Umbria Flashcards
What is the producer most famously associated with Umbria?
Lungarotti
Which enologist is associated with Umbria?
Riccardo Cotarella
What is the topography based upon for Umbria?
70% hills. No plains.
What is the main valley that runs in the northern half of the territory?
Val Tiberina
What is the dominate climate of Umbria?
Transition between Mediterranean and Continental
What are the four main soil types of umbria?
Alluvial (ancient lake tiberino), clays/sands around orvieto, sandstone / marl east of Trasimeno, and volcanic.
What is tufo/tuff?
soft, porous volcanic rock formed by ejected volcanic material
what is tuffeau?
type of marine limestone typically found in the Loire valley
What is Tufa?
limestone rock but is formed by calcium carbonate precipitates
Traditional training methods in umbria?
Trees (Alberata / Vite maritata all’albero)
Training methods now for umbria?
Guyot or Cordone Speronato
Two main regions of Umbria?
Perugia / Terni
Who were the people that supported the spread of Sagrantino di Montefalco?
Marco Caprai of the Caprai estate
What are the soil types characterized by Montefalco?
lacustrine deposits and yellow sand / sandy-clay mix.
What is gamay del trasimeno?
traditional red grape found only in the umbrian hills surrounding lake trasimeno. Aka gamay perugino
local biotype of grenache / cannonau
Which grape is also known in Umbria as Procanico?
Trebbiano Toscano.
Vines in umbria where historically trained in the technique of ?
Alberata (trees)
Who laid the foundation for oenology in Umbria?
Giorgio Lungarotti
one of the most important in post WW2 italian wine industry
Rubesco (1962)
Instrumental in creating the first Umbrian DOC – Torgiano
Colli Martani DOC?
What are the main varieties?
Grechetto, Sangiovese, Trebbiano Toscano
Differences in climate between Western Umbria and Central/Eastern?
Western - lower mountains and hills, more Mediterranean.
Central / Eastern - Increased continental, most rainfall
Soils around Orvieto?
Volcanic