Veneto Flashcards
How are grapes dried for Recioto styles?
They spend over three months (or four for recioto) in special lofts called Fruttai
Who makes the highest volume of wine in Italy overall?
Veneto
How many DOCGs are in Veneto?
14
Which DOCGs of Veneto are red only?
Amarone della Valpolicella Bardolino Superiore Friularo di Bagnoli Montello Rosso Piave Malanotte Recioto della Valpolicella
Which Veneto DOCGs are white only?
Colli Asolani Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio Coneglaino Valdobiaddene Prossecco Lison Recioto di Gambellara Recioto di Soave Soave Superiore
Which Veneto DOCGs are for white and red?
Colli di Conegliano DOCG
What Veneto DOCG is shared w Friuli?
Lison DOCG
Which Veneto DOCGs can make spumante?
Colli Asolani Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Recioto di Gambellara Recioto di Soave Recioto della Valpolicella
Name the communes of Amarone della Vapolicella Classico
Fumane Negrar Marano Sant'Ambrogio San Pietro in Cariano
Name the Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG styles
Rosso
Classico
Valpetena
Riserva
What is the cepage of Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG?
45-95% Corvina (up to 50% of this can be corvinone)
5-30% Rondinella
Max 25% other red grapes (no single variety can be more than 10% of final blend)
What is the max rs in Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG?
9 g/l
For every .10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional .1 g/l allowed
For every .10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, and additional .15 g/l rs is allowed
Amarone aging
Rosso: Min 2 years from 1/1
Riserva: Mib 4 years from 11/1
no oak requirement
When can vinification start for Amarone?
12/1 of harvest year
What percentage of a producers max yield can be used as Amarone?
65%
Valpolicella Ripasso min alc?
Rosso: 12.5%
Superiore: 13%
Communes of Bardolino Superiore DOCG Classico Zone
Bardolino Garda Lazise Affi Costermano Cavaion
Cepage of Bardolino Superiore DOCG
35-80% Corvina (Up to 20% Corvinone)
10-40% Rondinella
max 15% Molinara
max 20% other
Colli Asolani DOCG styles
Tranquillo
Frizzante
Spumante Superiore
cepage for Colli Asolani DOCG
min 85% Glera
max 15% Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga
max 15% PN, PB, PG, Chard (Sparkling only)
Sweetness levels for Colli Asolani DOCG
Frizzante: Secco to Amabile
Spumante Superiore: No Extra Brut or Dolce
Colli di Conegliano DOCG Styles
Bianco Rosso Rosso Riserva Refrontolo (Rosso) Refrontolo Passito (Rosso) Torchiato di Fregano (Bianco Passito)
Colli di Conegliano DOCG varieties
White: Min 30% Manzoni Bianco, Min 30% combined Chard and/or PB, max 10% SB and/or Riesling
Red: min 10% CS, min 10% CF, min 10% Marzemino, 10-40% Merlot, max 20% Manzoni and/or Refosco
Colli di Conegliano DOCG Refrontolo regulations
Min 95% Marzemino
min alc is 14.5%, 15% for passito (12% acquired)
Min 24 months, w 1 year oak, 3 mo btl
Passito: min 4 months, w 3 in btl
Colli di Conegliano DOCG Torchiato di Fregona regulations
Min 30% Glera, min 20% Verdiso, min 25% Boschera, max 15% other
Min 18% abv (14% acquired)
Aging: min 24 months from 11/1, 5 mo in btl
Grapes must be dried for at least 150 days
Grapes cannot be pressed unil 2/1
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG styles
Bianco Tranquillo (Secco or Dolce)
Spumante
Passito