Umbria Flashcards
What appellation is renowned for the production of wines from Sagrantino?
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
The winegrowing area of Orvieto DOC is crossed by the rivers Tevere and …
Paglia
Which Umbrian red grape was traditionally crafted into passito wines?
Sagrantino
Name Umbria’s first DOCG
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
Montefalco DOC allows for the production of varietally labelled Trebbiano Spoletino. True or false?
False
Traditionally vines in Umbria were mainly trained using the alberello system. True or false?
False
Orvieto DOC is predominantly based on Trebbiano Toscano and/or …
Grechetto
Which Umbrian DOC has conditions favorable to noble rot development?
Orvieto DOC
Which is Umbria’s native and most distinctive red grape?
Sagrantino
Umbria is Italy’s second hilliest region. True or false?
False
Umbria is the only landlocked region in the central and southern part of the country. True or false?
True
Orvieto DOC is shared between Umbria and …
Lazio
Orvieto DOC is a white wine only appellation. True or false?
True
Grechetto di Orvieto and Grechetto di Todi are genetically identical. True or false?
False
What is Umbria’s most widely planted international grape variety?
Merlot
Name Umbria’s most widely exported wine
Orvieto DOC
Which is Umbria’s largest & most productive DOC?
Orvieto DOC
In Orvieto Trebbiano Toscano is also known under what name?
Procanico
Who was instrumental in elevating Umbrian wines from obscurity in the 20th century?
Giorgio Lungarotti
Montefalco Rosso DOC is predominantly based on Sagrantino. True or false?
False
Most of the area under vine and production of Orvieto DOC is located within which region?
Umbria
Name Umbria’s most widely planted grape
Sangiovese
Name the dominant grape in Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG wines.
Sangiovese
Umbria is predominantly planted to white grapes. True or false?
False
