Valle D'Aosta Flashcards
What vine training system is mostly used in the Valle d’Aosta?
Pergola
How many IGP production is there in the Valle D’Aosta?
None
What is the principal river in Valle de’Aosta?
Dora Baltea
What region in Italy also produced Ice Wines and from what grape variety?
Valle d’Aosta; from Prié Blanc
Which white variety in Valle d’Aosta originated in the Valais of Switzerland?
Petite Arvine
What is the most planted grape variety in the Valle d’Aosta?
Petit Rouge
What white variety has its home in the Chambave sub-zone of Valle d’Aosta?
Moscato Bianco
How any DOCs are there in Valle d’Aosta?
One
What variety is the traditional grape of the Lower Valley sub zones of the Valle d’Aosta, Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet?
Picotendro (Nebbiolo)
What is Pinot Grigio also known as in the Valle d’Aosta?
Malvoisie
What is the largest sub-zone in the Valle d’Aosta?
Torrette
Which region in Italy produces the smallest amount of wine?
Valle d’Aosta
What is the highest elevation Valle d’Aosta sub-zone?
Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle
What is considered to be the most prestigious Nebbiolo based sub-zone in the Valle d’Aosta?
Donnas
What is the highest peak in the Alps?
Monte Bianco
What is the climate of Valle d’Aosta?
Continental with alpine influences
Which is the only French speaking area of Italy?
Valle D’Aosta
What grape in the Valle d’Aosta has ungrafted vines and why?
Prié Blanc; because phyllloxera cannot survive at such high altitudes
Which grape variety is the main component in the red wines of Valle D’Aosta sub-zones of Torrette, Enfer d’Arvier and Chambave?
Petit Rouge
What Valle d’Aosta sub-zone produces a red wine known as the ‘mountain brother of Barolo’?
Donnas
What high-quality native red grape variety is mainly grown in the Central Valley of Valle d’Aosta?
Fumin
What is the viticulture of Valle d’Aosta often defined as?
‘Heroic’ viticulture due to the steepness of the slopes upon which the vines are grown
What is the Valle d’Aosta’s only native white variety?
Prié Blanc
What is Nebbiolo also known as in the Valle d’Aosta?
Picotendro
What is the predominant grape of the Torrette subzone of Valle d’Aosta?
Petit Rouge
What is the IGP of the Valle d’Aosta?
There isn’t one
What is the traditional home of Moscato Bianco in Valle d’Aosta?
Chambave
What is the minimum required amount of Fumin in the Valle d’Aosta DOC?
85%
Is Nebbiolo native to Valle d’Aosta?
No
What percentage of Valle d’Aosta is above 2,100m?
60%
What is the coldest and driest area of the Valle d’Aosta?
The Upper Valley
Petit Rouge and Fumin are both native grapes in the Valle d’Aosta. Which one is considered the higher quality grape?
Fumin
What is the warmest and wettest area of the Valle d’Aosta?
The Central Valley
What is the most productive area of the Valle d’Aosta?
The Lower Valley
Is wine production in the Valle d’Aosta mostly white or red wine?
Red
What are passito wines sometimes labelled as in Valle d’Aosta?
Vendemmia Tardiva
Which sub-region of the Valle d’Aosta has the longest ageing requirement?
Donnas
Which is the coldest and driest part of the Valle d’Aosta?
Upper Valley
What countries and regions border the Valle d’Aosta?
France, Switzerland and Piemonte
