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Veneto Flashcards

1
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How many DOCGs in Veneto? Name them

A 
14:
Amarone Della Valpolicella 
Asolo Prosecco 
Bagnoli Friularo 
Bardolino Superiore
Colli di Conegliano 
Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Lison 
Montello Rosso
Piave Malanotte
Recioto della Valpolicella 
Recioto di Gambellara 
Recioto di Soave
Soave Superiore
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2
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Name the 8 leading red grape varieties of Veneto

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Corvina 
Corvinone
Rondinella 
Molinara 
Oseleta 
Negrara 
Cabernet Sauvignon 
Merlot
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3
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Name the 8 leading white grapes of Veneto

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Garganega 
Glera (regional sparkling wine)
Pinot Grigio  
Trebbiano Toscano 
Trebbiano di Soave
Pinot Bianco 
Vespaiola 
Chardonnay
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4
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What is appassimento?

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Italian term for drying harvested grapes for weeks to months to concentrate the sugar and flavors used to make Amarone, Recioto, and Sforzato

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5
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What 4 styles of wine are produced within the boundaries of the Valpolicella DOC?

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Amarone
Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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6
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What native grapes are Valpolicella and its variants made from?

A

Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella
Molinara

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7
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What regions make up the Tre Venezie?

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Veneto
Trentino-Alto Adige
Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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8
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Name the important water bodies of Veneto

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Lake Garda (West )
Po River (south)
Adige River
Piave River

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9
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A dessert wine using dried grapes and cold arrested fermentation at 12% alcohol leaving behind residual sugar

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Recioto

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10
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Produced with a 2nd fermentation reusing the sediment or Lees of Amarone or Recioto yielding this wine with more flavor tannin and alcohol

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Ripasso

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11
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Min alcohol and min aging for Amarone

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2yrs and 14% abv

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12
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Min age min alcohol for Valpolicella Superiore

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1yr and 12%

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13
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Preeminent white wine of Veneto and its main grape

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Soave DOC

Garganega at least 70%

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14
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What white wine do you think of In Veneto

A

Soave DOC and

Prosecco

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15
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What four styles of wine are produced within the Valpolicella DOC?

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Amarone
Ripasso
Recioto
Valpolicella

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16
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What are the main blended components of Valpolicella

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Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella

17
Q

What is the preeminent still white wine of Veneto

A

Soave DOC

18
Q

What is the main grape of Soave

A

Garganega at least 70%

19
Q

What grape variety is Prosecco composed of

A

Glera at least 75%

20
Q

What is the northernmost wine region in Italy

A

Trentino alto Adige

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