Trentino Flashcards
What are the rivers and valley in Trentino?
Rivers: Adige, Sarca, Brenta, Avisio
Valleys: Valdadige (Adige Valley) Val di Cembra, Valle di Laghi, Valsunga
What factors influence climate in Trentino?
Mountains - 70% above 3300 ft.
-block northerly winds
-moderates hot areas with cool descending air = acidity and aromatic varieties
Lake Garda: closer moderates, humidity, and breezes. Distance from lake becomes more continental
Ora del Garda - steady northerly breeze reduces humidity in Valle de Laghi
What makes dolomite and limestone different?
Dolomites - 11% magnesium, 21% calcium
Limestone (calcite) - 0.2% magnesium, 40% calcium
What are the need to know varieties for Trentino - 3 native, 3 international
Native: Nosiola (w)
Teroldego (r)
Marzemino (r)
Int’l: Chardonnay
Pinot Grigio
Muller Thurgau
What are common viticulture practices in Trentino?
Pergola Trentina: overhead training to capture sun and increase air flow
Leaf stripping and green harvesting to help ripening and increase sugar levels
Name the 5 Trentino DOC sub-zones
- Vino Santo/Vino Santo superiore
- Marzemino (r)
- Isera
- Ziresi
- Valle di Cembra
Describe the wine industry in Trentino
-Large % of cooperatives that were grower initiated (rather than government)
-80% of territory is DOC, one of highest % in Italy
What are the main DOC/IGTs of Trentino
- Trentino
- Trento - sparkling only
- Teroldego Rotaliano
- Vigneti d’elle Dolomitique
Who was Giulo Ferrari?
Oenologist who recognized potential of Chardonnay for tradition method sparkling wine in Trentino in 1902
Name the rivers and valleys associated with them in Trentino
Adige Valley - Adige River
Val Sugana - Brenta River
Cembra Valley - Avisio River
Who brought wine making to Trentino and what were the ruling empires?
Estrucans - 7th c BC. Wine amphora found
Romans - outpost
Barbarian invasions - exported wine during Middle Ages
House of Habsburg (Austria)
Describe the soils and what valleys they are found in in Trentino
Glacial deposits: gravel, sands and clay. Found on valley floor of Valdadige
Purple porphyritic rock: Val di Cembra
Dolomites, limestone, granite
What are the most planted grapes in Trentino?
White (70%): Chard, Pinot Grigio, Muller Thurgau, Gew.
Reverse of trational; used to be mainly red
Where are Trentino’s vineyards planted?
80% valley floor and slopes of Valdadige
20% smaller valleys
What spirit comes from Trentino? How is it made?
Grappa - vinacce of Trentinian grapes
What are the main grapes of Valle di Cembra?
Muller Thurgau
Riesling
Schiava, Schiava Gentile
(Trentino sub-zone)
What styles are Teroldego Rotaliano produced in?
100% Toreldego
Dry, red
Fuller styles as results of Elisabeth Foradori - lower yields, guyot
Riserva
Kretzer - rose
What is the name of the school in Trentino?
Instituto Agrario di San Michele (Fondazione Edmund Mach)
What grape and style is Vin Santo?
Nosiola (w) sweet dessert wine
Appassimento, noble rot allowed
12 - 13% alcohol (up to 3 years vinification time)
Aged 3 years. Superiore 4+
What is the grape and style of Isera, Ziresi?
Marzemino superiore
Ziresi - richest of all marzemino
What are the grapes and styles of Trento DOC wines?
Traditional method sparkling wines aka Mountain Bubbles
Chardonnay/Pinot Nero
15-24 months on lees
What does maso apply to?
Trentino and Alto Adige estate wineries aka homesteads
What grapes and styles are made in Vignetti delle Dolomiti IGT?
Bordeaux blends
Teroldego blends
Chardonnay
Muller Thurgau
What regions does Delle Venezie DOC belong to?
Trentino
Friuli
Veneto
What regions does Lago di Caldaro belong to?
Trentino
Alto Adige (Kalterersee)
What regions does Valdadige DOC belong to?
Trentino
Alto Adige (Etschtaler)
Veneto
How many DOCGs are in Trentino? Classico regions?
Zero
Who were the key producers in Trentino?
Ferrari - Traditional Method Trento
Foradori - Teroldego/Trentino
Where are the majority of Trenton;s grapes planted?
80% on valley floor and slopes of Val d’Adige. Somewhat opposite of other alpine-influenced areas
Where is Marzemino traditionally from?
Vallagrina Valley/Lagrina Valley (Trentino)
