Veneto - online Part 2 Flashcards
What grape is used Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG
Moscato Giallo - rare
Few appellations produce
Dry-sweet
Passito most common
What does Colli Euganei DOC produce?
Wide range
Native & International
Bagnoli soils
gravely alluvial plains
created from Adige & Brenta Rivers
What two rivers run through Bagnoli
Adige & Brenta Rivers
What two appellations are exactly the same area in Bagnoli?
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
Bagnoli DOC
What is the city in Bagnoli?
Bagnoli di Sopra
What appellation is exclusive to Friularo (Raboso Piave) in Veneto
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
Bagnoli Friularo DOCG character
90% Friularo and 50% appassimento
Red Fruit, Violet, High Acid, Tannin
Bagnoli Friularo Classico DOCG styles
Dry (+ riserva)
Vendemmia Tardive
Passito
What is Raboso Piave called in Veneto?
Friularo
Where is Breganze DOC found?
Veneto
Asiago Plateau
What protects Breganze DOC from northerly cold winds?
Asiago Plateau
Creates mild climate
For what is Breganze DOC known?
High quality, well structured Red
Bordeaux blends and varietals
What are the native grapes found in Breganze?
Tai
Vespaiola
Marzemino
What are the international grapes found in Breganze?
CabSav Merlot Pinot Nero Chardonnay, SavBlan Pinot Grigio Pinot Bianco
What are the unique wines in Breganze and what grape do they use?
Torcolato & Vespaiolo
Vespaiola grape
Note: diff grape vs wine
Describe Vespaiolo wine?
Single varietal - Vespaiola Dry Light Body Lemon/Almond High Acidity
Describe Torccolato wine?
Sweet white passito
100% Vespaiola
Wine from Vespaiola?
Torcolato - sweet
Vespaiolo
Synonym for Rabaso Piave
Friularo
What appellation is known for Garganega?
Gambellara
What appellation is known for Moscato Giallo?
Euganei
What appellation is known for Raboso Piave?
Bagnoli
What appellation is known for Vespaiola?
Breganze
Describe the topology for Eastern Veneto
Series of hills flanking foothills of Venetian Prealps
What DOCGs are found in the Venetian Prealps?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Colli di Conegliano DOC
What DOCGs are found in the Asolo-Montello District?
Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Montello DOCG
What DOC/Gs are found in the Eastern Plains District?
Piave DOC
Piave Malanotte DOCG
Lison–Pramaggiore DOC
Lison DOCG
What is Italy’s most important quality sparkling wine district?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Where is the historic heartland of Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Who is father of Prosecco? Tank Method?
Antonio Carpenè
Where is Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Treviso province
Belluno Prealps
N of Piave River
How many communes in Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
15 communes
covers 6,000 ha
What is the climate of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Moderately continental
Cold winters
Warm/dry summers
What are the soils of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Diverse
Mostly sandstone, marl, clay
with alluvial and glacial moraine
What direction are the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Run east-west
Describe Conegliano
East Low, gentle hills Adriatic influence --> warmer Softer wines Riper Fruit
Describe Valdobbiadene
West Near to mountains Higher Hills Cool Alpine air Higher Acidity
Most common training system for Conegliano Valdobbiadene ?
Sylvoz - on gentle hills
Cappuccina (Guyot) - on steepest slopes
What can blend with Glera (85%) for Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Verdiso
Bianchetta Trevigiana
Perera
Glera Lunga
Styles of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Still Frizzante Spumante (most popular) Extra-dry (most common) but can have variety of sweetness
What can spumante of Conegliano Valdobbiadene be labeled?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
or either of the town names
What is the tank method also known as?
Martinotti
Can Conegliano Valdobbiadene be vintage?
Can be either non-vintage or vintage
What is the requirement for a rive?
Hand Harvest
Lower max yields
Must be Vintage dated
Spumante
Where are the finest spumanti wines from?
Cartizze
Describe Cartizze
South Facing hills
Highest and Steepest in Village
Natural Amphitheater
Cartizze regulations?
Hand Harvest, Strict Yields Only Spumante Non-vintage or vintage Traditionally with residual sugar label "Dry" Superiore di Cartizze on label
What were Prosecco labeled before 2009
Conegliano Valdobbiadene was elevated DOCG
Prosecco IGT elevated to single Prosecco DOC
What was the Friulano synonym for Prosecco grape?
Glera
What labeling is for any Glera wine outside Conegliano Valdobbiadene , Asolo or Prosecco DOC?
Must be labeled as IGT using Glera on bottle
What appellation is almost the same geographic area as Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
Colli di Conegliano DOCG
But it is little north and
excludes area around Valdobbiadene
What is Colli di Conegliano DOCG
Bianco Blend
Manzoni Bianco (dominate)
Pinot Bianco
Chardonnay
What appellation is Manzoni Bianco dominant?
