Central/Southern Italy Flashcards by Nathan Bihm

Two unique Umbrian varietals?

Grechetto (zippy, lemon, apple, white)

Sagrantino (highest tannin grape in Italy, maybe World, shit ton of polyphenols, read antioxidants, as well)

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DOCGs of Umbria

Sagrantano di Montefalco
100% Sagrantino

Torgiano Rosso Riserva
70% Sangiovese
30% other

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Sagrantino di Montefalco legal requirements

100% Sagrantino
Secco and Passito allowed 
37 months from Dec 1st for both
Secco needs 12 mo. in wood
Passito needs 6 mo. in bottle
Passito is 80-180 y Residual sugar

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva legal details

min. 70% Sangio
Max 30% other “suitable to Umbria” varietals
3 years from Nov. Ist
6 mo. in bottle
from higher elevation areas around Torgiano

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Orvieto legal deets

DOC
Min 60% Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano
Max 30% other asshole Varietals
Only Umbrian region Ian d’Agata Mentioned

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Name two Sagrantino di Montefalco producers

Marco Caprai (modern Style) mentioned by guild and Jancis

Paolo Bea (traditional)

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Describe Montefalco Rosso

DOC
60-70% Sangio
10-15% Sagrantino
Max 30% other as hole grapes
Basically bulked up Sangiovese

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Which producer is mostly responsible for torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Lungarotti, a very large producer here

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Most Planted Umbrian varietals

Sangiovese, Trebbiano varieties, Grechetto, Merlot, Sagrantino, Cabernet Sauvignon

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DOCGs of Lazio

XXFrascati Superiore
Min 70% Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Maluasia tel Lazio XXCannellino di frascati
Min 70% Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del lazio

XXCesanese di Piglio

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Name a “Super Lazio” (I made that up)

Alberico Boncompagni Lodovisi

Planted Cab S, Merlot, Semillon in 40; and focused on organics / low yields

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Lazio climate

Major geographic features

Mediterranean

Apennine Mountains to east with porous limestone slopes, 2 dead volcanous providing… volcanic Soil, Tiber river

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Three top DOCG for Aglianico

Vulture in Basilicata, 100%
Taurasi in Campania, 85%
Taburno Aglianico in Campania, 100%

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Aging requirements Taurasi

3 years from Dec 1st post harvest 1 in wood

Riserva 4 years, 18 mo. in wood

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Which DOCGs near Taurasi

Greco di Tufo, 85% GrecoDT

fiano di Avellino, 85% fiano

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Where is lacryma Christi and requirements

Vesuvio Doc
lan be White, red, rose, bubbles sweet
Min 12% alc

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Main grape of Campi flegrei DOC

falanghina

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3 regions in Campania that use falanghina

Campi flegrei, Costa d’Almafi, falerno del Massico Bianco

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Where is Sannio DOC and specialty

north of Campania DOCG triangle around Avellino

specializing in Pass it on and Secco Falanghine

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fiano and Greco characteristics

Both white
fiano= Subtle, firm, haunting florality
Greco=lighter than fiano, Apple peel fragrance with inineral depth

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Major grapes and location of falerno del Massico

Rosso: Aglianico with maX 40% piedrosso

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What is the purpose and blending partner of piedrosso?

Blended often with Aglianico to add softness

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Name 3 Taurasi producers

+ Mastroberardin, the big old school daddy
+ Terredora di Paolo
+ feudi di San Gregorio

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Explain wine railroad in Taurasi

Aglianico was shipped by train to Barolo to add muscle in weak vintages

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Character of Aglianico in vineyard

Thick berries, mold resistance allow for needed late ripening, Late November not Crazy

What do top 3 examples of Aglianico have in Commonl

All on extinct Volcanos

Aglianico in glass

Intense, unforgiving black fruit lifted by tartaric acid. Mineralty is dark, austere, steering sharply to inorganic

In Which DOC is Campania's DOCGs

Ipirna

Character of Grechetto

Crisp, dry white• orvieto specializes

Which river passes through Castell; di Jesi

Classico areas around Misa River

Castell; di Jesi assemblage

Min 85% Verdicchio but best wines are varietal

Castelli di Jesi aging

18 mo. 6 in bottle

Which is further inland Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio di Matelica

Vedicchio di Matelica further inland near Umbria

Name a producer of Verdicchio di Matelica

Bisci, his top bottling is Senex

Who makes " Senex"

Bisci in Verdicchio di Matelica

Where is Esino Valley and what is its effect

Verdicchio d; Matelica, it runs N-S and buffers coastal effect but offers higher elevation diurnal shifts lead to later harvest

Where is Umani Ronchi

Marche, Castelli di Jesi

Who makes Casal di Serra?

