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Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia Flashcards

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Terrain of Trentino-Alto Adige

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Landlocked, mountainous

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General location and language of Trentino vs Alto Adige

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Alto Adige is North - German speaking

Trentino is South - Italian speaking

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German word for Alto Adige?

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Südtirol

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What is Südtirol

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German word for Alto Adige

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What DOC encapsulates all of Trentino-Alto Adige (and Verona in Veneto)

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Valdadige DOC

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Name some Trentino DOC whites often varietally labeled

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Chard, PG, Pinot Bianco, Müller-Thurgau, Sauvignon Blanc

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What grape is heavily utilized in Alto Adige but not as much in Trentino

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Gewürztraminer

name linked to local village of Tramin

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What is the Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler)?

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official subzone of Alto Adige

  • gaining recognition for higher quality whites from German and Austrian varietals
  • Silvaner, Veltliner, Kerner
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What is the parentage of Kerner? Where is it often found?

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Schiava Grossa x Riesling

-found in Alto Adige - subzone Valle Isarco Eisacktaler

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What official subzone of Alto Adige is gaining recognition for higher quality whites from German and Austrian varietals?

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Valle Isarco (Eisacktaler)

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Where is the best Pinot Bianco in Alto Adige?

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Oltradige, south of Bolzano, near Appiano

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What is Terlano DOC known for? Where is it?

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In AA, just west of capital in Val d’Adige

  • whites blended from Chard, Pinot Bianco, Sauv Blanc
  • oaked and unoaked

-home of Cantina Terlano (Terlan)

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What is one of the most respected cooperatives in Italy located in AA

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Cantina Terlano in Terlano DOC

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Does Trentino-Alto Adige supply larger quantity of red or white wine?

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Known more for white, but supplies larger quantity of reds!

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What is the predominant grape in AA and Trentino?

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Schiava (Vernatsch)

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What is Vernatsch?

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Schiava

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17
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Name for Schiana in Alto Adige?

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Vernatsch

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18
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What subzone of Alto Adige is the premier geographical appellation for Schiava varietal wines?

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Santa Maddelena

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Two DOCs known for Schiava? Which allows for blending with Merlot and Lambrusco?

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Casteller DOC in Trentino (allows blending)

Lago di Caldaro DOC

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What dense, spicy red grape is native to Trentino but thrives in AA?

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Lagrein

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Best growing area for Lagrein in AA?

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-flatter growing area of Gries, just outseide Bolzano

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Where is Pinot Nero found in AA?

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Bassa Atesina - southernmost growing zone

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DOC for Teroldego?

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Teroldego Rotaliano DOC - Trentino

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24
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What is Marzemino?

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  • progeny of Teroldego - sibling to Lagrein

- one of major Trentino DOC red grapes

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What international grapes are steading increasing in importance in T-AA?

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Cab Sauv
Cab Franc
Merlot
Pinot Nero

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Are there any DOCG zones in T-AA? Is there a lot of quality wine in general?

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NO but over 75% is DOC (as of 2000)

-3/4 output dominated by co-ops, so struggles with rep of avg quality wine

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What is the capital of Veneto?

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Venice

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What region produces the most wine in Italy?

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Veneto!

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29
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What is the quality level of much of the wine from the Veneto?

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Over a quarter is DOC, but ocean of neutral cheap PG and sparkling wine is most common

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Two DOCGs within Valpolicella DOC

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  • Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

- Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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Styles and Subregions of Valpolicella DOC

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Styles

  • Valpolicella
  • Valpolicella Superiore

Subregions
-Valpolicella Classico
-Valpolicella Valpantena
(-Valpolicella Est - unofficial)

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Grapes of Valpolicella DOC

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  • 45-95% Corvina (Corvinone may substitute up to 50%)
  • 5-30% Rondinella
  • Max 25% other red grapes (no single variety may comprise more than 10% of the blend)
  • ->often Molinara, Negrara, Oseleta

(Of this 25%, a maximum 15% are non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona, and a maximum 10% are native Italian red grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona)

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Where is Valpolicella Classico?

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Western end of Valpolicella

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Subregions of Valpolicella Classico (5)

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  • Fumane
  • Marano
  • Negrar
  • Sant’Ambrogio
  • San Pietro
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35
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How is Valpolicella Superiore different from Valpo DOC?

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  • Rounder
  • higher min. Alcohol (12% instead of 11)
  • Min. 1 year of aging
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36
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Where is Romano Dal Forno located?

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Val D’Illasi

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37
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Are vigna bottlings common in Valpolicella?

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Yes - becomming more common

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38
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What came first, recioto or Valpo?

