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Valle d'Aosta, Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna Flashcards

1
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What is Italy’s smallest, least populous region?

A

Valle d’Aosta

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Climate of Valle d’Aosta?

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Continental

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River that carved on the Valle d’Aosta?

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Dora Baltea River

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DOC of Valle d’Aosta

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Valle d’Aosta DOC

Only one

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Subzones of Valle d’Aosta

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  • Morgex et de la Salle - (white/sprkly 100% Prié Blanc)
  • Enfer d’Arvier - (reds from Petit Rouge)
  • Torrette - (reds from Petit Rouge)
  • Nus - white(Malvoisie)/reds
  • Chambave - (whites from Moscato/reds Petit Rouge)
  • Arnad Montjovet - (red, Picotendro)
  • Donnas - (reds - Picotendro)
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6
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Synonym for Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta?

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Picotendro (or Picoutener)

high proportion of blends of Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet reds

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7
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Where would you find the white grape Blanc de Morgex?

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Valle d’Aosta - also known as Prié

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8
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Name some approved grapes that can be labeled as varietal wines in Valle d’Aosta

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Petit Arvine
Gamay
Petit Rouge
Fumin
Premetta
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9
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What is the capital of Lombardy?

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Milan

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What is the most important DOCG of Lombardy?

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Franciacorta DOCG

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Name DOCGs of Lombardy

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  • Franciacorta DOCG
  • Scanzo (Moscato di Scanzo) DOCG
  • Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
  • Sforzato di Valtellina (Sfurzat di Valtellina) DOCG
  • Valtellina Superiore DOCG
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What DOC are still wines from Franciacorta released as?

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Curtefranca DOC

or Sebino IGT

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What is Curtefranca DOC for

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still wines from Franciacorta DOCG area

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Who released the first modern sparkling wines in Franciacorta in the 1960s

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Guido Berlucchi

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Two producers that spearheaded Franciacorta

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  • Guido Berlucchi

- Maurizio Zanella of Ca’Del Bosco

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16
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Prestige cuvee of Ca’Del Bosco

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Annamaria Clementi

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17
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Who makes Annamaria Clementi

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Ca’Del Bosco

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18
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Permitted grapes of Franciacorta

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Chardonnay, Pinot Nero (noir) and Pinot Bianco

Franciacorta:
Pinot Nero and Chardonnay
Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
Maximum 10% Erbamat

Franciacorta Satèn:
Chardonnay and a maximum 50% Pinot Bianco

Franciacorta Rosé:
Minimum 35% Pinot Nero
Maximum 65% Chardonnay
Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
Maximum 10% Erbamat
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Aging req for Franciacorta? Satèn/Rosé? Millesimato? Riserva?

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Franciacorta:
25 months total from the date of harvest
(Min. 18 months on lees starting on/after feb 1)

Franciacorta Satèn & Rosé:
31 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 24 months on the lees)

Franciacorta Millesimato:
37 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 30 months on the lees)

Franciacorta Riserva:
67 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 60 months on the lees)

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20
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What is Franciacorta Satèn?

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  • Must include only white grapes,
  • bottled at less than 5 atm (compared to 5-6)
  • Must be brut
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21
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What is standard atm pressure for franciacorta?

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5-6 atm (other than Satèn which is less than 5)

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22
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Is Franciacorta Rosé made by blending or saignée?

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Blending

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23
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What percentage of grapes must be harvested in vintage year for Millesimato (vintage) Franciacorta?

24
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How long must a Millesimato (vintage) Franciacorta age on its lees to be labeled riserva?

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5 years on lees

25
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What is the Italian word for dosage?

26
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What are the sweetness levels for Franciacorta?

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Mirrors Champagne:
Dosaggio Zero (non-dosage), 
Extra Brut, 
Brut, 
Extra Dry, 
Sec, 
Demi-Sec
27
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What is the DOCG for traditional method sparkling wines in southern Lombardy?

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Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

28
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What grape is emphasized in Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?

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Pinot Nero (min 70%)

Plus Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco

29
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How much Pinot Nero must be included in Oltrepò Pavese wines for them to be labeled varietally?

30
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Aging requirements for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

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NV: Min. 15 months on the lees from Jan 1

Millesimato: 24 months on the lees from Jan 1

31
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How can still wines from Oltrepò Pavese be released?

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Oltrepò Pavese DOC

32
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What is Lombardy’s most important zone for red wine?

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Valtellina DOC

33
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What is Nebbiolo known as in Valtellina

A

Chiavennasca

34
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What is Nebbiolo’s northernmost outpost in Italy?

A

Valtellina

35
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What allows for ripening of Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) in Valtellina despite alpine location and high altitude?

A

Abundant sunshine!

36
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Two DOCGs within Valtellina DOC?

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Valtellina Superiore DOCG

Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG (Valtellina Sfurtzat)

37
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5 subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG

A 
Valgella, 
Inferno, 
Maroggia, 
Sassella, 
Grumello
38
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Grapes of Valtellina

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Minimum 90% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo)

Maximum 10% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Lombardia

39
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What may wines from Valtellina Superiore that are bottled in neighboring territory of Switzerland be labeled as?

A

Stagafassli

40
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What are the wines like in Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?

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  • Sforzato is a style similar to recioto, produced from Nebbiolo grapes that are dried prior to fermentation
  • yielding no more than half the equivalent juice content of a freshly harvested grape

aged for at least two years
dry in character
min. 14% alcohol content

41
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What is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG known for?

Where is it?

A

Surrounds of Bergamo, West of Franciacorta

Sweet passito red wines from a red Moscato grape

42
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What is a futura?

A

-slender 500mL bottle, often used for Moscato di Scanzo

Used for Inniskillin icewine

43
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Name for the bottle often used for Moscato di Scanzo?

44
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What is the terrain like in Liguria?

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  • Narrow band of mountainous coastland south of Piedmont

- steep, treacherous coastal terrain

45
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What is the climate of Liguria?

A

Mediterranean

46
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What grape is particularly successful in Liguria?

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Pigato (Vermentino)

47
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Two DOCs in Liguria where Vermentino is successful?

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  • Colli di Luni DOC

- Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC

48
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Two DOCs where Rossese is produced as varietal wine

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  • Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC

- Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC

49
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What are the grapes in Cinque Terre DOC?

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  • Min. 40% Bosco
  • Max. 40% combined Albarola and/or Vermentino
  • Max. 20% other white grapes approved for production in Spezia province
50
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What DOC in Liguria is shared with Tuscany?

A

Colli di Luni DOC

51
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Name DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna? (2)

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  • Romagna Albana DOCG (1987)

- Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG (2011)

52
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What was Italy’s first DOCG for white wine?

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-Romagna Albana DOCG (1987)

widely ridiculed

53
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What is the grape of Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG

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Grechetto

Pignoletto an accepted synonym for Grechetto, but with crration of Pignoletto DOC, became an appellation and outside of zone can’t use the name of labels

54
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Name a few DOCs for lambrusco

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  • Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
  • Lambrusco di Sorbara
  • Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
  • Lambrusco Mantovano DOC (in Lombardy)
55
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What DOC for Lambrusco lies over the border of Emilia-Romagna in Lombardy?

A

Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

56
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What producer and cuvee put Lambrusco in the spotlight in the 1970s?

A

Banfi - Riunite

Top imported wine to US in 1985

57
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What is the full name for Ar Pe Pe? Why was this moniker first used and when?

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  • Arturo Pelizzatti Perego
  • Winery was sold by Arturo’s father then in early 80’s merged with large commercial firm
  • Arturo re purchased estate and renamed Ar.Pe.Pe
  • 1984

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