Valle D'Aosta Flashcards
For WSG Italian Exam
On Passito wine label in Valle d’Aosta, how does sweet wine called?
Fletri or Passito
Local name for Petit Rouge
Picciourouzo
Grape variety grown in the Lower Valley
Red varieties account for the majority - Nebbiolo
Which is the driest and coolest area out of three Valleys- Upper / Central / Lower?
The Upper Valley
Three grape varieties in the Central Valley
- Petit Rouge
- Premetta
- Fumin
True or False:
Valle d’Aota is the only French speaking area in Italy.
True
7 Sub zones of Valle d’Aosta
1. Donnas (!)
2. Arnad-Montjover
3. Chambave (1)
4. Nus
5. Torrette (!)
6. Enfer d’Arvier
7. Blanc de Morget et de La Salle
Name two countries and a region that border Valle d’Aosta
Switzerland forms its northern border, France forms its western border, Piemonte likes to the east and south.
Central Valley sub zone Nus wines - red, white and sweet
- Blend of Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge (Nus)
- Pinot Grigio (Nus Malvoise)
- Pinot Grigio air dried
% of glacier in Valle d’Aosta
4%
Three main towns in the Lower Valley
- Donnas
- Arnad
- Montjover
A sub zone in the Upper Valley producing ungrafted Prie Blanc on some of the highest vineyards in Europe (!)
Blanc de Morgex et de Lasalle
Traditional grape variety used for sparkling wine and how the sparkling wine is labeled
- Prie Blanc
- Spumante or Mousseux
Romans founded this modern-day capital city of Aosta in 25 BC
Augusta Praetoria
Traditional training system of Valle d’Aosta
Pergola (3 ft / m off the ground) - in the Lower Valley, 10ft / 3m,
% of total red wine produced in Valle d’Aosta DOC
80%
What is “Viticulteurs Encavenurs”?
Valle d’Aosta group of wine producers formed to create a quality minded association
Three main towns in the Central Valley
- Chambave
- Nus
- Arvier
Vineyard Characteristics of the Lower Valley
- Planted at 990-1300 ft / 300 - 400 m elevation
- Planted both sides of Dora Baltea River
Sub zones in the Lower Valley where Nebbiolo/Picotendro mainly grows (2)
1. Donnas
2. Arnad Montjovet
Two main styles of sweet wines
- Late harvest
- Passito (air dried)
Name three portions Valle d’Aosta are divided
- Upper Valley (Alta Valle or Valdigne)
- Central Valley (Valle Centrale)
- Lower Valley (Bassa Valle)
% of Red variety grown in Valle d’Aosta
80%
5 dominant white grape varieties of Valle d’Aosta (including 2 international varieties)
1. Prie Blanc
2. Petite Arvine
3. Moscato Bianco
4. Pinot Gris
5. Chardonnay
True or False:
Valle d’Aosta is the smallest Italian region and the least populated.
True
% of the region above 6,900 ft/2100 m
60%
Special characteristic of Prie Blanc grown in Valle d’Aosta
Survives in high altitude and ungrafted as phylloxera cannot survive in the altitude
Grown zone of Prie Blanc
Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle in the Upper Valley
Valle d’Aosta sub zone located around Aosta in the Central Valley(!)?
Torrette
Valle d’Aosta sub zone producing red Petit Rouge, white Moscato Bianco, sweet passito / Fletri made from Moscato Bianco (!)
Chambave
Traditional grape variety of the Lower Valley (!)
Nebbiolo