Colli di Conegliano DOCG
What is Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG
Rosso blend Must carry rosso in the name (not like bianco) Marzemino Merlot CabSav CabFranc
What are the subzones of Colli di Conegliano DOCG that produce air-dried grapes?
Refrontolo - red based on Marzemino
Torchiato di Fregona - white passito of Glera, Boschera & Verdiso
What is subzone associated with a sweet passito made of Glera, Boschera and Verdiso in Veneto?
Torchiato di Fregona
What subzone is red wine based on Marzemino?
Refrontolo
What is Asolani and Montello?
Two bands of hills.
Describe Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Town of Asolo Warmer climate than CVP Tank Method Glera Spumante Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Describe Montel (or Montell Rosso) DOCG
DOCG 2011
Bordeaux Style
CabSav (40-70%)
Merlot, CabFranc &/or Carmenère
Where is Piave DOC located?
Eastern Plains - Province of Treviso & Venice
on both sides of Piave Rivers
What are the main native grapes of Piave DOC?
Raboso Piave
Verduzzo Trevigiano
Tai
What are the International grapes of Piave DOC?
Merlot
CabSav
CabFranc
What are the soils of Piave DOC
An alluvial plain Created by Piave, Livenza and Tagliamento Rivers Each run parallel into Adriatic North - higher plain, Alluvial South - flatter more sand, clay and loam
Where does the Piave River originate?
Hills of Conegliano and Montello
Climate of Piave?
North - higher plains, warm with cooling from Venetian Prealps. High Diurnal
South - flatter, warmer, more Adriatic influence
Where is a major production of Merlot?
Piave Rosso DOC
What % of Merlot is required in Piave Rosso
At least 50%
What is the most distinctive wine in Piave?
Piave Raboso del Piave DOC Native Deep Color Very Tannic, High Acidity Needs ageing, 2 years minimum
What can Piave Bianco be made from?
Tai & Verduzzo - traditional
Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
What DOCG covers the exact same region of Piave DOC
Piave Malanotte DOCG
Piave Malanotte DOCG grapes
Raboso Piave (70%)
Raboso Veronese (30%)
15-30% grapes must be air-dried
Not vinified before Dec 8
What was Lison DOCG part of?
Lison Pramaggiore DOC
Lison DOCG?
Quality Tai-based wines
Can be classico
What regions do Lison and Lison-Pramaggiore share?
Inter-regional Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giula
Same geographic size
Describe Prosecco DOC
A large and quantitatively important inter-regional appellation
Replaced Prosecco IGT no one big appellation
What are the regions of Prosecco DOC?
Veneto & FVG
9 Provinces
Name the provinces of Prosecco DOC
In Veneto - Vinceza, Padova, Venezia, Treviso, Belluno
In FVG - Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste
Prosecco DOC requirements?
Glera 85%
Local or international 15%
Prosecco DOC style
Still, frizzante, spumante (tank method)
Extra-Dry (slightly sweet) and Brut
Describe Prosecco Pyramid
#1 Cartizze #2 Conegliano-Valdobbiane #3 Treviso and Trieste #4 Prosecco DOC
Which area is known for white wine based on Glera?
Conegliano Valdobbiane
Which area is known for white wine based on Manzoni Bianco?
Colli di Conegliano
Which area is known for white wine based on Tai?
Lison
Which area is known for Merlot based wines?
Piave
What province does Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco lie?
Treviso
What replaced Prosecco IGT and when?
Prosecco DOC
2009
Can Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco use Superiore label?
Yes
Describe wines from Valdobbiadene
Have higher acidity since closer to the mountains and higher diurnal range
In Veneto what is a Cabernet most likely to be?
CabSav + CabFranc
In Veneto where are the vineyards most likely to be found?
The Plains
Which grapes is not suitable for appassimento
a. Corvinone
b. Rondinella
c. Vespaiola
d. Glera
Glera
Which Veneto province produces the most wine?
Verona
Which pair of grapes is completely unrelated to each other?
a. Raboso Piave / Raboso Veronese
b. Glera / Glera Lunga
c. Garganega / Grecanico Dorato
d. Corvina / Corvinone
Corvina/Corvinone
What grape(s) can independently represent 95% of the Valpolicella blend?
Corvina Veronese
&
Corvinone
Which wines is made by pouring freshly made wine over the unpressed skins and lees of a different wine? Valpolicella Ripasso Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Which appellation is not restricted by hillside only vineyards? Soave Superiore Soave DOC Soave Colli Scaligeri Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave DOC
What appellation does not have volcanic soils
a. Recioto di Gamellara DOCG
b. Colli Euganei Fior d’Aranico DOCG
c. Soave DOC
d. Bagnoli Friolaro DOCG
d. Bagnoli Friularo DOCG
Soils are gravely alluvial plains
created from Adige & Brenta Rivers
Which appellation makes spumante only wines?
Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG