Emilia-Romagna Flashcards

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DOCGs of Emilia Romagna (2)

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Romagna Albana (first white wine DOCG) 1987 (DOC in 1967) (95% Romagna Albana. Bianco, Bianco Passito
Bianco Passito Riserva (must display muffa nobile)

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto (DOCG from Grechetto gentile, alionzina, synonyms)
85% normale, 95% Classico

Pignoletto was banned in 2014

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Colli Bolognesi Classico Superiore Pignoletto DOCG (Emilia Romagna) must be this % Pignoletto (Grechetto di Todi)

A

95%

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG Passito Riserva:
400 g/l must weight after drying
Passito Riserva must exhibit “muffa noble” (noble rot)

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DOCs for Lambrusco (Emilia Romagna)

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Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce

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Communes of production Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro

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All of Castelfranco Emilia, Castelnuovo Rangone, Castelvetro, Fiorano, Formigine, Maranello, Marano sul Panaro, Prignano sul Secchia, Savignano sul Panaro, Spilamberto, Sassuolo, Vignola, S.Cesario sul Panaro
Part of Modena (commune)

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most cultivated Lambrusco variety

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Lambrusco Salomino (salami bunches)

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difference between Sorbara and grasparossa

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Sorbara: light, floral
Grasparossa: dark, tannic

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7
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what year was Lambrusco DOC established

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1970

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Lambrusco vinifera shares characteristics with this vinifera subspecies

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Sativa (wild cultivars)

Lambrusco di Sorbara cant self pollinate and must be planted with separate pollinator
like Lambrusco Salomino

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9
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Malvasia di Candia Aromatica (unrelated to Malvasia di Candia) is found here

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Emilia Romagna

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10
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Communes of Productions Lambrusco DOC

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Modena and Reggio Emilia

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In the 1970s this brand catapulted Lambrusco into the international spotlight and became one of Italy’s biggest export success stories

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Banfi’s “Riunite” brand

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12
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Lambrusco Marani is associated with this region

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Reggio Emilia

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13
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Lambrusco Maestri is accosiated with this region

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Parma

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14
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Massimo Botturas Osteria Francescana is in this city of Emilio Romagna

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Modena

Worlds 50 best Restaurant of 2016 and 2018

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15
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Northern border of Emilia Romagna is this geographical feature

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Po River
Pendant shaped region
Width of Italian Peninsula

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Northern Emilia Romagna is best suited for this kind of agriculture

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food crops. Flatter and more fertile

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17
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Where is the Romagna portion of Emilia Romagna?

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Southeastern Corner, where Sangiovese is the focus

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18
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The Emilia portion of Emilia Romagna is focused on this

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Lambrusco

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19
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La Stoppa, a producer in Emilia Romagna is a leader in this movement

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Natural Wine

20
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These Emilia DOCs allow for Lambrusco styles, from West to East
(excluding the three lambrusco DOCs)

A

Colli di Parma
Colli di Scandiano e di Canossa DOC
Reggiano DOC
Modena DOC

21
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Finest Lambrusco comes from this DOC

A

Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro:

has the most challenging terroir, hilly with clay soils and limestone

MOST structured, dark and tannic

22
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Lambrusco di Sorbara is between these rivers

A

Secchia and Panaro rivers
Sandy floodplain

23
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Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC mandates only a minimum of 60% Lambrusco di Sorbara. Why?

A

Because of unique morphological challenges. Lambrusco Salamino is typically the rest of the blend

24
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Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC is in the North of this Province

A

Modena
soils are defined by flood patterns, flat region

25
Q

What is TBV

A

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
Aceto balsamico tradizionale DOP
Made from Trebbiano Toscano

NOT balsamic vinegar od Modena.

26
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What is rincalzo

A

aging program for Aceto balsamico tradizionale (TBV)
like a solera system with seven barrels of decreasing size

Minimum maturation period is 12 years on average

27
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What is an acetaie

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a TBV PDO house, or production center in Emilia Romagna

28
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Styles of Lambrusco

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Red
Rosato
Secco or Asciutto (dry)
Semi secco or abboccato (off-dry)
Amabile (gently sweet)
dolce (sweet)

29
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Lambrusco producers have multiple fermentations throughout the year. T/F?

A

True, so the wine on the market is as fresh as possible. Wines are usually nonvintage
unfermented must is chilled in tank until new one is needed

30
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Otrugo dei Colli Piacentini DOC is within this DOC and spans a series of four valleys (Emilia half of Emilia Romagna). What is the grape

A

Within Colli Piacentini DOC

Ortrugo is the grape (white)

31
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This producer began experimenting with varietal wines in the 1970s in Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini DOC

A

Luigi Mossi

Still and sparkling styles are made

32
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This DOC overlaps Ortrugo dei Colli Piacentini and is designated for still and sparkling wines produced from Barbera and Croatina (Bonarda)

Emilia Romagna

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Gutturnio DOC

33
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What is the native white grape of Reno DOC (Emilia Romagna)

A

Montu

34
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What year was Italy’s first DOCG for white wine awarded?

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1987 Romagna Albana

35
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Albana has parent-offspring dynamic with this grape

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Garganega

36
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The best examples of Romagna Albana DOC come from this town

A

Bertinoro “drunk in gold”
clay and limestone soils

37
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The daughter of Emperor Theodosius was so enamored with these wines of Romagna she suggested they be consumed in a golden vessel

A

Romagna Albana

38
Q

Synonym for Pagadebit (Romagna DOC) white grape

A

Bombino Bianco

39
Q

Where can I find Trebbiano Romagnolo?

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Romagna DOC, often coplanted with Bombino Bianco

40
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What kind of wine does the red grape Terrano (called Cagnina in Romagna) make?

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Light lambrusco like off dry styles of sparkling red

41
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What is the Convito di Romagna?

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Bands together eight like-minded producers in Romagna DOC, with stricter quality standards

42
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Two predominant soils of Romagna DOC

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loose, limestone marl found at higher elevations
Clay soils at lower sites providing fruitier examples

43
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Nested DOCs in Romagna DOC

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Colli d’Imola
Colli di Faenza (township of Predappio)
Colli Romagna Centrale
Colli di Rimini DOC

44
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Bosco Eliceo DOC (Romagna) and is marked by this geological feature

A

Old oak forest (as the name suggests)
Brackish estuaries of the Po River

45
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Bosco Eliceo DOC is home to this native grape (Romagna)

A

Fortana (red)
Very similar to the lambrusco family and usually planted without grafting

46
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Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG Classico Zone subregions (Emilia Romagna)

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Monte San Pietro, Sasso Marconi, Casalecchio di Reno, Zola Predosa, Savignano sul Panaro and Valsamoggia