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Valle D'Aosta Flashcards

For WSG Italian Exam

1
Q

How is sweet passito wine called from Valle d’ Aosta?

A

Fletri or Passito

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2
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Local name for Petit Rouge

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Picciourouzo

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3
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Grape variety grown in the Lower Valley

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Red varieties account for the majority - Nebbiolo

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Which is the driest and coolest area out of three Valleys- Upper / Central / Lower?

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The Upper Valley

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5
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Three grape varieties in the Central Valley

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  1. Petit Rouge
  2. Premetta
  3. Fumin
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A sub-zone named after a heat trap in the Central Valley producing wine with at least 85% Petit Rouge

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Enfer d’Arvier (Enfer meaning Hell)

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7
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True or False:

Valle d’Aota is the only French speaking area in Italy.

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True

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7 Sub zones of Valle d’Aosta

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1. Donnas (!)

2. Arnad-Montjover

3. Chambave (1)

4. Nus

5. Torrette (!)

6. Enfer d’Arvier

7. Blanc de Morget et de La Salle

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9
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Name two countries and a region that border Valle d’Aosta

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Switzerland forms its northern border, France forms its western border, Piemonte likes to the east and south.

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Central Valley sub zone Nus wines - red, white and sweet

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  1. Blend of Vien de Nus and Petit Rouge (Nus)
  2. Pinot Grigio (Nus Malvoise)
  3. Pinot Grigio air dried
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11
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% of glacier in Valle d’Aosta

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4%

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12
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Three main towns in the Lower Valley

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  1. Donnas
  2. Arnad
  3. Montjover
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Valle d’Aosta sub zone located between towns of Montjovet and Arnad

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Arnad-Montjovet

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14
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A sub zone in the Upper Valley producing ungrafted Prie Blanc on some of the highest vineyards in Europe (!)

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Blanc de Morgex et de Lasalle

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15
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Traditional grape variety used for sparkling wine and how the sparkling wine is labeled

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  1. Prie Blanc
  2. Spumante or Mousseux
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16
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Romans founded this modern-day capital city of Aosta in 25 BC

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Augusta Praetoria

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17
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Traditional training system of Valle d’Aosta

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Pergola (3 ft / m off the ground) - in the Lower Valley, 10ft / 3m,

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18
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% of total red wine produced in Valle d’Aosta DOC

A

80%

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19
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What is “Viticulteurs Encavenurs”?

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Valle d’Aosta group of wine producers formed to create a quality minded association

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20
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Three main towns in the Central Valley

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  1. Chambave
  2. Nus
  3. Arvier
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Vineyard Characteristics of the Lower Valley

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  1. Planted at 990-1300 ft / 300 - 400 m elevation
  2. Planted both sides of Dora Baltea River
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22
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Sub zones in the Lower Valley where Nebbiolo/Picotendro mainly grows (2)

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1. Donnas

2. Arnad Montjovet

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23
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Two main styles of sweet wines

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  1. Late harvest
  2. Passito (air dried)
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24
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Name three portions Valle d’Aosta are divided

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  1. Upper Valley (Alta Valle or Valdigne)
  2. Central Valley (Valle Centrale)
  3. Lower Valley (Bassa Valle)
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25
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% of Red variety grown in Valle d’Aosta

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80%

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26
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5 dominant white grape varieties of Valle d’Aosta (including 2 international varieties)

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1. Prie Blanc

2. Petite Arvine

3. Moscato Bianco

4. Pinot Gris

5. Chardonnay

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27
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True or False:

Valle d’Aosta is the smallest Italian region and the least populated.

A

True

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28
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% of the region above 6,900 ft/2100 m

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60%

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Special characteristic of Prie Blanc grown in Valle d’Aosta

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Survives in high altitude and ungrafted as phylloxera cannot survive in the altitude

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30
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Grown zone of Prie Blanc

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Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle in the Upper Valley

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31
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Valle d’Aosta sub zone located around Aosta in the Central Valley(!)?

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Torrette

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32
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Valle d’Aosta sub zone producing red Petit Rouge, white Moscato Bianco, sweet passito / Fletri made from Moscato Bianco (!)

A

Chambave

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33
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Traditional grape variety of the Lower Valley (!)

34
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Traditional home in Valle d’Aosta of Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains) (!)

35
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Number of IGT in Valle d’Aosta

A

Zero - no IGT

36
Q

Name two towns in the Upper Valley

A

Morgex and La Salle

37
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Valley d’Aosta wines mostly single varietal or blends

A

Single varietal, easy drinking

38
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Central Valley sub-zones (3) where Petit Rouge grows

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Torrette, Enfer d’Arvier and Chambave

39
Q

Popular description of Valle d’Aosta viticulture

A

“Heroic”

40
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Valle d’Aosta generic wine labels for Red, White and Rose

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Valle d’Aosta DOC Rosso (Roouge)

Valle d’Aosta DOC Bianco (Blanc)

Valle d’Aosta DCO Rosato (Rose)

41
Q

Region with the warmest and wettest

A

The Lower Valley

42
Q

Name the mountain located on the western border with France

A

Monte Bianco, the highest peak in the Alps with 15,780 ft/4,810 m

43
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Red wine produced in Donnas, considered to be the most prestigious of this variety in Valle d’Aosta

A

Nebbiolo - min 85%, min 24 months ageing with min 10 months in oak

44
Q

Red variety produced with at least 70% in Torrette sub zone (!)

