TOSCANA Flashcards

1
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RINASCIMENTO

A

Renaissance, cultural movement between 14th-16th centuries

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TOSCANA DERIVED FROM?

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“Etruria”, word used by Romans to indicate land inhabited by Etruscans. Over time, Etruria became “Tuscia”, then Toscana.

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3 ANCIENT WINE FAMILIES OF TOSCANA

A
  1. RICASOLI
  2. FRESCOBALDI
  3. ANTINORI
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BIRTHPLACE OF MODERN ITALIAN?

A

TOSCANA

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WHAT RICH BANKING FAMILY RULED IN THE 15TH CENTURY?

A

MEDICI (TRANSFORMED REPUBLIC INTO A SIGNORIA(lordship)

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6
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THE BANDO:
WHAT IS IT
WHAT APPS
WHO ISSUED IT

A
  1. HISTORICAL EDICT DELIMITING GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF 4 WINEGROWING ZONES AND PROTECTING USE OF THEIR NAMES FOR WINES PRODUCED ELSEWHERE
  2. CHIANTI, POMINO, CARMIGNANO, VAL D’ARNO DI SOPRA
  3. COSIMO III DE’ MEDICI (GRAND DUKE OF TOSCANA)
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7
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COLTURA PROMISCUA

A

MIXED CROP CULTIVATION

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8
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GIACOMO TACHIS WAS THE FOUNDER OF?

WHAT WINES?

A

FOUNDER OF ITALIAN WINE RENAISSANCE

SASSICAIA, TIGNANELLO, SOLAIA

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GIULIO GAMBELLI KNOWN FOR? NICKNAME? WHAT WINES

A

FATHER OF SANGIOVESE BASED WINES

IL MAESTRO ASAGGIATORE (MASTER TASTER)

LE PERGOLE TORTE, CASE BASSE, POGGIO DI SOTTO’S BRUNELLO

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10
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WHAT IS LARGEST CENTRAL REGION?

A

TOSCANA

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11
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Tuscany RATIO OF HILLS/MOUNTAINS?

A

67%/25%

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WHAT IS MAREMMA?

NAMES OF 3 AREAS?

A

COASTAL AREA BETWEEN TOSCANA AND LAZIO

  1. ALTA MAREMMA
  2. MAREMMA GROSSETANA (OFTEN JUST “MAREMMA”)
  3. MAREMMA LAZIALE
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13
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LONGEST/LARGEST RIVER IN TOSCANA?

A

ARNO-FLOWS WEST INTO LIGURIAN

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14
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OTHER 2 MAIN RIVERS of Tuscany

A
  1. OMBRONE

2. ORCIA

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HOW DOES CORSICA MODERATE TOSCANA’S CLIMATE?

A

BLOCKS HUMID AIR CURRENTS MAKING CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TOSCANA DRY.

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16
Q

GALESTRO?

FOUND?

A

METAMORPHIC ROCK- CLAY/SCHIST
CRUMBLEY/FLAKEY

CHIANTI CLASSICO, RUFINA, MONTALCINO

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17
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ALBERESE?

FOUND?

A

FINE CALCAREOUS MARL

CHIANTI CLASSICO

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18
Q

% RED GRAPES PLANTED TOSCANA

% SANGIOVESE

A

80%

60%

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19
Q

SANGIOVESE CROSS?

A

CILEGIOLO X CALABRESE MONTENUOVO

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SANGIOVESE SYNONYMS/ORIGIN

A
  1. BRUNELLO (MONTALCINO)
  2. PRUGNOLO GENTILE (MONTEPULCIANO)
  3. MORELLINO (SCANSANO)
  4. SANGIOVESE GROSSO (ALL OVER TOSCANA)
  5. SANGIOVETO (CHINATI CLASSICO)
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21
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WHAT WAS ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL RED OF TOSCANA?

HOW DOES IT AFFECT A SANGIO BLEND?

A

CANAIOLO

SOFTENS, REFINES PERFUME AND MOUTHFEEL

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22
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CILEGIOLO MEANING?

A

SMALL CHERRY

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ALEATICO

A

RED RELATED TO. MOSCATO BIANCO

GROWN ON ELBA

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24
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ALICANTE

A

CANNONAU

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25
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MALVASIA OF TOSCANA

A

MALVASIA BIANCA LUNGA

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VERNACCIA MEANING?

Refers to grape or group?

A

LATIN “VERNACULUS” WHICH MEANS INDIGENOUS.

Unrelated group of varietals

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27
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2ND MOST PLANTED GRAPE IN TOSCANA?

A

MERLOT!

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28
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INTERNATIONAL RED GRAPES = WHAT % OF PLANTINGS IN TOSCANA?