Umani Ronchi, Castelli di Jesi

Grape of Conero Rosso Riserva

85% Montepulciano

DOC with Lacrima grape

Lacrima di Morro

Sub varieties of Nebbiolo

Lampion most common, Michet has More reputation. | Roll mostly gone because overly vigorous, Rose clone too thin

DOCs for Nebbiolo around NE Piedmont | Which river

Fara, Ghemme, Gattinara, Lessona, Sizzano, Boca, Bramaterra Sesia River

Nickname for Netbbiolo near sesia river

Spanna

When were Barolo/Barbaresco established DOCG

1980

Aging for Barolo and Barolo Riserva

38mo. from Nov 1st 18 Mo. in Oak | 62 mo. 18 in wood

Min potential alcohol for all the Barolo

12.5%

levels of Barolo DOCG

Barolo B. Riserva B. Menzioni geografiche Aggiuntive B. MGA Vigna (single vineyard)

How many Communes can make Barolo

11 | Most from 5

Styles of Barolo communes

La Morra and Barolo are softer, Tortonian calcerous marl Monforte d'Alba and Serralunga d'Alba Helvetian (serravalian) compacted clay/sand

Roero is on the left bank of what

Tanaro River | sandy soil

String of great Barolo Vintages

1995 to 2001 but 2002 sucked because hail and rain

2 great older vintages in Barolo

1947 and 1961

What is a Qvevri

Amphora is for transport (has handles) Quevri is for underground fermentation

Vine training in franciacorte

Sylvoz

Name 4 old school Barolo producers

Giuseppe Rinaldi (blends sites) Giacomo Conterno Bruno Giacosa (Barb AND Barolo) Bartolo Mascarello

New School Barolo

Elio Altare Paolo Scavino Vietti depends on which bottling

Who makes famous monfortino bottling, which crus

Giacomo Conterno, blend of Case in a Francia and Caretta crus in Serralunga, but named for winery location

describe Malvasia delle Lipari

DOC in Sicily "subtle, orange tinted, powerful" | Sweet, pass it to, fortified

Name 3 Sicilian sweet wines

Malvasia di Pantelleria Malvasia delle Lipari Moscato di Noto and Siracusa

Talk about Moscato di Pantelleria

Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria) | island near African Coast, great passito, fooled Apollo into thinking It was ambrosia, nectar of the immortals

What is base grape and exceptional producer of Faro DOC

in Sicily, Nerello Mascalese, best producer is Palari

What separates Sicily from mainland

Straight of Messina

List DOCGs of Sicily

only Carasuolo di Vittorio, blend of Nero d'Avola (70-50%) and Frappato (30-50%) Maceration limited to keep cherry red (Carasuolo) color

Who is responsible for Marsala style

John Woodhouse in 1773, fortified for shipment to England

Base grapes of Etna

80% Nerello Mascalese 20% Nerello Cappucio | Bianco from Carricante grape

List 3 of the white grapes of Sicily

Catarrato (3rd most planted grape in Italy) Inziola Grillo

Name Marsala producer

Marco de Bartoli, listed by GS and JR

Who makes Rosso del Conte

Tasca d'Almerita in Sicily | blend of Perricone and Nero d'Avola "heady yet structured"

DOCG of Abruzzo

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane on Adriatic coast | regular is massive

Difference between Montepulciano d'A and Mont. d'A Colline Teramane

Colline Teramane is from area around Teramo

Basilicata DOCGs

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore

Campagnia DOCGs

fiano di Avellino Greco di Tufo Taurasi Aglianico del Taburno

Lazio DOCGs

Cesanese del Piglio frascati Superiore Canellino di Frascati

Marche DOCGs

``` Conero Vernaccia di Serrapetrona Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva Offida ```

Puglia DOCGs

Castel del Monte Bombino Nero Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale

Regions of Castel del Monte

Rosso Riserva Nero di Troia Riserva Bombino Nero

Sardegna DOCGs

Vermentino di Gallura

Sicilia DOCGs

Cerasuolo di Vittoria

Umbria DOCGs

Sagrantino di Montefalco | Torgiano Rosso Riserva

Only monopole DOC Italy

Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC

Central/Southern Italy Flashcards

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