Umbria - Appellations Flashcards
This DOC is Umbria’s easternmost appellation and overlaps portions of Montefalco and Colli Martani wine growing areas.
What is the DOC and name the promising grape that the wine is made to protect and regulate the production?
Spoleto DOC (!)
Trebbiano Spoletino (!)
Name the grape which Todi DOC is considered to be the historic home.
Grechetto di Todi
Broadly, how is the whole Umbria wine-growing area divided into two?
- Those lying in the northern and central part of the region (province of Perugia)
- Those lying in the southern/western part of the region (province of Terni)
This IGT covers a large part of the Terni province in southern Umbria.
It has become known for excellent examples of varietal Ciliegiolo.
Narni IGT
This DOC covers the central Umbrian hills that stretch southward from Perugia towards Todi and Spoleto. It overlaps the winegrowing area of Montefalco as well as a large part of the Spoleto and Todi DOCs.
Colli Martani DOC (!)
What are the minimum grape requirements according to the Orvieto DOC (!) rules?
Minimum of 60% of Grechetto and Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano)
List the attributes (4) of the traditional style Orvietto wine (referred to as abboccato)?
- Golden in color
- intensely perfumed
- prickly with a characteristic soft sweetness (due to incomplete fermentation)
- Best wines had a touch of noble rot
Orvieto DOC (!) is a white only appellation. What is its counterpart for red wine production, overlapping the Orvieto and Lago di Corbara DOC areas?
Rosso Orvietano (or Orvietano Rosso) DOC
What three grapes are based for Montefalco Bianco DOC?
Grechetto
Trebbiano Toscana
At least 50% Trebbiano Spolteino.
What are grape content and ageing requirements for Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG(!)?
100% Sagrantino made for dry (secco) and sweet (passito) red wine
Aged for minimum of 37 months in total including 12 months in oak and four months in bottle before the release
True or False
The winegrowing area of Torgiano is one of the smallest in Umbria.
True
What is the minimum grape and ageing requirements for Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG(!)?
70% Sangiovese
Three years with minimum six months in bottle
Long before their DOC designation, when was Orvieto wine region delimited?
1931
Name the grape considered to make some of the distinct wines in Colli del Trasimeno (Trasimeno) DOC, which entirely surroounds Lake Trasimeno and stretches from the western border with Toscana to the western outskirts of Perugia.
Gamey del Trasimeno
(Sangiovese is considered the traditional variety. Grechetto dominates in the white wine grape area)
Colli Martani DOC (!) produces wine from two grapes grown around Todi. Name the two wines (one white, one red).
- Grechetto di Todi made from Grechetto grape
- Vernaccia di Cannara made from Vernaccia Nera
What are three main grape varieties (2 white, 1 red) of Colli Martani DOC (!)?
Which grape of this appellation is particularly well known?
- Grechetto
- Trebbiano Toscano
- Sangiovese
- The appellation is particularly known for the production of varietal Grechetto (most often Grechetto di Todi)
True or False
Orvieto muffa nobile style (sometimes called vino muffato) is the only Italian botryized wine entirely regulated by a disciplinare.
True
Montefalco DOC was elevated to a separate DOCG in 1992 for the Sagrantino varietal wine in two versions (sweetness)?
What are they?
- Dry
- Passito
This DOC lies on the hills around Terni to the east of the Tevere River.
It is known for pleasant varietal wines made from Malvasia Bianco Lunga.
Amelia DOC
As of 2016, how many DOCGs and DOCs are in Umbria?
- 13 DOCs
- 2 DOCGs
True or False
For sweet passito version of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, the word “passito” does not need to be on the label.
False
The work “passito” must always need to be shown on the label.
Which are the main red and white grapes used for Torigano DOC?
On the label, how is the wine labelled?
Sangiovese
Trebbiano
“di Torgiano” as in Rosso di Torgiano DOC
What is most common style/type of Orvieto DOC wines?
Dry
though sweeter versions ae made as well
The village of Torgiano is situated at the confluence of which two rivers?
- Tevere River
- Chascio River
This DOC overlaps part of the Orvieto Classico sub-zone.
The DOC is particularly suitable for red wines.
Lago di Corbara DOC
What are three grapes used for red blends in Rosso Orvietano DOC?
- Sangiovese
- Canaiolo
- Merlot
Small quantities of local grapes may be added to Grechetto and Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano) in Orvieto DOC wines.
Name three.
- Verdello
- Drupeggio
- Malvasia Bianca Lunga
True or False
For sweet passito version of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, for appassimento, the grapes must be dried for at least two months but the oak aging is not mandated while requiring the same minimum ageing time of 37 months as the dry version.
True
How was the traditional style of Orvieto wines were referred to as it remained the dominant wine style until the 1950s and how the wines were sold?
- Abboccato
- Sold in straw covered flasks (pulcianella) similar to Chianti but a bit more oblate in shape
Which Umbria winegrowing area was one of the few winegrowing areas to have a high concentration of grapevine only vineyards?
Montefalco
Which village is known as “La Ringhiera dell’Umbria” (the Balcony of Umbria)?
Montefalco
Which region in Umbria, the following minor appellations are found?
- Assisi DOC
- Colli Altotiberini DOC
- Colli Perugini DOC
North Central Umbria
True or False
Orvieto Classico sub zone designation which surronds the town of Orvieto in the central Paglia River Valley, regulates the origin of the grapes only and does not require stricter production standards.
True
What varietal has beein introduced for Montefalco DOC(!) in 2016?
Grechetto
Montefalco DOC was introduced in 1979 and included three style of wines. What were they?
- Montefalcoo Sagrantino Secco (dry)
- Montefalco Sagrantiino Passito (sweet)
- Montelfalco Rosso (red blend)
What is the most noteworthy winegrowing area located in Umbria’s South-West?
Orivieto
What was Umbira’s first DOCG wine in 1990?
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG (!)
Which DOC is by far the largest and most productive in Umbria as well as most widelly exported?
Orvieto DOC (!)
Which specific wine brand essentially embodies Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG(!)?
Iconic single vineyard wine Rubesco Vigne Monticchio, matured in oak for 12 months and longer in bottle.
Which DOC is an inter-regional, white wine only appellation shared between Umbria and Lazio though the most of the DOC area is in Umbria and hast the larger production volume.
Orvieto DOC (!)
What grape must be included at least 50% in Montefalco Bianco DOC since 2016?
Trebbiano Spolentino
This IGT covers the entire region and most common wines found in Umbria.
Umbria IGT
What grape varieties make (two) Montefalco Rosso DOC(!) since 2016?
60-80% Sangiovese
10-25% Sagrantino
True or False
The wines of Orvieto DOC(!) are usually oaked.
False
