TOSCANA Flashcards
RINASCIMENTO
Renaissance, cultural movement between 14th-16th centuries
TOSCANA DERIVED FROM?
“Etruria”, word used by Romans to indicate land inhabited by Etruscans. Over time, Etruria became “Tuscia”, then Toscana.
3 ANCIENT WINE FAMILIES OF TOSCANA
- RICASOLI
- FRESCOBALDI
- ANTINORI
BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ITALIAN?
TOSCANA
WHAT RICH BANKING FAMILY RULED IN THE 15TH CENTURY?
MEDICI (TRANSFORMED REPUBLIC INTO A SIGNORIA(lordship)
THE BANDO:
WHAT IS IT
WHAT APPS
WHO ISSUED IT
- HISTORICAL EDICT DELIMITING GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF 4 WINEGROWING ZONES AND PROTECTING USE OF THEIR NAMES FOR WINES PRODUCED ELSEWHERE
- CHIANTI, POMINO, CARMIGNANO, VAL D’ARNO DI SOPRA
- COSIMO III DE’ MEDICI (GRAND DUKE OF TOSCANA)
COLTURA PROMISCUA
MIXED CROP CULTIVATION
GIACOMO TACHIS WAS THE FOUNDER OF?
WHAT WINES?
FOUNDER OF ITALIAN WINE RENAISSANCE
SASSICAIA, TIGNANELLO, SOLAIA
GIULIO GAMBELLI KNOWN FOR? NICKNAME? WHAT WINES
FATHER OF SANGIOVESE BASED WINES
IL MAESTRO ASAGGIATORE (MASTER TASTER)
LE PERGOLE TORTE, CASE BASSE, POGGIO DI SOTTO’S BRUNELLO
WHAT IS LARGEST CENTRAL REGION?
TOSCANA
Tuscany RATIO OF HILLS/MOUNTAINS?
67%/25%
WHAT IS MAREMMA?
NAMES OF 3 AREAS?
COASTAL AREA BETWEEN TOSCANA AND LAZIO
- ALTA MAREMMA
- MAREMMA GROSSETANA (OFTEN JUST “MAREMMA”)
- MAREMMA LAZIALE
LONGEST/LARGEST RIVER IN TOSCANA?
ARNO-FLOWS WEST INTO LIGURIAN
OTHER 2 MAIN RIVERS of Tuscany
- OMBRONE
2. ORCIA
HOW DOES CORSICA MODERATE TOSCANA’S CLIMATE?
BLOCKS HUMID AIR CURRENTS MAKING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TOSCANA DRY.
GALESTRO?
FOUND?
METAMORPHIC ROCK- CLAY/SCHIST
CRUMBLEY/FLAKEY
CHIANTI CLASSICO, RUFINA, MONTALCINO
ALBERESE?
FOUND?
FINE CALCAREOUS MARL
CHIANTI CLASSICO
% RED GRAPES PLANTED TOSCANA
% SANGIOVESE
80%
60%
SANGIOVESE CROSS?
CILEGIOLO X CALABRESE MONTENUOVO
SANGIOVESE SYNONYMS/ORIGIN
- BRUNELLO (MONTALCINO)
- PRUGNOLO GENTILE (MONTEPULCIANO)
- MORELLINO (SCANSANO)
- SANGIOVESE GROSSO (ALL OVER TOSCANA)
- SANGIOVETO (CHINATI CLASSICO)
WHAT WAS ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL RED OF TOSCANA?
HOW DOES IT AFFECT A SANGIO BLEND?
CANAIOLO
SOFTENS, REFINES PERFUME AND MOUTHFEEL
CILEGIOLO MEANING?
SMALL CHERRY
ALEATICO
RED RELATED TO. MOSCATO BIANCO
GROWN ON ELBA
ALICANTE
CANNONAU
MALVASIA OF TOSCANA
MALVASIA BIANCA LUNGA
VERNACCIA MEANING?
Refers to grape or group?
LATIN “VERNACULUS” WHICH MEANS INDIGENOUS.
Unrelated group of varietals
2ND MOST PLANTED GRAPE IN TOSCANA?
MERLOT!
INTERNATIONAL RED GRAPES = WHAT % OF PLANTINGS IN TOSCANA?
20%
ARCHETTO?
VARIATION OF GUYOT
WHO HELPED DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY CLONES IN TOSCANA
CONSORZIO OF CHIANTI CLASSICO
PODERE?
FARM
POGGIO?
KNOLL/HILL
CASTELLO?
CASTLE
FATTORIA?
FARM
VIN SANTO OCCHIO DI PERNICE?
MEANING?
VIN SANTO USUALLY FROM SANGIO
“PARTRIDGE EYE”
VINSANTAIA?
NON TEMP CONTROLLED STORAGE ROOMS/LOFTS WHERE CARATELLI ARE SUBJECT TO SEASONAL TEMP FLUCTUATIONS
CARATELLI/CARATELLO
USUALLY 50L
OLD CHESTUNUT/OAK/ACACIA/JUNIPER OR CHERRY
MADRE
THICK DEPOSIT OF WINE SOAKED LEES LEFT IN THE BOTTOM OF CARATELLO AND RACKED.
NEWLY PRESSED JUICE GOES ON TOP SO THE MADRE GETS OLDER AND MORE COMPLEX (KIND OF LIKE SOLERA)
VIN SANTO MIN AGING
2-3 YRS BUT IN PRACTICE IS LONGER
CANTUCCI
(BISCOTTI) CLASSIC PAIRING WITH VIN SANTO
CAN VIN SANTO BE DRY?
YES
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WINE IN TOSCANA IS RED?
90%
TOSCANA PERCENTAGE OF DOC/G?
65%
TOSCANA PERCENTAGE OF IGT?
30%