Veneto Flashcards
White grapes of veneto
Garganega
Glera
Pinot Grigio
Trebbiano
Main DOCGs of veneto
Amarone Della valpollicella Conegliano valdobbiadene prosseco Soave superiore Valpollicella Bardolino
Another word for prosecco
Glera
Red grapes of veneto
Rondinella Corvina Corvinone Molinara Cab franc Merlot Negrara
Wine style and variety of valpollicella DOC
Red Corvina Romdinella Molinara Negrara Best wine from Classico zone
Sub appellation of valpollicella DOC
Valpollicella valpantena
Style of wine from Amarone Della valpollicella DOCG
Appassimento grapes
Dry wine with 14-16 % + alcohol
Wine style of valpollicella ripasso DOC
Repassed wine
Young valpollicella is refer,wanted over unpressed skins of a previous Amarone and or recioto Della valpollicella wine
Dried fruit and increased alcohol
Wine style recioto Della valpollicella DOCG
Same as Amarone but semi sweet to sweet
Port like
Unfortified
What is the passito process
Grapes harvested and dried for up to 3 months in loft called fruttai
Used to make passito, recioto, and Amarone. Wines
Quintarelli is trad style
Use of new tech to dry ventilators and dehumidifiers
Dal forno Romano
Modern style of passito process
Quintarelli
Traditional style using passito process
Grape variety of Soave
Garganega min 70%
Trebbiano and chard
Wine style Soave superiore DOCG
Min 3 months bottle aging
Released after 1 sept the following year
If Riserva on label has min 2 years aging
Classico superiore DOCG wines
Grapes harvested and vinified within Soave and monteforte d’alpone