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Vermentino synonyms
Favorita-piedmont
Pigato-Liguria
Rolle-south France
Malvasia grossa or carbesso-Corsica
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
Where is aglianico grown
Campania Basilicata Puglia Abruzzo Lazio Molise
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
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
Aglianico in Campania
Taurasi
17 communes
Producers allowed to blend up to 15% other grapes
Common blending partner is Piedrosso
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
Basilicata white grapes
Bombino bianco Asprino Verdeca Trebbiano Toscano Malvasia Bianca Della basilicata
Basilicata red grapes
Aglianico Montepuliciano Primitivo Sangiovese Bombino Nero Aleatico
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
Greco bianco aka
Malvasia di Lipari
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
Greco di tufo wine notes
Straw yellow Semi aromatic Lemon pear peach Aromatic herbs Toasted almond Mineral Tannic Textured
Greco premier sites
Santa Paulina Tufo Montefusco All 3 on right side of Sabato river With south or southeastern exposure
Capri bianco
Campania
50% Greco
Greco around the world
Australia
California
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
Greco Giallo
Lazio
Very rare
Not registered
Can be included in Cori Bianco blend up to 30%
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
CosmoDOCG 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
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