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Recioto is the historical specialty of the region - Valpolicella’s recursor

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What is the name for the process used to make Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone

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appassimento

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What is appassimento?

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Expensive process for Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone where grapes are dried for over 3 months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation - concentrating sugar and extract

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What is a fruttai?

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Loft used for drying grapes in Amarone and Recioto

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Difference between Amarone and Recioto della Valpolicella?

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Recioto della Valpolicella - typically dried for an additional month, resulting wine is semi-sweet to sweet
Amarone - fermented to dryness or near-dryness

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43
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What does the appassimento process add to final wine?

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  • complex dried fruit tones
  • alcoholic warmth
  • round, glycolic mouthfeel
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Aging reqs for Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto?

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Amarone della Valpolicella:

  • Minimum 2 years from January 1 yr after harvest
  • Minimum 4 years from November 1

NO aging reqs for Recioto

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Two producers using more modern approach (new barriques) with Amarone

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  • Dal Forno

- Allegrini

46
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Name a traditionalist Amarone producer using large neutral Slavonian botti

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Giuseppe Quintarelli

47
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What is required to label Amarone Riserva?

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Aging min 4 years

48
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When did Recioto and Amarone della Valpolicella achieve DOCG?

49
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May any of the Valpolicella/Amarone/Recioto wines be spumante?

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Just Recioto della Valpolicella

50
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What is Valpolicella Ripasso

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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

  • steppingstone in style between Valpolicella and Amarone
  • “re-passed” over and refermented with unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto wine
51
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Min alcohol for Valpolicella Ripasso DOC? Riserva?

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12.5% for Ripasso

13% for Ripasso Riserva

52
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Min alcohol for Recioto della Valpo? Amarone?

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Recioto - 14%

Amarone - 12%

53
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Where is the Bardolino DOC

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between Valpolicella Classico and eastern shore of Lake Garda

54
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What is the blend and style of Bardolino DOC?

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Corvina, Rondinella (may have Molinara and others)

  • slightly lighter and more neutral than Valpolicella
  • from Novello or Classico Novello must have 85% carbonic
55
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Requirements for Bardolino Superiore DOCG?

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1 year of aging

12% alcohol

56
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What is the term for rose wines from Bardolino?

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Bardolino Chiaretto (translates to Claret)

57
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What is Chiaretto?

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Rose from Bardonlino

translates to Claret

58
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What is the most important white wine zone in Veneto?

59
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Grapes of Soave DOC

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  • min. 70% Garganega
  • max. 30% Trebbiano di Soave + Chardonnay

-max 5% other white non-aromatic grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona.

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Subregions of Soave DOC

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  • Colli Scaligeri (hillsides outside Classico)

- Classico (part of the communes of Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone)

61
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Two DOCGs within Soave DOC

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  • Recioto di Soave DOCG

- Soave Superiore DOCG

62
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Grapes for Soave Superiore DOCG/Recioto di Soave DOCG

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  • Minimum 70% Garganega
  • Maximum 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave and (max 5% single variety for the following) other white varieties suitable for cultivation in Verona
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Aging reqs for Soave Superiore/Riserva?

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1 yr with 3months in bottle

riserva- 2 yrs

64
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What is Recioto di Soave?

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  • Made from grapes dried 4-6 months
  • same delimited area as Soave Superiore
  • BOTRYTIS encouraged
65
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Would you find botrytis on Recioto di Soave wines?

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likely! it is encouraged

66
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May Soave DOC, Recioto di Soave and Soave Superiore wines be Spumante?

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Just Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG may be spumante

Superiore may NOT be spumante

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What is the primary grape of Gambellara DOC? Where is it located?

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  • Garganega is principle grape (80%)

- Located to the immediate East of Soave

68
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What is the DOCG for Gambellara?

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Recioto di Gambellara DOCG (2008)

-sweet still and sparkling wine

69
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What are the grapes of Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?

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100% dried Garganega grapes

70
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Grape and style of Breganze Torcolato DOC?

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100% Vespaiolo
-local acidic grape

-passito wines - min 35 g/L RS

71
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Best producer of Breganze Torcolato DOC?

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Fausto Maculan

72
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What varietals might you see in Breganze DOC?

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number of varietal dry wines

whites min 50% Tai (tocai friulano)
reds min 50% Merlot

73
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How much sparkling wine is produced annually from the Prosecco grape

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over 1 million hectoliters!

~26.5 million gallons

74
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What is another name for the Prosecco grape?

75
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What method is usually employed for the frizzante/spumante wines of Prosecco?

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Charmat method

76
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Min pressure for spumante Prosecco?

Frizzante?

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spumante - min 3.5 atm

frizzante - 1 - 2.5 atm

77
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Where does secondary fermentation occur for Prosecco wine?

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usually in large stainless steel autoclaves to keep the wine under pressure

78
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Classic base of the Bellini cocktail?

79
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Two DOCGs for Prosseco

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  • Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
  • Asolo Prosecco DOCG

(2009)

80
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Main grapes of Prosecco?

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minimum 85% Glera (prosecco)

Others:
Verdiso, 
Bianchetta Trevigiana, 
Perera, 
Glera Lunga, 
Chardonnay, 
Pinot Bianco, 
Pinot Grigio, 
Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine)
81
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What styles are the main focus in DOCG Prosecco wines?

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  • focus on frizzante and spumante superiore styles
  • Spumante wines may be brut to demi-sec but usually extra dry or brut

(may also produce still wine)

82
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Would 2ndary fermentation very occur in the bottle for Prosecco?

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Yes sometimes for the semi-sparkling (frizzante) styles - but will be noted on label with rifermentazione in bottiglia

83
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What is the historical hearland of Prosecco production?

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Hilly zone between the communes of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene

84
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Most noteworthy Cru of Prosecco? What are wines like from there?

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Cartizze
(labeled Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze)

-fully sparkling and “dry” 17-35 g/L RS

85
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Is most Prosecco Vintage or NV? How much required for vintage statement?

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Most is NV

-requires 85% for vintage date

86
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If the wine is not at Prosecco DOC level, how must it be labeled?

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With historical name - Glera on label.

-Cant have Prosecco on label

87
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What is main grape of Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio, Piave Malanotte, and Lison DOCGs?

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Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio - Moscato Giallo
Piave Malanotte - Raboso Piave
Liso - Tai (friulano)

88
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What is Tai?

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Grape known as tocai friulano - today just friulano

89
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What is Mario Schiopetto credited with introducing to Friulian winemaking in the 1960s

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techniques adapted from Germany and Austria leading to clean modern white winemaking

90
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What is the Friulian style

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crisp, aromatic, fruit driven varietal white wines designed for quick consumption

91
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What is the style of Josko Gravner’s wines

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  • orange wine with lengthy skin contact

- aged in amphorae in ancient Slavic fashion

92
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What Friulian producer is known for aging in amphorae with lengthy skin contact making orange wines?

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Josko Gravner

93
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Name common international grapes bottled varietally in Friuli

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Pinot Bianco
Chardonnay
Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc (Sauvignon)

94
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DOCGs of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

4

A 
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG	
Lison DOCG (shared with Veneto)	 
Ramandolo DOCG	 
Rosazzo DOCG
95
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Which DOCGs from Friuli are known for sweet passito wines? What are the main grapes of each?

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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
- Picolit

Ramandolo DOCG
- Verduzzo Giallo (Verduzzo Friulano)

96
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What is the sole subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG, containing the coolest and highest elevation areas?

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Cialla (monopole of Ronchi di Cialla)

97
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Who is the sole producer of the monopole Cialla?

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Ronchi di Cialla

98
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What is Ronchi di Cialla most known for?

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Schioppettino

-shepherded the varietal back from extinction

99
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Two most famous producers of orange wine in Friuli

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  • Gravner

- Radikon

100
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Two producers famous for powerful white wines in Friuli

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  • Miani

- Livio Felluga

101
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Two producers for Sauvignon Blanc in Friuli

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  • Venica e Venica

- Ronco del Gnemiz

102
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Name a few indiginous grapes to friuli

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  • Ribolla Gialla
  • Malvasia Istriana
  • Friulano (tocai Friulano) AKA Tai
103
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Main grape of Rosazzo DOCG?

104
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Who makes Terre Alte? Grape and DOCG?

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Felluga

-made with friulano (and Pinot Bianco/Sauvignon) in Rosazzo DOCG

105
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What DOCG is shared between Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Veneto?

What DOC is shared between the two?

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Lison DOCG

Prosecco DOC

106
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What is the most planted grape of Friuli?

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MERLOT!

May be blended with Cab Sauv and Cab Franc

107
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Noteworthy indigenous red grapes of Friuli?

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Refosco - lightest, most planted

Schioppettino
Pignolo
-bottom two are denser, spicier, more ageworthy

108
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What are the two most relevant and quality minded DOC zones in Friuli?

A

Collio DOC
Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC

make varietal white and red wines

109
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How does Friuli rank in terms of DOC wine production out of Italy’s regions?

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3rd, behind Trentino-Alto Adige and Piedmont

110
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What DOC in Friuli makes the most wine?

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Grave del Friuli DOC

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