Week 1: The Basics of Italy Flashcards
How are DOP and DOC related? And how are they spelled?
DOP is the EU wine laws highest level in italian. In english its Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in Italian its denominazione d’origine protetta (DOP)
Name the four seas/coasts of Italy
Adriatic coast (east), Ligurian sea (north west), tyrrhenian sea (south west) and the Ionian [Mediterranean]
Where is Molise?
South of Abruzzo on the Adriatic Coast
How are IGP, IGT and PGI related and spell them.
Protected Geographic Indicator (PGI) is English for the EU level below PDO. This translated EU into Italian as Indicazione Geografica Protetta or the original Italian was Indicazione Geografica Tipica
How do you spell the province where Rome is located
Lazio
Where is the Po valley and what is its weather like in the winter and summer
Cuts across Northern Italy, cold and foggy winters and humid, hot summers
What do the terms Riserva and Classico mean
Riserva is wine that has been aged longer while classico is from an area considered classic for that wine
What are the levels of italian wine law (acronyms) and spell them correctly!
Denominazione d’Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) is the highest Denominazione d’Origine Controllata then Indicazione Geografica Protetta (IGP) and Vino da Tavolo
What are the 20 provinces in italy called
Along top
Valled’aosto, Piedmont, Lombardy, Alto-Aldige/Trentino, Veneto, Fruili Veneto Guilia, Liguria
Central
Sardinia, Toscano, Emilia Romagna
Laszio, Umbria, Abruzzo
Campania, Marche, Molise, Basilicata, Puglia
Calabria, Silicia
What was the earliest winemaking culture in Italy? When?
Etruscans in central italy, 3000 years ago
In english what are the three levels of EU wine law?
PDO protected designation of origin PGI protected geographic indicator and just wine or table wine
Italy is the world’s ___________ producer of wine
Largest
What are the two mountain ranges in italy
Apennines runs the long axis and the alps up north
