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Valle d' Aosta Flashcards

1
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What is the smallest least populous region of Italy?

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Valle d’ Aosta

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What is a major geographic feature of Valle d’ Aosta?

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Graian Alps

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What is the climate of Valle d’ Aosta?

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Continental with long, cold winters and short, hot summers
Alpine conditions
Its location on the sheltered side of the Western Alps means that it falls in a rain shadow and enjoys warm, dry summers. However, these warm, sunny days are followed by much cooler nights

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Where are the vineyards of Valle d’Aosta concentrated?

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In a narrow band of land carved out by the Dora Baltea River.

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List the seven sub appellations of Valle d’ Aosta from West to East.

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Blanc de Morgex et la Salle
Enfer d’ Arvier
Torrette
Nus
Chambave
Arnad-Montjovet
Donnas

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Petit Rouge is mostly found in these sub appellations of Valle d’ Aosta

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Torrette
Chambave
Enfer d’ Arvier
Nus

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What is another name for Nebbiolo in Valle d’ Aosta?

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Picoutener

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This sub appellation of Valle d’ Aosta is one of Europe’s highest vineyards.

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La Salle in the slopes of Mont Blanc

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True or False:
In Valle d’ Aosta wines may be labeled by varietal.

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True

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What are the authorized grapes of Valle d’ Aosta?

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White: Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Petite Arvine, Moscato Bianco, Traminer, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Nero (may be vinified as a white wine)

Vendemmia Tardiva/Vendange Tardive: Müller Thurgau requires a minimum 220 g/l must weight, all other white varieties require 250 g/l

Red: Gamay, Pinot Nero, Mayolet, Merlot, Premetta, Gamaret, Vuillermin, Fumin, Syrah, Cornalin, Nebbiolo, Petit Rouge

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Grape varieties of Arnad Montjovet and aging

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Minimum 70% Picoutener (Nebbiolo)
Minimum 5 months from Dec 1 of the harvest year
Superiore: 12 months

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Grape of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

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100% Prié Blanc

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Styles of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle

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Still
Vendemmia Tardiva
Spumante/Mousseux

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Minimum must weight for Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Vendemmia Tardiva

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200g/l

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Aging requirements for Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle Spumante/Mousseux

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must be made by the traditional method with a minimum 9 months on the lees

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Grape Varieties of Chambave

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White wines are 100% Moscato Bianco
White wines may be Passito, minimum 16.5% abv (13% actual)

Red wines are a minimum 70% Petit Rouge

17
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Styles authorized for Chambave

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White/Red/Passito

18
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Grape variety of Donnas

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Minimum 85% Picoutener

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Aging requirement for Donnas

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Normale: Must be aged for a minimum of 24 months from December 1 of the harvest year, including 10 months in wood
Superiore: 30 months from December 1 of the harvest year, including 12 months in wood

20
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Grape variety of Enfer d’Arvier

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Minimum 85% Petit Rouge

21
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Styles and Grape varieties of Nus

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White wines are 100% Malvoisie (Pinot Grigio/Gris)
Red wines are a minimum 40% Vien de Nus, combined minimum 70% Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge

22
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Malvoise is also known as this grape.

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Pinot Grigio

23
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Grape variety of Torrette

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Minimum 70% Petit Rouge

24
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True or False: Valle d’Aosta is Italy’s smallest and least populous region.

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True

25
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Which two countries does Valle d’Aosta border

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France and Switzerland

26
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How many cooperative wineries are in Valle d’Aosta?

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7

27
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What % of wine in Valle d’Aosta is made by cooperatives?

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75%

28
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How many growers in Valle d’Aosta belong to the cooperatives?

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450

29
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The Dora Beltea River is a tributary of what river?

A

The Po River

30
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What techniques do they use in Valle d’Aosta to temper the affects of the diurnal temperature change?

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The most visible of these is the training of the vines into pergolas, which helps to evenly distribute ground heat to the vines in the cold nights

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Why are the vineyards in Valle d’Aosta terraced?

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The most important reason is for ease of accessibility during harvest, but the terraces also help to slow erosion

32
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Soils of Valle d’Aosta

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Glacial Moraine (rocky, gritty, semi-fertile)

33
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Petite Rouge in Valle d’Aosta tastes a lot like what?

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Mondeuse from Savoie

34
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Varietal designated white wines in Valle d’Aosta

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White: Müller-Thurgau, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Petite Arvine, Moscato Bianco, Traminer, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Nero (may be vinified as a white wine)

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Varietal designated red wines in Valle d’Aosta

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Red: Gamay, Pinot Nero, Mayolet, Merlot, Premetta, Gamaret, Vuillermin, Fumin, Syrah, Cornalin, Nebbiolo, Petit Rouge

36
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What is Gamaret?

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A cross of Gamay and Reichensteiner

37
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Can Pinot Noir be produced as a white wine in Valle d’Aosta as a varietally labeled wine?

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Yes

38
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What is Flétri?

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The French equivalent of passito; used in Italy in the Valle d’Aoste

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