Umbria Flashcards
What is Vin Santo Occhio de Pernice?
Italian dessert wine, primarily made from Sangiovese as a rosé, where the freshly harvested grapes are often dried on straw mats.
What does “scelto” mean?
selected, usually late harvested
What is Umbria named after?
The Umbri tribe, an ancient Italic tribe
What river runs through Umbria?
Tiber
What are the GR for Torgiano Spumante?
Chardonnay (max 50%) Pinot Nero (max 50%)
Orvieto is in which two regions?
Umbria and Lazio
What are the GR for Orvieto?
Grechetto (min 40%)
Trebbiano Toscano, Procanico (20-40%)
What are the minimum alcohol levels of Sagrantino de Montefalco Secco?
Secco “Vigna”?
Passito?
13%
13.5%
18%
What are the GR of Sagrantino di Montefalco?
Sagrantino (100%)
How many DOCGs are in Umbria?
What are they?
2
Sagrantino de Montefalco
Torgiano Rosso Riserva