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Umbria Flashcards

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What is Umbria’s most planted grape - red and white

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Sangiovese 20% and

Trebbiano Toscana 12% Red

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Which Umbrian red grape was traditionally crafted into passito wines

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Sagratino

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Montefalco Rosso DOC is predominantly based on which grapes

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60-70% Sangiovese

10-15% Sagrantino

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4
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Is Umbria the only landlocked region in C/S Italy

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Yes

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For Montefalco Sagratino DOCG what word has to appear on labels

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Passito for passito types but not secco for secco types

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Are Gechetto di Orvieto and Grechetto di Todi genetically identical

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No

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Which is Umbria’s native and most distinctive red grape

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Sagratino

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8
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Name Umbria’s most widely exported wine

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Orvieto DOC

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Describe Umbria

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5th smallest, one of the least populated

Only landlocked in Central/South Italy

Hilliest Region

71% hills / 29% Mountains

Most vineyards on hillsides

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10
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Traditionally vines in Umbria were trained how?

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Trained on Trees called Alberata or Vite Maritate all’Albero

Now mostely Spur-Prunned cordon (Cordone Speronato)

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Name the dominant grape in Torgiana Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Sangiovese

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Describe Montefalco DOC and production

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Same exact zone as Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Rosso & Bianco blend

Recently added Grechetto

Montefalco Rosso - 60-80% Sangiovese, 10-20% Sangrantino - 18 months aged

Riserva - 30 months ages, 12 months in oak

Montefalcon Bianco - Grechetto + Trebbiano Toscano

As of 2016 - must have 50% Trebbiano Spoletino

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13
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Name Umbria’s most widely planted grape

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Sangiovese

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What is Umbria’s most widely planted international grape

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Merlot

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15
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Which Umbrian DOC has conditions favourable to noble rot development

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Orvieto DOC

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16
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Who was instrumental in elevating wines from obscurity in the 20 century

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Georgio Lugaroti

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17
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Orvieto DOC is only for white wines… True or False

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True

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18
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Orvieto DOC is shared between Umbria and…

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Lazio

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19
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Which is Umbria’s largest and most productive DOC

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Orvieto

20
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The Orvieto area is crossed by which rivers

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Tevere and Paglia

21
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Which appellation is renown for wines from Sagratino

A

Montefalco Sagratino DOCG

22
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What is Umbria primarily grape

A

Red

23
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Name Umbria’s first DOCG

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

24
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Most of the area under vine and production from Orvieto DOC is located within which region

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Umbria

25
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In Orvieto, Trebbiano Toscana is also known as…

A

Procanico

26
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Orvieto DOC is predominantly based on which grapes

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Trebbiano Toscana Grechetto

27
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Which is Italy’s hilliest region

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Umbria

28
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What is Tuff/Tufo

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Soft porous volcanic rock (black)

29
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What is the 4th largest lake in Italy

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Trasemino

30
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What proportion of Umbria’s wine is DOC/G

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One Third

31
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Umbria’s first DOCG, Lungarotti, 70% Sangiovese, Central, Tevere River

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

32
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Describe Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

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Central East Umbria Balcony of Umbria

100% Sagrantino Marco Caprai

Continental climate

Lacrustine soil

Dry and sweet reds

37/12 Montefalco DOC has mostly Sangiovese in blend and white Trebbiano Spoletino plus Trebbiano T and Grechetto

33
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Describe Colli Matarni DOC

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Central Umbrian Hills between from Perugia to Todi & Spoleto

Overlaps with Montefalco, and part of Spoleto, Todi

Main Grapes: Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano, Sangiovese

Know for Grechetto di Todi

Vernaccia di Cannara (Vernaccia Nera)

34
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Describe Spoleto DOC

A

Central South of Montefalco

White wine only Trebbiano Spoletino

Recently created to protect and regulat production of wine from Trebbiano Spoletino

Styles TS supieror, TS spumante, TS passito, bianco

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What is the grape from Trasimeno

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Gamay del Trasimeno

36
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Where in Umbria are there a famous system of underground caves?

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Orvieto Made of Tufo (soft, porous volcanic rock)

37
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What is the local name of the Tuff cliff in Orvieto

A

La Rupe

38
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What are pulicinella

A

Straw covered flasks in Orvieto

39
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Describe Orvieto DOC

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Border of Lazio Paglia River - 100-500m

Morning Fog and Dry Autums can have Noble Rot

Classico district Umbria’s largest and most productive DOC

White only Grechetto and Procanico (Trebbiano Toscana)

min 60% Can have Muffa Nobile

Dry wines (some sweet) and unoaked

Orvieto Uperior - lower max yields, high minimum ABV

Muffa nobile (Vino Muffato) - botrytized wines regulated by Disciplinare

40
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What is the Umbria’s main valley?

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Val Tiberina (Tiber Valley)

Splits Northern half stopping in Norh of Perugia

41
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Describe Umbria Topology

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70% hills (Italy’s hilliest region)

29% Mountains

Flat plains are non-existent

Vineyards on hillsides

Central Appenines runs on Eastern Sde

1/3 Forest

42
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What are the main Umbrian rivers and tributaries

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Tiber River 200km

Chiascio and Paglia Rivers

43
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What are the main lakes in Umbria?

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Lake Trasimeno near Toscano Border

Lake Traimeno a large, shallow lake moderating Perugia

44
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Describe Umbria’s climate?

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It is inland, and has altitude

Western half more Mediterranean

Central and Eastern are Continental

Central Appenines protect from NE winds & block warm air from Adriatic

Wester gets breezes from Tyrrhenian Sea - partially Moderate

South has highest temperature

Moderate rainfall, summers warm & dry, Autumns, rain and fog, WInter humid and cold

45
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Soils types in Umbria

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Divided into 4 groups

Alluvial & Lacustrine - from ancient Lake Tiberino

Clay, snad & gravels - near Ovieto, Lake Corbara & Amelia

Snadstone, Marl, Clay hills - East of Lake Trasimeno between Torgiano & Montefalco

Volcanic Soils (Tufo), Basalt & Pyroclastic - SW of Orvieto & Bolsena Caldera

46
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What is Monti Martani?

A

Low Altitude range of mountains and hills

47
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Describe the winegrowing regions of Montefalco

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Five Villages - Montefalco, Bevagna, Gualdo, Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi

220-450m above sea level

More continental climate

Soils - Lacustrine deposits - yellow sand or sand/clay mix. & also gravely alluvial soil s

NW - marl & sandstone

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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