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
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG cepage
min 95% Moscato Giallo
max 5% other aromatic varieties of a “similar color”
Min rs for Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG
Dolce: 50 g/l
Spumante: 50 g/l
Passito: 50 g/l
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG styles
Tranquillo Frizzante Spumante Superiore Spumante Superiore w mention of Rive (A collection of vineyards) Superiore di Cartizze
Min amount of Glera in Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
85%
what are the requirements for a “Rive” Conegliano Vaaldobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
Must be hand harvested
Indicate a vintage
list one of 43 specific fraziones on label
Soils of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Conegliano: clay and limestone
Valdobbiadene: maoraines, sandstone, clay
Friularo di Bagnoli/Bagnoli Friularo DOCG styles
Rosso Riserva Vendemmia Tardiva (dry) Passito Classico (can also be Ris, VT or passito)
Cepage of Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG
min 90% Raboso Piave
Aging requirements of Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG
Rosso: min 12 mo from 11/1
Riserva: min 24 mo, w 12 in barre, from 11/1
What is the vinification requirement for Friularo di Bagnoli VT?
At least 60% of the grapes must be harvested and vinified after 11/11 (the feast of San Martino)
Lison DOCG styles
Lison
Lison Classico
Lison DOCG cepage
min 85% Tai (Friulano)
Montello DOCG styles
Rosso
Rosso Superiore
Montello DOCG cepage
40-70% Cab Sauv
30-60% combined Merlot, CF and/or Carmenere
max 15% other
Montello DOCG aging
Rosso: min 18 mo from 11/1, w 9 mo oak, 6 mo btl
Superiore: Min 24 mo from 11/1, w 12 mo in oak and 6 mo btl
Piave Malanotte DOCG styles
Rosso only
Piave Malanotte DOCG cepage
min 70% Raboso Piave
max 30% Raboso Veronese
max 5% other red grapes
15-30% of the grapes must be dried until at least 12/8
Piave Malanotte DOCG aging
min 3 years from 11/1, w 12 mo in barrel, 4 mo in btl
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG styles
Rosso Classico Spumante Valpatena Valpatena Spumante
Min alc for Recioto della Valpolicella docg
12%
grapes harvested at a min 11% natural alc, then dried to achieve min 14% potential
Recioto di Gambellara DOCG styles
Classico
Classico Spumante
Cepage for Recioto di Gambellara DOCG
100% Garganega
Recioto di Soave DOCG styles
Normale
Classico
Spumante
Recioto di Soave DOCG cepage
min 70% Garganega
max 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave et al
min rs in Recioto di Soave DOCG
70 g/l
Soave Superiore DOCG styles
Superiore
Classico Superiore
Superiore Riserva
Soave Superiore DOCG aging
released 9/1 year following
Riserva: min 2 years from 11/1, w 3 mo in btl
Soave Superiore Classico DOCG communes
Soave
Monteforte d’Alpone
How much Prosecco is produced annually
over 1 million hectoliters, most non-vintage, most not even DOC
Frizzante vs Spumante pressure
Frizzante: 1.0-2.5 atmospheres
Spumante: min 3.5 atmospheres
Breganze DOC Torcolato cepage and rs
100% Vespaiolo
min 35 g/l rs
Lugana DOCG cepage
min 90% Trebbiano di Lugana
Min alc for Valpolicella DOC vs Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Normale: 11%
Normale Superiore: 12%
Ripasso: 12.5%
Ripasso Superiore: 13%
Size of Cartizze
106 ha of the DOCG’s 4,300 ha
Typical sweetness level of Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG
“dry” 17-35 g/l rs
Which part of Valpolicella is the Classico zone located in?
western end of the appellation, near the shores of Lake Garda.
Valpatena and Illasi (Dal Forno) are on the east
What region shares Lugana DOC with Veneto?
Lombardy
What styles can be made in Lugana DOC?
- Lugana
- Superiore
- Riserva
- VT
- Spumante
cepage for Lugana DOC
min 90% Trebbiano di Lugana (aka Turbiana, very closely related to Trebbiano di Soave)
Which Lambrusco appelation is in Lombardy?
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC