Veneto Flashcards
Name of drying lofts in Valpolicella
Fruttai
Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone are different how
Recioto grapes are dried an additional month (over three) and sweet or semi sweet.
Amarone is fermented to dry
Torcolato is a Breganze DOC passito wine made from what grape
(Veneto)
Vespaiolo 100%
Also Spumante
Marzemino is related to these grapes
Teroldego/Lagrein (major Trentino DOC varietal)
Valleys surrounding Valpolicella Classico
Fumane
Marano
Negrar
Sant’Ambrogio
San Pietro in Cariano
Lake of Valpolicella
Lake Garda
Max RS for Amarone della Valpolicella
9 g/l
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
(Between 12-16 g/l realistically)
Amarone della Valpolicella:
Subzones: Valpantena and Classico
Grapes dried till December 1
Fermented to 14% abv
Aged minimum of 2 years from year following the harvest
4 for Riserva
What does “Rive” mean in Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
a “frazione” or collection of vineyards
Hand Harvested
Vintage Dated
43 specific fraziones on the label.
Subzone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Cartizze
Who makes “Alzero” (Veneto)
Guiseppe Quintarelli
most important white zone in Veneto
Soave (70% Garganega, Max 30% Trebbiano di Soave/Chardonnay)
Europe’s largest vineyard
Soave DOC
DOCG Zones of Prosecco
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani DOCG
DOCG wines of Prosecco (conegliano vadobbiadene, Colli asolani) may be produced in these sweetness levels
From Brut to Demi Sec
(Sui lieviti is extra brut)
Fausto Maculan crafts Vespaiolo for passito wines in this DOC of Veneto
Breganze Torcolato DOC
Dry wines are produced from Vespaiolo in this region of Veneto
Breganze DOC
Gambellara DOC to East of Soave is similar to Soave in this way
Garganega makes up 80% of the wine
this DOCG was elevated in 2008 in Veneto for sweet, still and sparkling wines made from 100% dried garganega grapes
Recioto di Gambellara
DOCGs of Soave
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG
(Soave itself is a DOC)
Subregions of Soave Superiore DOCG
Classico/Colli Scaligeri (stainleses steel)
These Soave wines may be Spumante
Soave DOC, Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG may not
This zone lies between Valpolicella Classico and Eastern Shore of Lake Garda. Lighter and more Neutral than Valpolicella
Bardolino DOC
Bardolino Superiore DOCG (1%abv more)
Bardolino Chiaretto is rosé
What is Valpantena in Amarone or Valpolicella?
A village, a narrow valley, strengthens air circulation between verona and the highest tops of Lessini Mountains
Viticultural zone formally created in late 1960s made under Valpolicella DOC
The hilly zones between these two communes represent the historical heartland of Prosecco
Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
this percentage of fruit has to be from a given year of Prosecco to be vintage dated
85%
Name of the lofts for drying appassimento
Fruttai
New barrique producers of Amarone
Allegrini, Dal Forno
Traditional Producers of Amarone with botti and larger oak
Quintarelli
Bertani
Venturini
Map of Veneto
Prosecco rosé must state the vintage on bottle. T/F?
True!
Styles of Spumante Recioto della Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena Spumante
Recioto della Valpolicella Spumante
Minimum 2.8% potential alcohol (approx. 50 g/l residual sugar)
Encepagement for Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG
45-95% Corvina or Corvinone
5-30% Rondinella
Styles and encepagement of Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG in Veneto
Min. 95% Moscato Giallo
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio Tranquillo (Secco or Dolce)
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio Spumante
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio Passito
Dolce: 50 g/l
Spumante: 50 g/l
Passito: 50 g/l
What does “Sui Lievieti” mean in the production of Prosecco Colli Asolani (Asolo DOCG)
Means “on lees”
Sui Lieviti (Spumante Superiore)
must be brut nature
Wines from a single harvest, must be fermented in bottle and left undisgorged, minimum 90 days on lees
Styles, encepagement for Colli di Conegliano DOCG (Veneto) 2011
Bianco: Manzoni Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco
Rosso: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Marzemino
Rosso Riserva
Refrontolo (Rosso, 95% Marzemino)
Refrontolo Passito (Rosso)
Torchiato di Fregona
Bianco Passito from Glera
Grapes dried 150 days
Where is the Valpolicella Classico region of the Valpolicella DOC?
The Valpolicella Classico region is at the western end of the appellation, near the shores of Lake Garda
Where are the Valleys of Valpantena and Illasi in the Valpolicella DOC?
eastern Valpolicella DOC
home of the unparalleled Venetian modernist Romano Dal Forno
This region in Italy produces the most wine in all the country
Veneto
What are “Malvasie”
The wine bars in the Venice of old
What are the 33 crus of Soave (2019)
Castelcerino, Colombara, Froscà, Fittà, Foscarino, Volpare, Tremenalto, Carbonare, Tenda, Corte Durlo, Rugate, Croce, Costalunga, Coste, Zoppega, Menini, Monte Grande, Ca’ del Vento, Castellaro, Pressoni, Broia, Brognoligo, Costalta, Paradiso, Costeggiola, Casarsa, Monte di Colognola, Campagnola, Pigno, Duello, Sengialta, Ponsarà, Roncà- Monte Calvarina.
These six crus of the 33 Soave Crus are outside the Classico Zone:
Broia, Paradiso and Monte di Colognola
(west of the appellation)
Duello and Roncà Monte Calvarina (eastern part)
Grape of Piave Melanotte DOCG (Veneto)
Raboso Piave
Raboso Veronese (Dry Red)
What is Bellusi, Bellussera, or “Raggi” training (Piave River, Veneto)
Parallel Ray training, vines get max exposure
These DOCs of Veneto are shared with Trentino Alto Adige
Valdadige (Etschtaler) DOC
Valdadige Terradeiforti DOC
Styles of Valadige Terradeiforti DOC (Shared between Veneto and Alto Adige)
Enantio (Lambrusco Frastagliata)
Enantio Riserva
Casetta (native red grape of Alto Adige)
Casetta Riserva
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio Superiore
These DOCs/DOCGs are shared between Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto
Lison DOCG
Lison Pramaggiore DOC
Delle Venezie DOC
Prosecco DOC
DOCs shared between Veneto and Lombardy
Lugana DOC
Garda DOC
San Martino della Battaglia DOC
This DOC of Veneto is for traditional method sparkling wine made with hand harvested Pinot Nero and Chardonnay
Vigneti della Serenissima DOC
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Spumante Superiore styles may be all sweetness levels but these:
Extra Brut and Dolce
DOCGs for Prosecco in Veneto
Conegliano Valdobiaddene Prosecco DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Grapes of Montello Rosso DOCG (Veneto)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Carmenere
Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG (Veneto):
Grape: Raboso Piave
Friularo di Bagnoli
Friularo di Bagnoli/Friularo di Bagnoli Riserva
Friularo di Bagnoli/Friularo di Bagnoli Vendemmia Tardiva (dry): 60% of grapes harvested before Nov.11 (Feast of San Martino)
Friularo di Bagnoli/Friularo di Bagnoli Passito
Friularo di Bagnoli Classico (may also be riserva, vendemmia tardiva, or passito)