Week8 Luxury Wines Flashcards
How many hectacres are planted? How many barrels?
90,000 hectaliters or a million cases
How much ageing does a Barbaresco DOCG get versus a riserva Barbaresco DOCG
two years normal, four years (9 months in a barrel)
Brunello di Montalcino has an annual production of what in hectaliters and cases
66,000 hectaliters or 730,000 cases
What subzone of Chianti is Brunello di Montalcino located within?
Colli Senesi
What is the percent alcohol in Brunello?
12.5 %
How many producers make Barolo?
194
How many communes are within the Chianti Classico DOCG?
Nine
What grape is used in making Barolo? Where is it made? Percent of this grape?
Nebbiolo, Piedmont, 100%
The Barolo DOCG and the Barbaresco DOCG are both located in what DOC within Peidmont
Langhe DOC
How much ageing does a Brunello DOCG get versus a riserva Brunello DOCG
Four years plus 2 years in barrel; Five years plus 2 years in barrel
What is a MEGA?
menzioni geografiche aggiuntive which is a sub-geographic component within a DOCG
Barbaresco has an annual production of what in hectaliters and cases
30,000 hectaliters and 330,000 cases
What are the three types of Chianti Classico that can be made?
Chianti Classico DOCG, Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG (top)
Name the six basic types of luxury Italian wines
Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone della Valpociello, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Bolgheri Super Tuscan, Brunello di Montalcino
What are the two Bolgheri DOCs?
Bolgheri DOC and Bolgheri Sassacaia
Which of the six luxury wines of Italy is a DOC
Bolgheri
What year did the Gran Selezione Chianti Classico get defined as a DOCG?
2014
What is the minimum alcohol level of a Barolo DOCG?
13.0%
True or False: All Italian luxury wines are red wines
TRUE
How many MEGAs are there in Barolo?
There are 181 including the 11 communes (=villages)
What is the minimum level of alcohol in Barbaresco?
12.5%
What is the minimum alcohol level in the three types of Chianti Classico?
Chianti Classico DOCG (12%, 80% Sangiovese), Chianti Classico Riserva (12.5%) and Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (13%)
How much ageing does a Barolo DOCG get versus a riserva Barolo DOCG
Three years normal, five years (18 months in a barrel)
Chianti Classico has an annual production of what in hectaliters and cases
Total 275,000 hectaliters, or 3 million cases; 11,000 hectaliters and 125,000 cases for Gran Selezione
What grape is in Brunello di Montalcino?
100% Sangiovese (note: Chianti is 80%)
What are the three communes within the Barbaresco DOCG?
Barbaresco, Nieve, Treiso
What grape is used in making Barbaresco? Where is it made? Percent of this grape?
Nebbiolo, Piedmont, 100%
What commune is found in Bolgheri DOC?
Categanato Carducci
