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Veneto Flashcards

1
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What is the minimum amount of Glera required for a Prosecco DOC?

A

Min 85% minimum

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What is usually the secondary blending partner in the wines of Valpolicella and Bardolino?

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Rondinella

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What native grape variety derives its name from the Italian word for ‘mill’?

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Molinara

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4
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What DOCG is a Bianco blend made principally from Manzoni Bianco, Pinot Bianco and Chardonnay?

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Colli di Conegliano DOCG

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What is the only official subzone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene and is considered to be the highest quality?

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Cartizze

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What Veneto DOC produces a tannic, high acid red from Raboso?

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Raboso del Piave DOC

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What sparkling wine DOCG surrounds the town of Asolo and has a slightly warmer and damper climate than Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

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Asolo - Prosecco DOCG

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What Soave DOCG is often ignored by producers in favour of a lower DOC labelling even if they are allowed to use the former?

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Soave Superiore DOCG

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9
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What Veneto region is overlooked by a 10th Century castle?

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Soave

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What addition to Amarone Della Valpolicella is considered controversial?

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The role of Nobel rot - some producers limit it others see it as essential

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11
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What grape variety gets its name from the Italian word for ‘angry’?

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Raboso Piave

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12
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What 3 regions have the most DOCs and DOCGs? In order of most first

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1 Piemonte
2 Toscana
3 Veneto

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13
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What is an unofficial sub-zone of Valpolicella that cannot be used on the label?

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Valpolicella Orientale

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14
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What are the traditional racks on which grapes are dried in Vapolicella called?

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Arele or Graticci

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Custoza DOC is generally a blend of four grapes?

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Trebbiano Toscana, Garganaga, Tai, Cortese

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16
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What grape is used to make Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG?

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Moscato Giallo

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17
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What two villages does the Soave Classico sub-zone lie between?

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Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone

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18
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Which Sicilian grape variety is Garganega identical to?

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Grecanico Dorato

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19
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What DOC gained recognition thanks to the efforts of producer, Maculan?

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Breganze DOC

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What interregional DOCG (Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia) produces grapes from the Tai grape?

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Lison DOCG

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21
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What is the principle grape of Prosecco?

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Glera

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22
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What is the primary white grape variety of western Veneto?

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Garganega

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23
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What Veneto DOC covers more than 60,000 acres?

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Prosecco DOC

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24
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What blend of grapes can make up Soave?

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Garganega (min 70%)
Trebbiano di Soave and/or chardonnay (max 30%)
Top quality Soave tends to be 100% garganega

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25
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What is the Vini Vulcanici

A

The Volcanic Wines Association

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26
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What is the traditional vine training system of Soave?

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Pergola Veronese

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27
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What sweet passito wine is made from 100% Vespaiola?

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Torcalato

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28
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What are the hills around Valpolicella made up of and what is the soil referred to as?

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Decomposed basalt referred locally to as Toari

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29
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What DOCG covers the same area as Piave DOC but produces a wine from a minimum of 70% Raboso Piave and a max of 30% Raboso Veronese with between 15-30% of grapes being air dried.

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Piave Malanotte (del Piave) DOCG

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30
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Which style of Valpolicella is made by passing the wine through the vinacce?

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Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

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31
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What grape was excluded from the mandatory Valpolicella blend in 2003?

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Molinara

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32
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In which appellation is the Oseleta grape of growing importance?

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Valpolicella

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33
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What does the term ‘rive’ mean in the local dialect around Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

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Vineyards on steep slopes

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34
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What vine training system is used in Prosecco on the steepest slopes?

A

Guyot

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35
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What label designation do sparkling versions of Conegliano Valdobbiadene usually carry?

A

Superiore

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36
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What grape is often confused with Glera?

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Glera Lunga (formerly Prosecco Lunga)

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37
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What are the well ventilated hillside lofts called where grapes are dried?

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Fruttai

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38
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Out of Raboso Piave and Raboso Veronese which is the lesser quality grape?

A

Raboso Veronese

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39
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Who is the birth of modern Prosecco attributed to?

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Antonio Carpenè

40
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What was Italy’s first delimited wine zone (before the introduction of the DOC system)?

41
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When Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon are bottled as a blend what are they labelled as?

42
Q

What is the grape Friulano in Veneto?

43
Q

Which grape variety gets its name from the Italian for ‘wasp’?

44
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What is the traditional name for the process of air-drying grapes by handing them from roof rafters?

45
Q

What is Trebbiano do Soave genetically identical to?

A

Verdicchio

46
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What percentage of Veneto’s vineyards are on the plain?

47
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Where does the name Corvinone come from?

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The large berry size of the grapes: big Corvina

48
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Where might the name of Valpolicella come from?

A

Valley of the Many Cellars

49
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What are the two sub-zones of Colli di Cognegliano and what type of wines do they make?

A

Refrontolo - red wine made from air dried marzemino grapes (passito version considered a speciality)

Torchiato di Fregona- rare white passito made from Glera, Boshcera and Verdiso that must have a minimum of 150 days of appassimento. Torchiato comes from the ancient practice of using a traditional press or torchio to press the grapes

50
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What is the primary grape of Valpolicella and Bardolino?

