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Central Italy White Wine Flashcards

1
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG is located in which region?

A

Toscana

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2
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Orvieto DOC is located in which regions?

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Umbria and Lazio

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3
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Which wine was named ‘the sun of Italy in a bottle’?

A

Orvieto DOC

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4
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC is located in which region?

A

Marche

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5
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Vin Santo is which regions classic dessert wine?

A

Toscana

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6
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What are the four important Vin Santo appellations?

A
  1. Vin Santo di Carmignano DOC
  2. Vin Santo del Chianti DOC
  3. Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC
  4. Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC
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7
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Which body of water borders Toscana to the West?

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The Tyrrhenian Sea

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8
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What soil type if the historic classico zone of Orvieto DOC?

A

Volcanic

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9
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Which body of water borders the East of Marche?

A

The Adriatic Sea

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10
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What is the name of the mountains that run down the spine of Italy?

A

The Apennines

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11
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What does Citta Regia translate to?

A

Royal city

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12
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What does Castelli mean?

A

Castles

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13
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How many villages are entitled to make wine under the Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC?

A

22

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14
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What does Vin Santo translate to?

A

Holy wine

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15
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Which grape variety is grown almost exclusively around the town of San Gimignano?

A

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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16
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What word derives from the latin word ‘vernaculus’ meaning native or indigenous?

A

Vernaccia

17
Q

Oriveto DOC wines are made from what two grapes?

A

Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano

18
Q

Which grape is considered to be of higher quality: Grechetto or Trebbiano Toscano?

A

Grechetto

19
Q

Name the two distinct varieties of Grechetto?

A
  1. Grechetto di Orvieto

2. Grechetto di Todi

20
Q

What is the flagship and most planted white variety of the Marche region?

A

Verdicchio

21
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

The name Verdicchio derives from the Italian word for green?

A

True - verde, which refers to the greenish colour of the grapes

22
Q

What grape varieties are used to make Vin Santo?

A

Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia

23
Q

Which wine is described as the typical embodiment of a symbiotic relationship between a single grape variety and a specific terroir?

A

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

24
Q

TRUE OR FALSE
Orvieto DOC wines offer a fresh and easy drinking style , with the best examples displaying florals, citrus and stone fruit, rich texture, depth and minerality

A

True

25
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Verdicchio is only used to make still wine

A

FALSE - Verdicchio grapes are used to make a range of styles - from sparkling to sweet passito. In Marche the grape is at its best as a still dry wine. The top examples have a combination of structure, richness, complexity and age-worthiness

26
Q

Which Toscano wine is described as sweet, intense and velvety with a pleasant oxidative character?

A

Vin Santo

27
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Wines labelled as ‘Classico Superiore’ are sweet?

A

FALSE -Classico Superiore refers to the historic region where the grapes were originally grown. Wines from here are often richer, more complex and longer-lived

28
Q

To be labelled Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG, wines must contain a minimum of ………% of Vernaccia di San Gimignano?

A

85%

29
Q

What is the minimum ageing requirement for Vernaccia di San Gimignano?

A

11 months - it will usually spend some of this time in oak

30
Q

For Orvieto DOC wines, Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano must account for at least what %?

A

60% - small proportions of other local grapes are permitted

31
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Most Orvieto DOC wines are unoaked and dry (secco)

A

TRUE

32
Q

To be labelled as Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC the wine must contain what minimum % of Verdicchio?

A

85% - although most are 100%

33
Q

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG requires what minimujm amount of ageing?

A

18 months - it will often spend time in oak and can also be labelled as classico

34
Q

What are caratelli?

A

small, old barrels

35
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Top examples of Vin Santo are made for early consumption?

A

FALSE - they can rest in caratelli for a decade or longer

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