S7 - Italy Flashcards

1
Q

dry

high acidity

light bodied

unoaked

PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit

From Piemonte

A

GRAPE:

Cortese

REGION:

Gavi

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2
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dry (can be sweet)

high acidity

medium bodied

unoaked

PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit, Stone fruit

(can aged = honey, almonds)

From Veneto

A

GRAPE:

Garganega

REGION:

Soave

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3
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dry

high acidity

medium bodied

unoaked

PRIMARY: Green, Citrus fruit - Fennel

(can age = honey, nuts)

From Marche

A

GRAPE:

Verdicchio

REGION:

Verdicchio del Castilli di Jesi

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4
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dry

medium acidity

medium to full bodied

oaked or unoaked + can be aged on lees

PRIMARY: Stone, Tropical fruit. Mango

(can age = honey, nuts)

From Campania

A

GRAPE:

Fiano

REGION:

Fiano di Avellino

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5
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high acidity

high tannin

full bodied

Oak Common

PRIMARY: red fruit - Cherries. Rose, dried herbs

TERTIARY: mushroom, tobacco, leather

From Piemonte

A

GRAPE:

Nebbiolo

REGION:

Barolo, Barberesco

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6
Q

high acidity

low to medium tannin

simple or complex

oaked or unoaked

PRIMARY: red fruit - red cherries and plums

From Piemonte

A

GRAPE:

Barbera

REGION:

Barbera d’Asti

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7
Q

high acidity

low to medium tannin

light to full-bodied - depending on Appassimento method

PRIMARY: red cherries and plum

From Veneto

A

GRAPE:

Corvina

REGION:

[Amarone della] Valpolicella

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8
Q

high acidity

high tannin

medium to full-bodied

PRIMARY: red cherries and plum, dried herbs

often oaked

From Tuscany

A

GRAPE:

Sangiovese

REGION:

Chianti [Classico]

Brunello di Montalcino

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9
Q

medium acidity

high tannin

PRIMARY: black cherries and plum, dried herbs

From Abruzzo

A

GRAPE:

Montepulciano

REGION:

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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10
Q

CLIMATE: Warm

ripens unevenly - high sugar levels

rosé and red. Reds often oaked

medium to high acidity

medium to high tannins

PRIMARY: Black fruits & spice

TERTIARY: earth, meat

A

GRAPE:

Primitivo

REGION:

Puglia

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11
Q

CLIMATE: Cool - Moderate

Two key styles

LESS RIPE:

dry, high acidity, light-bodied, simple.

Green, Citrus fruit

A

GRAPE:

Pinot Grigio

REGION:

Veneto (and all across Italy)

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12
Q

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

A

Montepulciano

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13
Q

Soave [Classico]

A

Garganega

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14
Q

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

A

Verdicchio

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15
Q

Barbera d’Asti

A

Barbera

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16
Q

Valpolicella [Classico]

A

Corvina blend

17
Q

Gavi

A

Cortese

18
Q

Barolo

A

Nebbiolo

19
Q

Recioto della Valpolicella

A

Corvina blend (Sweet Red)

20
Q

Brunello di Montalcino

A

100% Sangiovese

21
Q

Barbaresco

A

Nebbiolo

22
Q

Amarone della Valpolicella

A

Corvina blend

23
Q

Chianti [Classico]

A

Sangiovese blend

24
Q

Puglia

A

Primitivo

25
Q

Recioto di Soave

A

Garganega

26
Q

Veneto

A

Pinot Grigio

27
Q

Delle Venezie

A

Pinot Grigio

28
Q

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

A

Pinot Grigio

29
Q

Fiano di Avelino

A

Fiano