Umbria

Question 1

What is the general climate of Central Italy?

Answer 1

Maritime on the coast and Continental inland

Question 2

Central Italy has the _________ Mountains.

Answer 2

Apennine Mountains

Question 3

1. What are the 2 seas on Italy’s west coast?
2. What is the sea on Italy’s east coast?

Answer 3

1. WEST: Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea
2. EAST: Adriatic Sea

Question 4

What is Orvieto DOC?

Answer 4

•shared with Lazio
•was used to be sweet or semi-sweet white wines bottled in wicker-covered flask called pulcianella
•now focusing styles range from dry to sweet sold in Bordeaux-style bottle
•subzone: Classico
•Vendemmia Tardiva only from Orvieto and Orvieto Classico which qualify for the classification

Question 5

What are the requirements in Orvieto DOC?

Answer 5

•min 60% Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico) and Grechetto
•max 40% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Umbria and province of Viterbo
•min alcohol 11.5% abv
•grapes for Vendemmia Tardiva may not be harvest before Oct 1

SUPERIORE
•may not be release until March 1 after harvest year
•min alcohol 12% abv

Question 6

What is Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?

Answer 6

•can be dry or sweet red wine, sweet style are from passito grapes
•100% made from Sagrantino
•min alcohol 13% abv (13.5% for Vigna)
•min aging 37 months from Dec 1 of harvest year (12 months in wood and 4 months in bottle)

PASSITO
•min alcohol 11% abv (18% potential)
•min aging 37 months from Dec 1 of harvest year (4 months in bottle)
•80-180 g/L residual sugar for passito styles

Question 7

What is Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?

Answer 7

•only Rosso Riserva acquired DOCG, the white and red wines are under Torgiano DOC
•min 70% Sangiovese, max 30% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Perugia
•min alcohol 12.5%
•min 3 years from Nov 1 of harvest year (6 months in bottle)

it is similar styles to Chianti