ViaItaly academy Flashcards by Faye MacLachlan

Vermentino synonyms

Favorita-piedmont
Pigato-Liguria
Rolle-south France
Malvasia grossa or carbesso-Corsica

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Favorita

Piedmont term for vermentino
It's a bio type 
Grown in Roero
Thought to have arrived 300 yrs ago 
Large berries
Historically blended with Nebbiolo

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Where is aglianico grown

Campania 
Basilicata
Puglia
Abruzzo 
Lazio
Molise

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Aglianico facts

One of Italy's oldest grape varieties
Does best on volcanic soils
Thick skin, harvested very late
High acidity
Dominates its terroir 
Firm savory wines, mineral, long lived 
Can have floral note, smoky spicy
Was used to 'beef up' northern wines in early 20th century

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Aglianico biotypes

Taburno- milleranage aka aglianico Amaro, ripens earliest, higher sugar and acid concentrations
Taurasi-smaller berries
Del Vulture-most intense fruit aroma and flavour

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Aglianico in Campania

Taurasi
17 communes
Producers allowed to blend up to 15% other grapes
Common blending partner is Piedrosso

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Aglianico del Vulture Docg

100% aglianico
Altitude 200-700m
12m wood 12 m bottle for generic
24 m wood 24 m bottle for reserva
Alc min13.5% for both

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Basilicata white grapes

Bombino bianco
Asprino
Verdeca
Trebbiano Toscano
Malvasia Bianca Della basilicata

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Basilicata red grapes

Aglianico
Montepuliciano
Primitivo
Sangiovese
Bombino Nero
Aleatico

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Greco group

Greek origin for most part
Or named Greco as the grapes were used to make ‘Greek style’ wines (sweet/resinous)
Not a family, most not related at all

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Greco bianco aka

Malvasia di Lipari

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Greco facts

Campania, Lazio, Puglia, Tuscany
Grapes used to make Greco di tufo wine
Historically identified in Campania with a place name
Difficult to grow, late ripener, low vigour sensitive to grey rot odium and peronospora
Oxidizes easily

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Greco di tufo wine notes

Straw yellow
Semi aromatic
Lemon pear peach
Aromatic herbs
Toasted almond
Mineral 
Tannic
Textured

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Greco premier sites

Santa Paulina 
Tufo
Montefusco
All 3 on right side of Sabato river
With south or southeastern exposure

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Capri bianco

Campania

50% Greco

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Greco around the world

Australia

California

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Greco Bianco

Lazio, Calabria 
Identical to Malvasia di Lipari
Used for both sweet and dry wines
GC areas are Palazzi and Santa Anna 
Used in blends Docg frascati and frascati cannellino
Ciro, Bivongi DOC's

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Greco Giallo

Lazio
Very rare
Not registered
Can be included in Cori Bianco blend up to 30%

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Greco Moro

Lazio
Very rare
Has a rusty hue to berries
Can be included in Cori Bianco blend up to 30%

Greco Nero

Calabria, Sardinia
Is several different grapes
Greco Nero di Ciro is considered the true one
Medium bodied high acid, fragrant

Lambrusco family

Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa
Lambrusco Maestri
Lambrusco Marani
Lambrusco Salamino
Lambrusco Viadanese

Lambrusco di Sorbara

Lightest most floral
Most planted
Aka lambrusco Della viola
Oldest Lambrusco 
Has 3 biotypes

Lambrusco grasparossa

Aka lam. Di Castelvetro
Grows mainly on hillsides, can ripen even with cooler temps
Tends to be most tannic Lambrusco

Lambrusco Maestri

Hardy, growing volume of plantings
Earlier ripening Lambrusco
Gives fruitiest creamiest expression

Lambrusco marani

Rare Lambrusco

Lambrusco salamino

``` Has 5 biotypes Most abundantly planted Lambrusco Good yields, late ripener Often found in off dry or sweet style Violets, dark colour, fairly tannic ```

Lambrusco Viadanese

Wrongly called groppello ruperti Compact cluster Several clones

Valpolicella DOC

``` Valpolicella Classico valpantena Superiore- >12m aging Vineyard name on label "vigna" 11% min alc, 12% for superiore ```

Valpolicella ripasso DOC

``` >12 m maturation <15% blending with amarone wine allowed Generic ripasso Classico Valpatena Superiore-can use vyd name on label >12.5% alc Superiore >13% ```

Amarone DOCG | Aging

``` Basic=>24 m maturation Classico >24 m maturation Riserva >48 m Valpantena>24 m Valpantena reserva >48m ```

Valpolicella grapes

Corvina 45-95% +corvinone <50% Rondinella 5-30% Others <15% and <10% of each

Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG

Only healthy grapes Dried 100-200 days Arrested fermentation >12% alc

Soave

``` Soave DOC Soave superiore DOCG Recioto di Soave DOCG 13 villages Only from hills around Soave Classico is historical area with high limestone soil ```

Soave superiore DOCG

``` Types: superiore, Classico, riserva Maturation >6m Riserva>12m 12%alc, 12.5 for riserva Straw yellow, grapefruit, lime, floral, briny ```

Soave grapes

>70% garganega <30% Trebbiano, Chardonnay and others Note that Chardonnay cannot be used in recioto

Soave maturation

Basic=>2m | Classico and Colli Scaligeri >3m

Garganega

Same as Greciano dorato Ancient variety1400s Aka garganego, garganega comune

Garganega biotypes

``` Garganega typica Garganega di clario Garganega verde Garganega agostega Greciano dorato ```

Garganega clones

``` 14 clones Fedit 9 Isv-cv 84 Isv-cv 11 & 18 Isv-cv 69 ```

Garganega in Sicily

``` Called Greciano dorato Mono varietal or blend DOC alcamo <40% DOC Delia Nivolelli >65% DOC Contessa Entellina <50% Usually blends with inzolia for acidity And Chardonnay for body ```

Garganega in Veneto

``` dOCG Soave Superiore >70% blended with Trebbiano di Soave Chardonnay Sauv blanc DOC Gambellara >80% DOC Bianco di Custoza >20%<40% ```

Glera

``` Veneto & FVG Aka serprino, prosecco, prosecco tondo, glera tondo Maybe native of FVG Ancient variety 2 main biotypes Balbi Cosmo ```

DOCG conegliano-valdobbiadene

Most important >85% Complex/refined Carizze=cry, fuller body, a little residual sugar

DOCG Asolo-Prosecco

>85% glera

DOC Prosecco

>85% glera

Glera blending partners

For torchiato di fregona (sweet passito) Bianchetta trevigiana verdiso