante - fully sparkling

Frizzante - lightly sparkling lower pressure

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4
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How large is Prosecco DOC?

A

23,000 hectares

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5
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What is the name of the hilly, historic DOCG area of Prosecco?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

Producers here can also use ‘Superiore’ on their labels and omit ‘Prosecco’

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6
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Why was the name of the Prosecco grape changed to Glera

A
  • so Prosecco could be used as a term to define regions

- to stop other countries from exploiting success of the name (Australia!)

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7
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What is the climate in Prosecco DOC?

A

Moderate continental

Moderate rainfall

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8
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What factors in Conval DOCG help to create higher acidity, more intensely flavoured wines?

A

Cooling influence of altitude

Greater diurnal range

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9
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What are the main features of Glera?

A

Vigorous

Semi aromatic

High yielding

Susceptible to mildew, millerandage, summer drought and grapevine yellows

Needs specific trellising as not much fruit on the first 2 buds

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