Veneto Flashcards
What % of Veneto’s production is DOC quality?
25%
- expansion of DOC zones like Soave and Valpolicella into markedly inferior areas fuels criticism and lends credence to lesser wines
What are the grape requirements for red Valpolicella DOC?
45-95% Corvina and/or Corvinone
5-30% Rondinella
Maxi 25% other red grapes
(no single variety may comprise more than 10% of the blend)
Of this 25%, a maximum 15% are non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona, and a maximum 10% are native Italian red grapes suitable for cultivation in Verona
Valpolicella DOC labeled superior is an indication of what?
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- higher min alcohol, min 1 yr aging
- shows rounder character
Name two notabable valleys in eastern Valpolicella DOC. Give an example of a modernist producer from this area.
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- Valpantena, Illasi
- home to modernist Romano Dal Forno
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What is the difference between Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG?
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Recioto della Valpolicella
- grapes typically dried an additional month
- resulting wine is semi-sweet to sweet
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Amarone
- fermented to dryness or near-dryness
- additional 2 years aging prior to release
Amaronegrapes are dried anywhere from 60 days (the minimum required by the DOC disciplinare) to upwards of 120 days
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What does the appassimento process contribute to the wine?
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- complex dried fruit tones
- additional alcoholic warmth
- round, glycolic mouthfeel
Give two examples of Amarone producers utilizing new barriques to add spice and density.
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- Dal Forno
- Allegrini
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Give an example of a traditonal Amarone producer.
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Gieuseppe Quintarelli
- aging wine in large, neutral Slavonian botti
How long must an Amarone be aged in order for it to be labeled riserva?
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4 years
When were Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG and Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG finally approved for DOCG status?
early 2010
- may be labeled Classico or Valpantena, if originate in respective area
What is ripasso?
A wine “re-passed” over and re-fermented with unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto wine.
T/F: Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG may be spumante.
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True
When was Valpolicella Ripasso finally granted its own DOC?
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2010
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What is the min. alcohol requirement for Valpolicella Ripasso?
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12.5%
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What is the min. alcohol requirement for Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Superiore?
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13%
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What are the dominant grapes in Bardolino DOC?
- Corvina
- Rondinella
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Where is Bardolino DOC located?
western Veneto
- btwn Valpo Class and east shores Lake Garda
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How do wines from Bardolino DOC differ from Valpolicella?
slightly lighter, more neutral
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What is the name for a Bardolino rose?
Bardolino Chiaretto
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What are the requirements for Bardolino Superiore DOCG?
- 1 year aging
- add 1% alcohol
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What are the grapes of Soave DOC?
- min 70% Garganega
- plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay
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What DOC zone is known as “Europe’s largest vineyard”?
Soave
- cautionary ex. vinous expansions and allowances; enormously extended from hilly Classico zone, lost original meaning and distinciton
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Name the DOCGs in Soave:
- Recioto di Soave DOCG
- Soave Superiore DOCG
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What are the aging requirements for Soave Superiore DOCG?; Soave Superiore riserva?
- Soave Superiore
- 1 yr, 3 mon bottle
- Soave Superiore riserva
- 2 yrs
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What is the atm of press requirement for Prosecco frizzante?
1.0-2.5 atm of pressure
- Prosecco frizzante
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When did Recioto di Gambellara achieve DOCG status?
2008
- Recioto de Gambellara DOCG
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Describe the wines of Gambellara DOC:
- Immediate East of Soave, Gambellara DOC wines are similar in style
- Bianco/Superiore/Classico/Classico Vin Santo: min 80% Garganega, maximum 20% Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Trebbiano di Soave
Spumante: min 80% Garganega, max 20% Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Trebbiano di Soave, Durella
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Name a producer of Breganze Torcolato DOC wines.
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Fausto Maculan
- crafts singular Torcolato DOC wines, just north of Gambellara in cental western Veneto
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What is the prinicpal and most important white wine zone in Veneto?
Soave DOC
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T/F: Soave Superiore DOCG is typically vinified in stainless steel.
True
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T/F: Soave Superiore DOCG wines may be spumante.
False
- Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG may be spumante, but Soave Superiore DOCG may not
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What are some requirements and common production methods for Recioto di Soave?
Recioto di Soave DOCG
- grapes dried 4 to 6 mon
- same delimited area Soave Superiore
- barrel fermentation common
- botrytis cinera encouraged
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What is the exclusive grape for Breganze Torcolato DOC?
Vespaiolo - local, acidic
- number of varietal dry wines produced as Breganze DOC from local and international varieties
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How many hectoliters of inexpensive sparkling wines are produced annually in Veneto?
over 1 million hl
- peachy Prosecco grape, unadulterated by leesy, yeasty aromas as it undergoes transformation into frizzante or spumante via the Charmat method
What is the min atm of pressure for Prosecco spumante?
3.5 atm of pressure - Prosecco spumante
Briefly describe Prosecco wines.
- Usually undergo secondary fermentation in large stainles steel autoclaves, which keep the wine under pressure.
- At their worst, they are bland sparklers masked by a healthy additon of sugar; at their best the wines are semi-sweet or nearly dry, energetic, and fresh - the perfect Venetian aperitivo, as well as a component of the classic Bellini cocktail.
Name the two DOCG zones for Prosecco from the 2009 vintage onward.
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
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Asolo Prosecco DOCG
- more obscure, formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani
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What is Asolo Prosecco DOCG formerly known as?
Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani
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T/F: Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG and Asolo Prosecco DOCG are permitted to produce still wine.
True
- But, the focus is on the frizzante and the spumante superiore styles
- Fully sparkling superiore wines from both appellations may be produced from brut to demi-sec in sweetness; in practice the wines are principally extra dry or brut
T/F: The semi-sparkling styles of Prosecco sometimes undergo secondary fermentation in the bottle.
True
- style indicated on the label
What is the most noteworthy cru of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
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Cartizze (official subzone)
- mere 106 of Valdobbiadene DOCG’s total 4,300 ha
- wines labeled ‘Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze’
- fully sparkling in style, generally “dry”, 17-35 g/l rs
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