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Week 8: Central and Southern Italy Flashcards

1
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When did phylloxera hit Italy?

A

1890’s

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2
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Where did phylloxera hit hardest in Italy?

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Sicily and Sardinia

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3
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Why was Italy able to mitigate the worst effects of phylloxera?

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Slow pace of infestation allowed Italy to mitigate

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4
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Heartland of Sangiovese wines:

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Tuscany

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5
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Tuscan landscape:

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Rolling hills or mountainous foothills

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6
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Tuscan climate:

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Hot to moderate depending on whether coastal or inland

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7
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1960’s Chianti reputation:

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Thin and uninteresting

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8
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Number of DOCG’s in Tuscany:

A

11

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9
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List 4 Tuscan DOCG’s

A

Brunello di Montalcino
Chianti
Chianti Classico
Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Vino Nobile de Montepulciano

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10
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Notable fact about Chianti and Chianti Classico DOCG’s - when were these established?

A

One of the oldest formally delimited wine regions in Italy.

Done in 1716

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11
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Who defined the Chianti Classico area?

A

Cosimo de Medici (1716)

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12
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Did history mandate the inclusion of white grapes Chianti Classico?

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Yes.

Eliminated in 1996: only 100% Sangiovese after that.

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13
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Who created the “recipe” for Chianti Classico?

A

Baron Bettino de Ricasoli

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14
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Number of subzones in Chianti:

A

7

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15
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List the 7 Chianti sub-zones:

A

Ruffina
Colli Senesi
Colli Pisane
Colli Aretini
Colli Fiorentini
Montesportoli
Montalban

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16
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Brunello di Montalcino location:

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On the hill of Montalcino near Siena

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17
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What does Brunello overlap?

A

Chianti Colli Senesi

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18
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Grape in Brunello:

A

Sangiovese Grosso clone

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19
Q

When was Sangiovese Grosso isolated and bottled solo?

A

1865

Clementi Santi

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20
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Soil in Brunello di Montalcino:

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Galestro and clay cover the best vineyards.

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21
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What is galestro soil?

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Rocky, schistous clay soil

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22
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Brunello di Montalcino Normale ageing:

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Normale: (2/4/5)
2 years wood
4 months bottle
5 years total

Riserva (2/6/6)
2 years wood
6 months bottle
6 years total

Rosso di Montalcino
Typically younger
6 months oak
1 year ageing

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23
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva ageing:

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Normale (2/4/5)
2 years wood
4 months bottle
5 years total

Riserva (2/6/6)
2 years wood
6 months bottle
6 years total

Rosso di Montalcino
Typically younger
6 months oak
1 year ageing

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24
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Rosso di Montalcino ageing:

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Normale:
2 years wood
4 months bottle
4 years total

Riserva:
2 years wood
6 months bottle
5 years total

Rosso di Montalcino
Typically younger
6 months oak
1 year ageing

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25
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“Vigna” meaning on a bottle of Italian wine:

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Single vineyard

26
Q

What caused Tuscan winemakers to revolt in the 1960’s?

A

Tuscan producers were required to include Malvasia

27
Q

What did revolting Tuscan winemakers do in the 1960’s?

A

Created their own wines and released them

Could only label them as Vino di Tavola until IGT created in 1992

28
Q

Who released the first Super Tuscan?

A

Marquis Mario Incisca della Rochetta

29
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What was the first Super Tuscan called?

A

Sassicaia from Bolgheri

Sausage bulging.

30
Q

Who was the nephew of Marquis Mario Incisca della Rochetta? What did he release?

A

Marchesi Antinori released Tignanello.

31
Q

What other wine region heavily influences Tuscany?

32
Q

Where is Maremma?

A

Coastal DOC in Tuscany

33
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Maremma soil:

A

Sandier soil in some areas

Sand and clay in other parts

34
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Bolgheri in relation to Maremma:

35
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Wine style(s) of Bolgheri:

A

Super Tuscan style blends

Vermentino

36
Q

Sole monopole in Italy:

A

Bolgheri Sassicaia

37
Q

Morellino di Scansano wine:

A

Used to be a swamp with sandy soils

Uses a Sangiovese clone that is typically softer overall.

38
Q

Important Super Tuscans to know:

A

Sassicaia
Tignanello
Masseto

Orenellaia
Solaia
Pergola Torte

39
Q

Does Tuscany make sweet wines?

40
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Where is Vin Santo made?

A

Throughout Tuscany

41
Q

Process for making Vin Santo:

A

Passito method

Aged in tiny Caratelli barrels
Cherry or chestnut
Highly porous

Ageing:
3 years: Normale
4 years: Riserva

42
Q

Process for making Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG

A

Passito method

Red grape related to Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains

Only made on Elba

43
Q

Location and geography of Umbria:

A

Landlocked and mountainous.

44
Q

Native red grape of Umbria

A

Sagrantino

45
Q

Sagrantino: more or less tannic than Nebbiolo:

A

About the same

46
Q

Ageing requirements for Montefalcon Sagrantino:

A

1 year wood
3 years total

47
Q

Rosso de Montefalco: grape percentages in the blend?

A

Min of 60% Sangiovese

Sagrantino

48
Q

White grapes of Umbria:

A

Grechetto
Trebbiano
Spoletino
Trebbiano Toscana

49
Q

Location of Marche:

A

East coast

50
Q

Marche reds grapes:

A

Montepulciano blended with smaller amounts of Sangiovese

51
Q

Marche white grapes:

A

Verdicchio

52
Q

White appellations in Marche

A

Verdicchio di Matelica
Verdicchio de Castelli Jesi

53
Q

Verdicchio di Matelica and Verdicchio de Castelli Jesi styles:

A

Dry, sweet or Spumante

54
Q

Abruzzo location:

A

Adriatic coast, central Italy.

55
Q

Abruzzo whites: quality? Quantity?

A

High volume, lower quality whites

56
Q

Abruzzo reds:

A

Based on Montepulciano

57
Q

Abruzzo whites:

A

Based on Trebbiano

58
Q

What grape is becoming more important in Abruzzo?

A

Pecorino

An indigenous white grape rescued from obscurity, Pecorino is found across eastern central Italy, producing very fresh, nutty-flavored wines.

59
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What is the Classico zone for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG?

A

Colline Teramane

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