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
Name three DOCG’s that make Dolcetto based wine.
Ovada DOCG 100%
Diano d’ Alba DOCG 100%
Dogliano DOCG 100%
What is the capital and largest city of Lombardy?
Milan
What is an Alternative name for Alto Adige?
South Tyrol or Sudtirol
What is an alternative name for Lombardy?
Lombardia
Valle d’ Aosta
Vallee’ d Aoste
What is the most prestigious grape varietal of Veneto?
Corvina
Which region makes the most wine in Italy?
Veneto
Name 2 IGPs in northern Italy and where are they located?
IGP Veneto and IGP delle Venezie both are in Veneto
In Barbaresco what is the minimum % of its primary grape and what is that grape?
Nebbiolo 100%
What is Collio and where would you find it?
Collio is a DOC and you would find it in Piedmont
Roero DOCG is what grape, % and region
Nebbiolo, 95% Piedmont
Valpolicella DOC is what grape, % and region
Covina must be 85% and from Veneto
Name the three DOC’s from Alto Adige
Alto Adige DOC
Trentino DOC
Valdadige DOC
What are the other red grape varieties of Alto Adgie
Lagrein
Pinot Nero
Teroldego
Merlot
Name two Bardolino denomination. What grape are they based on?
Bardolino doc
Bardolino DOCG
Based on Corvina
Name four Valpolicella denominations.
Valpolicella doc-standard
Valploicella Ripasso doc-better
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG -dried
Recioto della Valpolicella- sweet
What are the primary red grapes of Veneto
Merlot #1?
Corvina
Cabernet
What are the secondary red grapes of Veneto
Rondinella Roboso Refosco Cab Franc Cab Sauv
