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Veneto Flashcards

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What % of Veneto’s production is DOC quality?

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25%

  • expansion of DOC zones like Soave and Valpolicella into markedly inferior areas fuels criticism and lends credence to lesser wines
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What are the grape requirements for red Valpolicella DOC?

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  • 45-95% Corvina w/ Rondinella
  • non-aromatic grapes of region: max total 15% Molinara, Negrara, Oseleta
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Valpolicella labeled superior is an indication of what?

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  • higher min alcohol, min 1 yr aging
  • shows rounder character
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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 and Amarone?

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  • Recioto della Valpolicella
    • ​grapes typically dried an additional month
    • resulting wine is semi-sweet to sweet
  • Amarone
    • fermented to dryness or near-dryness
    • additional 2 years aging prior to release
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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
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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
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How long must an Amarone be aged in order for it to be labeled riserva?

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4 years

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When were Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone della Valpolicella finally approved for DOCG status?

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early 2010

  • may be labeled Classico or Valpantena, if originate in respective area
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What is ripasso?

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A wine “re-passed” over and re-fermented with unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto wine.

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T/F: Recioto della Valpolicella may be spumante.

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True

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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 Superiore?

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13%

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What are the dominant grapes in Bardolino DOC?

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  • Corvina
  • Rondinella
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Where is Bardolino DOC located?

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western Veneto

  • btwn Valpo Class and east shores Lake Garda
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How do wines from Bardolino DOC differ from Valpolicella?

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slightly lighter, more neutral

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What is the name for a Bardolino rose?

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Bardolino Chiaretto

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What are the requirements for Bardolino Superiore DOCG?

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  • 1 year aging
  • add 1% alcohol
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What are the grapes of Soave DOC?

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  • 70 Garganega
  • plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay
23
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What DOC zone is known as “Europe’s largest vineyard”?

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Soave

  • cautionary ex. vinous expansions and allowances; enormously extended from hilly Classico zone, lost original meaning and distinciton
24
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Name the DOCGs in Soave.

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  • Recioto di Soave DOCG
  • Soave Superiore DOCG
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What are the aging requirements for Soave Superiore?; Soave Superiore riserva?

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  • 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*
30
When did Recioto di Gambellara achieve DOCG status?
**2008** * Recioto de Gambellara DOCG
31
Describe the wines of Gambellara DOC.
* Immediate East of Soave, Gambellara DOC wines are similar in style * **Garganega** (semi-aromatic, cherry blossoms) w/ **max 20% comb. Trebbiano di Soave** and lackluster **Trebbiano di Toscana**
32
Name a producer of Breganze Torcolato DOC wines.
**Fausto Maculan** * crafts singular Torcolato DOC wines, just north of Gambellara in cental western Veneto
34
What is the prinicpal and most important white wine zone in Veneto?
**Soave DOC**
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T/F: Soave Superiore 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
42
What are some requirements and common production methods for Recioto di Soave?
_Recioto di Soave_ * **grapes dried 4 to 6 mon** * **same delimited area Soave Superiore** * **barrel fermentation common** * ***botrytis cinera* encouraged**
43
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
44
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
45
What is the min atm of pressure for Prosecco *spumante*?
**3.5** atm of pressure - Prosecco *spumante*
46
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.
47
Name the two DOCG zones for Prosecco from the 2009 vintage onward.
* **Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG** * **Asolo Prosecco DOCG** * more obscure, formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani
49
What is Asolo Prosecco formerly known as?
**Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani**
50
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
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T/F: The semi-sparkling styles of Prosecco sometimes undergo secondary fermentation in the bottle.
**True** * style indicated on the label
52
What is the most noteworthy *cru* of Valdobbiadene?
**Cartizze** * 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
53
What is Prosecco's historical name?
**Glera** * if the wine is not at DOC level, the name Prosecco may no longer be used on labels
54
For Prosecco to be released as vintage, what % must be from the stated year's harvest?
**85%**
55
What is the min % of Prosecco required for DOCG's Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco and the more obscure Asolo Prosecco?
**85%**
56
What region produces more wine than any other region in Italy?
**Veneto** * much falls at lower level, ocean of neutral cheap Pinot Grigio and bottom tier sparkling wines
57
What is *vigna*?
**single vineyard**
58
What is the *appassimento* process?
* **grapes dried over 3 months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation, concentrating sugar and extract** * **used in production of Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone wines**
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What are fruttai?
**special lofts used to dry grapes**
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What is the main varietal of Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG?; what are the permitted styles?
**Moscato Giallo** * Tranquillo (secco or dolce) * Spumante * Passito

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