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Valle d'Aosta Flashcards

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What is Italy’s smallest and least populous region?

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Valle d’Aosta

  • Ranks last amongst Italy’s 20 regions in volume of production
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What is the climate of Valle d’Aosta?

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continental climate

  • Nestled in western Alps
  • Long, cold winters and short, hot summers
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Valle d’Aosta’s vineyards are concentrated in a narrow band of land carved out by what river?

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Dora Baltea River

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What are the 7 sub-appellations of the sole Valle d’Aosta DOC zone?

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W to E

  • Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle
  • Enfer d’Arvier
  • Torrette
  • Nus
  • Chambave
  • Arnand-Montjovet
  • Donnas
  • number of grapes, local and international, basis ro different red, white, and rosé blends and varietal
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Petit Rouge is the primary grape in wines from what 3 sub-appellations?

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  • Enfer d’Arvier
  • Torrette
  • Chambave
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What is the local synonym for Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta?

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Picotendro

  • Provides a high proportion of the blend for Donnas and Arnand-Montjovet reds
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Picotendro provides a high proportion of the blend for what 2 sub-appellations?

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Donnas and Arnad-Monjovet reds

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What is the white grape responsible for the still and sparkling wines of La Salle?

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Blanc de Morgex, or Prié

  • Grown at one of Europe’s highest vineyard elevations on the slopes on Mont Blanc
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Are you able to label Valle d’Aosta DOC wines by varietal?

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Yes, Valle d’Aosta DOC wines may be labeled as varietal wines.

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Give five examples of authorized varieties for Valle d’Aosta.

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  • Petit Arvine
  • Gamay
  • Petit Rouge
  • Fumin
  • Premetta (usually bottle as rosé)
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What is Prié?

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synonym for Blanc de Morgex

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What grape is responsible for the still and sparkling wines of La Salle?

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Blanc de Morgex

  • Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle
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13
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What river runs through the Valle d’Aoste?

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Dora Baltea

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What are the major grapes of the Valle d’Aosta?

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  • Petit Rouge (central)
  • Picotendro (Nebbiolo, SE)
  • Petit Arvine
  • Fumin
  • Gamay
  • Blanc de Morgex/Prié
  • Premetta (rosé)
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15
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What river runs through the Valle d’Aoste?

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Dorea Baltea

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16
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List the 7 subregions of the Valle d’Aoste (Northwest to Southeast)

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Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle
Enfer D’Arvier
Torette
Nus
Chambave
Arnad-Montjovet
Donnas

17
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Major grapes of the Valle d’Aoste

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Petit Rouge (central)
Picotendro (Nebbiolo, SE)
Petit Arvine
Fumin
Gamay
Blanc de Morgex/Prié
Premetta (rosé)

18
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Name a subzone that is Picoutendre dominant:

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Donnas or Arnad-Montjovet

19
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What subzone is Moscato Bianco/Petit Rouge dominant?

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Chambave

20
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What grape is Nus Bianco?

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100% Malvoisie (Pinot Girgio)

21
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Name of subzone of Valle d’Aosta that can produced VT wines:

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Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

100% Prié Blanc, min 9% abv Vendemmia Tardiva, minimum must weight is 200 g/l

May be Spumante/Mousseux, must be made by the traditional method with a min 9 months on the lees, min 10.5% abv
Still wines may be released on December 1 of the harvest year

22
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What subzone is known as “Il fratello montano di Barolo”?

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Donnas; known as the Mountain Brother of Barolo

finest quality Nebbiolo/Picoutener required aging is 24 mo. before release, 10 mo. in wood- arguably most highly regarded wine from entire region.

23
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What is the local cheese from Valle d’Aosta?

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Fontina - unpasteurized cow’s milk. Made in other areas, but origin is Aosta.

24
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T/F The Prie Blanc of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle is ungrafted original rootstock due to the altitude.

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True- phylloxera has not reached the altitude of the vineyards. @ 3300-4400 ft asl

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What are the two subzones that produce Passito wines in Valle d’Aosta? What are their respective grapes?

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Chambave and Nus

Chambave Moscato Passito blanc
Chambave Petit Rouge Passito rouge
Nus Malvoisie Passito blanc
Nus Vien de Nus/Petit Rouge Passito rouge

26
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Picotendro is AKA

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Nebbiolo

27
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Most notable wine production of Blanc de Morgex de La Salle

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Traditional Method Sparkling

9 months on the lees

28
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Ermese Pavese, Grosjean, and Danilo Thomain are all producers of what DOC?

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Valle d’Aosta DOC

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