A

Petit Rouge

45
Q

What is the name of DOC in Valle d’Aosta (!)

A

Valle d’Aosta DOC (in 1985)

46
Q

The most widely planted white grape and only native white variety of Valle d’Aosta (!)

A

Prie Blanc (or Blanc de Morgex)

47
Q

Which sus-zone of Valle d’Aosta is known as “the mountain brother of Barolo”? (!)

48
Q

Which area the city of Aosta located

A

In the Central Valley

49
Q

What is Castelle Fenis?

A

One of the many castles in Valle d’Aosta

50
Q

Which two grape varieties the Franks introduced to the area and still grown?

A

Gamay and Pinot Noir

51
Q

Which area has the majority of wine produciton

A

The Central Valley

52
Q

Climate of Valle d’Aosta

A

Continental with alpine influence

53
Q

What year Valle d’Aosta was incorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia

54
Q

Valle d’Aosta wine label with sub zone example?

A

Valle d’Aosta DOC Donnas

55
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Local name for Nebbiolo (!)

A

Picotendro

56
Q

High quality native red variety mainly grown in the Central Valley (!)

The wine is best consumed after a few years of bottle age when they develop intriguing balsamic notes.

57
Q

True or False:
Valle d’Aosta had Frankish domination during the Dark Ages

58
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A natural cross of Prie Blanc and principally grown in St Pierre and Aymavilles in the Central Valley, produces natural rosato wine due to thin skin

A

Prie Rouge or more commonly known Premetta

59
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% of Valle d’Aosta vineyards - Steep slopes / Moderately steep slopes / Valley floor

A
  1. 60% on steep slopes
  2. 35% on moderately steep slopes
  3. 5% on flat valley floor
60
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Two major characteristics of the Upper Valley vineyards

A
  1. Terraced and very steep - 2600-3900 ft / 800 - 1200 m 2. Located on the northern bank of Dora Baltea River
61
Q

Grape variety considered as a traditional grape of Valle d’Aosta though originated in the Valais of Switzerland (!)

A

Petit Arvine (suitable for late harvest and age well)

62
Q

True or False:

Valle d’Aosta was granted as an special autonomous status by Italian Government

63
Q

Grape variety known as Malvoisie in Valle d’Aosta

A

Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)

64
Q

Late harvest wine label

A

Vendemmia Tardiva or Vendange Tradive

65
Q

Two dominant red grape varieties of Valle d’Aosta

A

1. Petit Rouge

2. Nebbiolo

66
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Valle d’Aosta wine label with a specific grape variety for example Petite Arvine

A

Valle d’Aosta DOC Petite Arvine

67
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Valle d’Aosta is one of the very few places in Italy where this wine type is produced

68
Q

True or False:

Valle d’Aosta produces the smallest amount of wine.

69
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The main white grape produced in Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle

A

Prie Blanc. (mostly still with small quantity of traditional style sparkling wine)

70
Q

Two major characteristics of the Central Valley vineyards

A
  1. Gentler slopes 1640-2300 ft/500 - 700 m
  2. Northern bank of Dora Baltea
71
Q

Most widely planted grapes in Valle d’Aosta (8)

A

1. Petit Rouge (!)

2. Nebbiolo (!)

3. Prie Blanc (!)

4. Pinot Nero (!)

5. Fumin (!)

6. Moscato Bianco

7. Chardonnay

8. Petit Arvine (!)

72
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How many DOCs in Valle d’Aosta

A

One with seven sub zones

73
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DOC minimum ageing requirement for Reds

A

A min of 5 months

74
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Soil types on slopes and valley floor

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  1. Limestone and schist on slopes
  2. Alluvial with high proportion of gravel on the floor
75
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First and second DOC originally awarded in 1971 and 1972 but now became the sub zones on the Lower Valley of Valle d’Aosta/

A
  1. The Donnas
  2. Enfer d;Arvier
76
Q

The largest of sub zones in Valle d’Aosta and account for the majority of production in Valle d’Aosta DOC(!)

77
Q

Name the principal river in Valle d’Aosta

A

Dora Baltea flows from Monte Bianco, heads to Piemonte.

78
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Major climate characteristics of Valle d’Aosta (4)

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  1. Rain shadow with some of. the lowest precipitation
  2. Short summer and long winter
  3. Long hours of sunshine
  4. Wide diurnal temperatures
79
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DOC minimum ageing requirement for whites

80
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Red indigenous grape, one of the oldest and most widely planted variety in the Central Valley (!)

A

Petit Rouge

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