Week 2: Red Wines of Northern Italy Flashcards
What is made in Liguria and where is it in Italian wine making production?
It is second smallest, with eight DOC and 4 IGP
Trentino Alto-Aldige has how many DOC and what are there names?
Three DOC: Trentino DOC, Alto Aldige DOC, Valdadage DOC which has some of veneto and both of the rest
What are the three super large DOC in Piedmont and what is their relationship
Lange and Monferrato are large and in the south. Both DOC. Piemonte DOC encompasses both of them and more.
Where is the Garda DOC
Shared between Veneto and Lombardy around Lake Garda
There are 5 DOCG in Piedmont that use Nebbiolo grapes. What are they?
Barolo and Barbaresco (luxury wines) then three others. Two are up north Ghemme and Gattinara. The last is in the south its Roero.
There are 3 DOC/DOCG for Barbera in Piedmont. What are they?
Barbera d’asti (DOCG), Nizza (DOCG) and Barbera d’Alba (DOC)
Of the seven regions of Northern Italy what are the top three producers of red wine, in order?
Veneto, Piedmont, Lombardy
What is Robaso
A native grape in Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia has how many red wine DOCs?
Friuli has 4 DOCGs, 12 DOCs, and 3 IGPs and is best known for white wine. Only three DOC make red: several of the key denominations such as Friuli DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, and Collio Goriziano DOC produce red blends and varietals in addition to white wines.
What are the four DOC for Dolcetto?
They are all Dolcetto D’____ town name. Alba, Asti, Aqui, Ovada
What kinds of grapes are used in the Valtellina DOCG
Nebbiolo
What are the four italian grape varieties in veneto
Corvina, Rodinella, Reboso (also Cab Sauv and Merlot, a little Refosco but that is mainly Friuli)
What is the largest wine production in Lombardy
The oltrepo pavese southern area near emilia romagna
What is the primary red grape variety of veneto and what is it blended with
Corvina and its blended with Rondinella
Name five red grape varieties used in the northwest of italy
Barbera, Dolcetto, Grigliano, Freisa, Croatina (also Nebbiolo)
What are the most famous red wine growing areas of Lombardy
Its most famous red wine areas are Oltrepò Pavese and Valtellina,
Name two DOC and one DOCG for veneto based on Valpolciello
Amarone della Valpolciello (DOCG), Valpolciella (DOC), Valpolciello Ripasso (DOC)
Where are the DOCGs for red wine located in Lombardy? What are they called?
Valtellina. Three denominations—two DOCGs and a DOC (Valtellina Superiore DOCG, Sforzato di Valtellina or Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG, and Valtellina Rosso DOC)
What DOC/DOCG are associated with Bardolino in Veneto
Bardolino DOC Bardolino Superior DOCG
What is Refosco
A native grape in Veneto and Friuli
The most prestigious grape variety of northern italy
Nebbiolo
What grapes are used in the Oltrepo Pavese DOC
Barbera and Croatina, some Cab Sauv
What are four ways to say of the in italian
della, dei, del’, delle, del
What are the three DOCG for Dolcetto?
Dogliani (DOCG), Ovada (DOCG), Diano d’Alba (DOCG)
What are the four grape varieties of Lombardy
Barbera, Nebbiolo, Croatina, and Pinot Nero
Name three red grapes grown in Trentino-Alto Aldige
Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego
Name the seven regions of Northern Italy
Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
What are the two most famous red wine denominations in Veneto
Valpolciello and Bardolino
What is the smallest winemaking region in italy and how many DOC/DOCG does it have
Valle d’Aosta and its a DOC
What are two IGP significant in northeastern italy
Veneto IGP and Trevenezie IGP