A

Corvina (Corvina Veronese)

51
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What grape varieties make up Bardolino?

A

Corvina Veronese (35-80%)
Rondinella (10-40%)
Molinara (0-15%)

Auxiliary grapes can make up to 20%

52
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What is the most prestigious wine of Valpolicella?

A

Amarone dell a Valpolicella

53
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What is the minimum alcohol level of Amarone?

54
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What 3 regions have the most DOCGs? Put them in order

A

1) Piemonte
2) Veneto
3) Toscana

55
Q

What would you likely label a Rosé made on the eastern edge of Lake Garda?

A

Bardolino Chiaretto DOC

56
Q

What Soave sub-zone is outside of the Classico area but is considered high quality than regular Soave DOC?

A

Colli Scaligeri DOC

57
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What grape is native to the Monti Lessini area?

58
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What Veneto DOCG is a Rosso blend made from Marzemino, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc?

A

Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG

59
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What 3 regions have the most DOCs? Put them in order

A

1) Piemonte
2) Toscana
3) Veneto

60
Q

How many ‘rives’ are there in Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

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43 (e.g. Rive di Cobertaldo)

61
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What grape varieties are used in Valpolicella?

A

Corvina Veronese 45-95%
Corvione (up to 50%)
Rondinella (5-30%)

Auxiliary grapes up to 25%

62
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What is the grape make up of Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

A

At least 85% Glera
Remaining 15% can be local varieties.
Most wines are 100% Glera

63
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Rondinella is an offspring of what grape?

64
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What would you call a wine from the eastern edge of Lake Garda that had undergone a minimum of 85% semi-carbonic maceration and is bottled and released very early?

A

Bardolino Novello DOC

65
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Name a white sweet passito wine made from Garganega (not from Soave)

A

Recioto di Gambellara DOCG

66
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What is the percentage of Rondinella allowed in the official blend of Valpolicella?

67
Q

What grape represents Italy’s most successful cross variety? And what might it be a cross of?

A

Manzoni Bianco (maybe Riesling and Chardonnay)

68
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When Prosecco was elevated to a DOA why was Glera chosen as the name of the grape?

A

Glera is a Friulian synonym for the Prosecco grape

69
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What inter-regional DOC covers Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino and focussed on varietal production of Pinot Grigio?

A

Delle Venezie DOC

70
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Where does the term ‘Torcalato’ come from?

A

The name for binding grape clusters together using twine

71
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What are the 2 official sub-zones of Valpolicella?

A

Valpolicella Classico and Valpantena

72
Q

What Veneto DOC is known for its high quality Bordeaux blends and varietals?

A

Breganze DOC

73
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What are the grape varieties used in Custoza DOC (Bianco do Custoza DOC)?

A

Trebbiano Toscana (10-45%)
Garganega (20-40%)
Tai (locally called Trebbianello) (5-30%)
Cortese (locally called Bianca Fernanda) (0-30%)

74
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Where does the word ‘recioto’ come from?

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The ‘ear’ referring to the selection of only the berries from the lateral sides of the bunch

75
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What training system was traditionally used in Valpolicella and what is more often used now?

A

Pergola Veronese Doppia (double pergola Veronese) also called Tendone. Now growers are opting for the Pergoletta Veronese and the Pergola Trentina instead.

76
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What are the stone walls supporting terraces in Valpolicella called?

77
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What river separates Bardolino from Valpolicella?

78
Q

Which producer championed the Ripasso method in the 1960s?

79
Q

Name one point of difference between Recioto di Soave and Soave Superiore in regards to what grapes are allowed?

A

Recioto di Soave does not allow Chardonnay

80
Q

Tai Rosso is identical to which other grape variety?

81
Q

What DOCG is considered the historic heartland of Prosecco?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

82
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What is the most common vine training system used in Conegliano Valdobbiadene used on the gentle slopes?

83
Q

Which Italian region produces the most wine in all of Italy?

84
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Which Veneto appellation abuts olive groves along the shore of Lake Garda?

85
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What defines a “Novello” wine?

A

A wine made via carbonic maceration released shortly after bottling.

86
Q

What are the primary grapes allowed in Recioto Della Valpolicella?

A

Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella

87
Q

What river defines the Ripasso technique?

A

Pouring new wine over the unpressed skins and lees of Amarone or Ripasso

88
Q

What is the primary grape of the Soave Superiore DOCG?

89
Q

Which Veneto winegrowing area is not known for having volcanic soils?

90
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What does “rive” refer to in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior DOCG?

A

Vineyards planted on steep slopes in specific villages

91
Q

Which Veneto appellation was created specifically for the Tai grape variety?

A

Lison DOCG

92
Q

Which Veneto appellation is particularly known for Bordeaux blends?

A

Breganze DOC

93
Q

Recioto di Gambellara DOCG is based on…

A

…100% Garganega

94
Q

Colli Scaligeri is a sub-zone of…

95
Q

The wines of Prosecco DOC made from grapes solely within the province of Treviso can be labelled what?

A

Prosecco Treviso DOC

IWS - Unit 1 - Northern Italy (14 decks)

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