Unit 2 Flashcards
7 regions of Northern Italy
Valle d' Aosta Piedmont Lombardy Liguria Trentino Alto Adige Veneto Friuli
France borders what regions
Valle d Aosta, Peidomont, Liguria
Piedmont’s name means what in Italian
Piedmonte=Foot of the mountains
Piedmont has the most DOCG, and DOC how many IGP’s does it have?
none
Piedmonts most prestigious grape variety?
Nebbiolo
Most widely planted grape variety in Piedmont
Barbera
What are the three primary red grape varieties of Piedmont
Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto
Name the three other grape varieties of Piedmont
Brachetto, freisa, Grignolino
name three of the most prestigious red wine denominations in Piedmont ? what is the grape varietal for these denominations?
Barbaresco DOCG 100% Barolo DOCG 100% Roero DOCG-95% all Nebbiolo Barbera d Asti DOCG -Barbera 90%
What are the two Nebbiolo based DOCG’s in Lombardy
Valtellina Superiore DOCG and Sforzato di’ Valtellina DOCG
Name two DOCG’s for Piedomont that are Barbera based wines
Nizza DOCG-(newly created best expression of Barbera
Barbera d’ Asti DOCG
Name one DOC Barbera wine from Piedmont
Barbera d’ Alba DOC
What are the seven Italian regions that touch the alps
Piedmont Lombardy Liguria Valle d' Aosta Veneto Alto Adige Friuli-Venezia
What is the primary grape in Trentino-Alto Adige?
Schiava
Where is Oltrepo Pavese?
In Lombardy