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1
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Vermentino synonyms

A

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

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Favorita

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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

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Campania 
Basilicata
Puglia
Abruzzo 
Lazio
Molise
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Aglianico facts

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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

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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

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

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7
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Aglianico del Vulture Docg

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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

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Bombino bianco
Asprino
Verdeca
Trebbiano Toscano
Malvasia Bianca Della basilicata
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9
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Basilicata red grapes

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Aglianico
Montepuliciano
Primitivo
Sangiovese
Bombino Nero
Aleatico
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10
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Greco group

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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

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Malvasia di Lipari

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Greco facts

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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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13
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Greco di tufo wine notes

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Straw yellow
Semi aromatic
Lemon pear peach
Aromatic herbs
Toasted almond
Mineral 
Tannic
Textured
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14
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Greco premier sites

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Santa Paulina 
Tufo
Montefusco
All 3 on right side of Sabato river
With south or southeastern exposure
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15
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Capri bianco

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Campania

50% Greco

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16
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Greco around the world

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Australia

California

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Greco Bianco

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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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18
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Greco Giallo

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

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19
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Greco Moro

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

20
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Greco Nero

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

21
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Lambrusco family

A 
Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa
Lambrusco Maestri
Lambrusco Marani
Lambrusco Salamino
Lambrusco Viadanese
22
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Lambrusco di Sorbara

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Lightest most floral
Most planted
Aka lambrusco Della viola
Oldest Lambrusco 
Has 3 biotypes
23
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Lambrusco grasparossa

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

24
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Lambrusco Maestri

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

25
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Lambrusco marani

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Rare Lambrusco

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Lambrusco salamino

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Has 5 biotypes 
Most abundantly planted Lambrusco
Good yields, late ripener
Often found in off dry or sweet style 
Violets, dark colour, fairly tannic
27
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Lambrusco Viadanese

A

Wrongly called groppello ruperti
Compact cluster
Several clones

28
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Valpolicella DOC

A 
Valpolicella
Classico
valpantena 
Superiore- >12m aging 
Vineyard name on label "vigna"
11% min alc, 12% for superiore
29
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Valpolicella ripasso DOC

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>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%
30
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Amarone DOCG

Aging

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Basic=>24 m maturation 
Classico >24 m maturation
Riserva >48 m
Valpantena>24 m
Valpantena reserva >48m
31
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Valpolicella grapes

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

32
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Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG

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

33
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Soave

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Soave DOC
Soave superiore DOCG
Recioto di Soave DOCG
13 villages
Only from hills around Soave
Classico is historical area with high limestone soil
34
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Soave superiore DOCG

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Types: superiore, Classico, riserva
Maturation >6m
Riserva>12m
12%alc, 12.5 for riserva
Straw yellow, grapefruit, lime, floral, briny
35
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Soave grapes

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

36
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Soave maturation

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Basic=>2m

Classico and Colli Scaligeri >3m

37
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Garganega

A

Same as Greciano dorato
Ancient variety1400s
Aka garganego, garganega comune

38
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Garganega biotypes

A 
Garganega typica
Garganega di clario
Garganega verde
Garganega agostega
Greciano dorato
39
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Garganega clones

A 
14 clones 
Fedit 9
Isv-cv 84
Isv-cv 11 &amp; 18
Isv-cv 69
40
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Garganega in Sicily

A 
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
41
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Garganega in Veneto

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dOCG Soave Superiore 
     >70% blended with 
     Trebbiano di Soave 
      Chardonnay
      Sauv blanc
DOC Gambellara 
       >80%
DOC Bianco di Custoza
      >20%<40%
42
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Glera

A 
Veneto &amp; FVG
Aka serprino, prosecco, prosecco tondo, glera tondo
Maybe native of FVG
Ancient variety
2 main biotypes 
     Balbi
     Cosmo
43
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DOCG conegliano-valdobbiadene

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

44
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DOCG Asolo-Prosecco

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> 85% glera

45
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DOC Prosecco

A

> 85% glera

46
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Glera blending partners

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For torchiato di fregona (sweet passito)

Bianchetta trevigiana

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