A

20%

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29
Q

ARCHETTO?

A

VARIATION OF GUYOT

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30
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WHO HELPED DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY CLONES IN TOSCANA

A

CONSORZIO OF CHIANTI CLASSICO

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31
Q

PODERE?

A

FARM

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32
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POGGIO?

A

KNOLL/HILL

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33
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CASTELLO?

A

CASTLE

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34
Q

FATTORIA?

A

FARM

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35
Q

VIN SANTO OCCHIO DI PERNICE?

MEANING?

A

VIN SANTO USUALLY FROM SANGIO

“PARTRIDGE EYE”

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36
Q

VINSANTAIA?

A

NON TEMP CONTROLLED STORAGE ROOMS/LOFTS WHERE CARATELLI ARE SUBJECT TO SEASONAL TEMP FLUCTUATIONS

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37
Q

CARATELLI/CARATELLO

A

USUALLY 50L

OLD CHESTUNUT/OAK/ACACIA/JUNIPER OR CHERRY

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38
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MADRE

A

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)

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39
Q

VIN SANTO MIN AGING

A

2-3 YRS BUT IN PRACTICE IS LONGER

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40
Q

CANTUCCI

A

(BISCOTTI) CLASSIC PAIRING WITH VIN SANTO

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41
Q

CAN VIN SANTO BE DRY?

A

YES

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42
Q

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF WINE IN TOSCANA IS RED?

A

90%

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43
Q

TOSCANA PERCENTAGE OF DOC/G?

A

65%

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44
Q

TOSCANA PERCENTAGE OF IGT?

A

30%

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45
Q

QUANTITY OF TOSCANA DOCG?

DOC?

A

DOCG=11

DOC=41

46
Q

WHAT AREA OF MAREMMA IS BOLGHERI IN?

A

ALTA MAREMMA

47
Q

WHAT TERRAIN IS MOST OF BOLGHERI PLANTED ON?

A

FLATS

48
Q

WHAT WINE MADE BOLGHERI FAMOUS? WHEN?

A

SASSICAIA

1970’S

49
Q

SASSICAIA REFERS TO?

A

STONE/GRAEL SOIL

50
Q

WHO MAKES SASSICAIA?

WHAT IS THE ESTATE’S NAME

A

MARCHESE INCISA DELLA ROCCHETTA

TENUTA SAN GUIDO

51
Q

1ST COMMERCIAL VINTAGE OF SASSICAIA?

A

1968

52
Q

WHEN DID BOLGHERI BECOME A DOC?

A

1994

53
Q

WHEN DID BOLGHERI SASSICAIA DOC BECOME A SUBZONE

A

2013

54
Q

SASSICAIA VARIETALS?

AGING?

A

MIN 80% CS

24/18 SMALL OAK BARRELS

55
Q

WHAT PERCENTAGE HAS EVERY SASSICAIA BEEN?

A

85% CS

15% CF

56
Q

WHAT TYPE OF WINE WAS BOLGHERI DOC CREATED FOR?

WHEN DID THEY MODIFY TO ALLOW FOR RED WINE?

A

WHITE AND ROSE

1994

57
Q

FAMOUS ESTATES OF BOLGHERI DOC?

A
  1. GRATTAMACCO
  2. TENUTA DELL’ ORNELLAIA
  3. LE MACCHIOLE
  4. MICHELE SATTA
  5. CA’MARCANDA
  6. GUADO AL TASSO
58
Q

WHILE SASSICAIA WAS THE PROTOTYPE SUPER TUSCAN WHERE WAS THE EPICENTER?

WHAT FAMOUS SUPER TUSCANS ARE FROM THERE?

A

CHIANTI CLASSICO

  1. TIGNANELLO (ANTINORI)
  2. VIGORELLO (TENUTA SAN FELICE)
59
Q

WHAT ARE THE 2 CATEGORIES OF RED IN BOLGHERI DOC?

A
  1. BOLGHERI ROSSO DOC
  2. BOLGHERI ROSSO SUPERIORE DOC
    MIN 24/12 OAK
60
Q

VAL DI CORNIA ROSSO DOCG?

A

ROSSO= SANGIO + CS &OR MERLOT

RISERVA-24/18

61
Q

SUVERETO DOCG?

WHERE DOC WAS IT FORMERLY A SUB OF?

A

4 TYPES OF WINE.

  1. SUVERETO DOCG= CS/MERLOT
  2. SANGIO
  3. CS
  4. MERLOT

RISERVA =24/18

FORMERLY A SUB OF VAL DI CORNIA DOC

62
Q

MONTECUCCO DOC & MONTECUCCO SANGIOVESE DOCG?

MGA’S

WHAT RIVER SEPARATES FROM MONTALCINO?

A
WHITE= TREB
RED= SANGO

DOCG= 90% SANGIO +12 OAK

RISERVA 24 OAK

25 MGA

ORCIA RIVER

63
Q

MORELLINO DI SCANSANO DOCG?

WHAT IS IT KNOWN FOR?

A

85% SANGIO
15% ALICANTE, CILEGIOLO, MERLOT

RISERVA= 24/12

MOST WELL KNOWN WINE OF SOUTHERN MAREMMA

64
Q

WHERE IS ANSONICA MOST FAMOUSLY GROWN

A

ISLAND OF GIGLIO MGA (ISOLA DEL GIGLIO

65
Q

MAREMMA TOSCANA DOC?

A

SANGIO ROSSO
TREB AND OR VERM BIANCO

WIDE RANGE OF STYLE

66
Q

ITALY’S 3RD LARGEST ISLAND?

SETTLED BY WHOM FOR WHAT?

A

ELBA

ETRUSCANS/IRON

67
Q

INSULA VINI FERAX

A

PLINY THE ELDER ABOUT ELBA= ISLAND FERTILE OF WINE

68
Q

ELBA ALEATICO PASSITO DOCG?

A

SWEET REDS 100% ALEATICO

69
Q

ELBA BIANCO?

A

WHITE BLEND OF PROCANICO (TREBBIANO)

70
Q

CARMIGNANO DOCG?

A

MIN 50% SANGIO (IN PRACTICE 70-90%
10-20% CS/CF

8 MONTHS OAK/CHESTNUT

RISERVA 36/12 WOOD

71
Q

BARCO REALE DI CARMIGNANO DOC?

A

“SECOND” WINE OF CARMIGNANO.

SAME VARIETAL COMP AS CARMIGNANO BUT NO AGING REQUIREMENTS.

DECLASSIFY DOC

72
Q

VIN RUSPO WINE STYLE?

SIGNIFICANCE/MEANING?

A

ROSATO (SALASSO AKA SAIGNEE)

RUSPARE= TO DRAW OFF

IN THE DAYS OF MEZZADRIA, COMMON FOR FARMERS TO DRAW OFF FRESH MUST BEFORE DELIVERING BALANCE TO THE LANDOWNER

73
Q

VIN SANTO DI CARMIGNANO DOCG

A

TREB & MALVASIA

74
Q

CHIANTI STORICO

A

TODAY=CHIANTI CLASSICO

75
Q

WHAT 2 CITY STATES FOUGHT OVER CHIANTI?

A

FIRENZE (FLORENCE) AND SIENA

76
Q

WHEN WERE GEOGRAPHIC/POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OF CHIANTI FIRST SET?

HOW?

A

FIRENZE ESTABLISHED LEAGUE OF CHIANTI IN 1384. DIVIDED INTO 3 SUB TERRITORIES

  1. CASTELLINA
  2. GAIOLE
  3. RADDA
77
Q

GALLO NERO

A
SIENA= WHITE ROOSTER
FIRENZE= BLACK

FIRENZE STARVED AND KEPTI IN THE DARK TO CROW EARLIER. ALLOWED FIRENZE TO CONTROL MAJORITY OF TERRITORY.

78
Q

BARON BETTINO RICASOLI

A

CREDITED WITH NEW FORMULA FOR CHIANTI BLEND
70 SANGIO
15 CANAIOLO
15 MALVASIA

79
Q

WHAT VARIETAL REPLACED MALVASIA IN CHIANTI BLEND, DILUTING AND CHANGING ITS CHARACTER?

A

TREBBIANO

80
Q

VINO ALL’USO DI CHIANTI

HOW DID IT COME ABOUT

A

WINE IN THE STYLE OF CHIANTI

DEMAND FOR CHIANTI EXCEEDED SUPPLY DUE TO PHYLLOXERA IN FRANCE.

81
Q

CONSORZIO DEL GALLO NERO AND CHIANTI TIMELINE

A

1924 FORMED
1927 FORMALIZED CHIANTI BOUNDARIES
1932 ITALIAN GOV DEFINES CHIANTI BOUNDERIES TO LARGER AREA

1967 CHIANTI DOC
1984 CHIANTI DOCG
1996 CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG (ALLOWING 100% SANGIO FOR 1ST TIME)

82
Q

WHEN WERE WHITES BANNED FROM CHIANTI CLASSICO?

A

2006

83
Q

MACIGNO

A

ALBARESE (IN CHIANTI) (SANDSTONE)

84
Q

CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG

A

80% SANGIO (IN PRACTICE 90-100)

85
Q

3 CATEGORIES OF CHIANTI CLASSICO

A
  1. ANNATA
  2. RISERVA- 24 MONTHS AGING
  3. GRAN SELEZIONE (2013)
    OFTEN SINGLE VINEYARD
    30 MONTHS AGING
86
Q

VIN SANTO DEL CHIANTI CLASSICO DOC

A

60% TREB/MALVASIA

MIN 24 MONTHS CARATELLI

87
Q

CHIANTI DOCG

A

70% SANGIO (EXCEPT COLLI SENESI SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT)

WHITE CAN’T EXCEED 10%

88
Q

CHIANTI DOCG SUB ZONES?

A
  1. RUFINA- SMALLEST BUT MOST PRESIGIOUS (NE)
  2. COLLI FIORENTINI-N CENTRAL
  3. COLLI ARETINI-E CENTRAL
  4. COLLINE PISANE- FURTHEST WEST/MOST COASTAL
  5. MONTALBANO- NW
  6. MONTESPERTOLI- MOST RECENT 1997, CENTRAL
  7. COLLI SENESI- S MOST- ONLY WITH DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS (75 SANGIO, NO WHITES AS OF 2016)
89
Q

VIN SANTO DEL CHIANTI DOC

A

CAN USE CHIANTI DOCG SUB ZONE DESIGNATIONS

90
Q

POMINO DOC

A

COOLER

BIANCO- CH BASED
SV CHARD
SV SB

91
Q

FIRST ITALIAN WINE TO RECEIVE DOC STATUS?

A

VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO

92
Q

VERNACCIA DI SAN GIMIGNANO DOCG

A

85 VERNACCIA
RISERVA = 11 MONTHS AGE

NOW FRESH BUT ORIGINALLY ORANGE

93
Q

WHAT IS EASTERNMOST DOC OF TOSCANA

A

CORTONA DOC

94
Q

CORTONA DOC?

A

1999

KNOWN FOR SYRAH BLENDS AND SV SYRAH!

95
Q

VAL D’ARNO DI SOPRA DOC

A

PART OF MEDICI’S EDICT

96
Q

1ST PROMINENT WINES OF MONTALCINO?

A

SWEET MOSCADELLO

97
Q

WHO FIRST GREW BRUNELLO?

WHAT WAS HIS ESTATE NAMED?

HOW DID HE FARM?

A

CLEMENTE SANTI

FATTORIA DEL GREPPO

MONOCULTURE

98
Q

VINO ROSSO SCELTO (BRUNELLO)

A

1865 VINTAGE (SANTI) FIRST DOCUMENTATION OF BRUNELLO

99
Q

SANTI’S GRANDSON?

NAME OF NEW WINERY?

WINEMAKING PRACTICES

A

FERRUCCIO BIONDI

BIONDI-SANTI

DESTEMMING, LARGE SLAVONIAN OAK

100
Q

BRUNELLO TRANSLATION?

DOC YEAR?

DOCG?

A

LITTLE DARK ONE

1966

1980

101
Q

MONTALCINO SOIL?

A

GALESTRO & ALBARESE

102
Q

7 UNOFFICIAL ZONES OF MONTALCINO

A
  1. MONTALCINO
  2. TORRENIERI
  3. TAVERNELLE
  4. CAMIGLIANO
  5. SANT’ANGELO IN COLLE
  6. CASTELNUOO DELL’ ABATE
  7. SANT’ ANGELO SCALO
103
Q

BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG

A

100 SANGIO

LONGEST AGING REQUIREMENTS IN ITALY

MIN 4 YR/ RISERVA 60/24 OAK

104
Q

ROSSO DI MONTALCINO DOCG

A

SECOND WINE TO BRUNELLO

105
Q

WHO REVIVED VIN NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO?

WHAT DECADE

A

ADAMO FANETTI 1930’S

106
Q

VNDMONTEPULCIANO BECAME DOCG WHAT YEAR

A

1980

107
Q

VIN NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO DOCG

A

70 SANGIO
30% ANY OTHER APPROVED GRAPE IN TOSCANA
5% MAX FOR WHITE BUT RARELY USED

ELEGANCE OF CHIANTI/STRUCTURE OF BRUNELLO

108
Q

ROSSO DI MONTEPULCIANO DOC

A

SECOND WINE

109
Q

VIN SANTO DI MONTEPULCIANO DOC

A

70% MALV/TREBBIANO/GRECHETTO

110
Q

GOVERNO

A

SAVING A BATCH FROM HARVEST AND PARTIALLY DRYING THEM. IF ORIGINAL FERMENTATION STARTS TO GET STUCK, THE BATCH IS ADDED TO KICK START FERMENTATION