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CH 10 - Italy Flashcards

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Leading red grape of Piedmont, my acerage

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Barbera

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Other leading red grapes of Piedmont (in addition to Barbera)

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Nebbiolo, Dolcetta, Freisa, Grignolino, Brachetto, Bonarda, Vespolina, Ruche

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Leading white grapes of Piedmont

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Moscato Bianco, Arneis, Corteses, Erbaluce

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Grape variety of Barolo and Barbaresco

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Nebbiolo (must be 100%)

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Aging requirements for Barolo

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Minimum 38 months; Riserva: min 62 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year

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Aging requirements of Barbaresco

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Min 26 months; Riserva: min 50 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year

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Grape variety of Gavi

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Cortese

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Name for Nebbiolo as used in Northern Piedmont

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Spanna

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Grape variety of Asti DOCG

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Muscat (Moscato)

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Three styles of wine made in the Asti DOCG

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Asti - Sparkling, charmat
Asti Metodo Classico - sparkling traditional method
Moscato d’Asti - slightly sparkling, partial fermentation method

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Style of wine approved in 2017 for the Asti DOCG

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Asti Secco

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Required assemblage for Barbera d’Asti DOCG

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Min 90% Barbera

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Required assemblage for Nizza DOCG

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100% Barbera

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DOCG approved for red (Nebbiolo) and white (Arneis)

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Roero DOCG

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2 Nebbiolo-based DOCGs in Northern Piedmont

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Ghemme DOCG; Gattinara DOCG

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Grape variety of Acqui DOCG

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Brachetto

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Four wines produced in Valpolicella region

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Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Primary grape variety of Valpolicella

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Corvina

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Minor grape varieties of Valpolicella

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Corvinone, Rondinella

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Sweet wine of Valpolicella

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Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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Term used for Bardolino rose

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Chiaretto

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Primary grape of Soave

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Garganega

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Required assemblage of Soave

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Min 70% Garganega; Remainder can be Trebbioano di Soave (Verdicchio) and/or Chardonnay

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Three wines produced in Soave region

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Soave DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG

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Primary grape of Processo
Glera (min 85%)
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Two DOCGs that produce Prosecco
Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Colli Asolani DOCG) | Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
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Style of wine produced in Lugana DOC
White wine based on Trebbiano di Lugana (related to Verdicchio)
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Location of the Lugana DOC
South of Lake Garda, straddles border between Veneto and Lombardy
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Style of wine produced in the Piave Malanotte DOCG
Red wines based on Raboso
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Style of wine produced in Lison DOCG
White wines based on Friulano
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Three-region DOC of northern Italy
Delle Venezie DOC - encompasses the total area of Veneta, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino
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The 4 levels of Italian wine classification
Vino (basic table wine) Idicazione geographica tipica (IGT) Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
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Italian label term meaning "the central or historic part of a larger region"
Classico
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Italian label term indicating a wine with a higher level of alcohol than required of the normale version
Superiore
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Italian label term applied to wines with a longer minimum aging time than required of the normale version
Riserva
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Dried-grape process
Appassimento
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Process that re-uses the sediment from Amarone (or other wines)
Ripasso
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Appellation used for sparkling wines produced in Trentino
Trento DOC
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Leading white grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller-Thurgau, Traminer (Gewurztraminer)
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Leading red grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige
Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Lagrein, Merlot, Marzemino, Schiava, Toroldego
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Sweet wine made in Colli Orientali
Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
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Grape variety of the "orange wines of Collio Bianco DOC (FVG)
Ribolla Gialla
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Style of wine produced in the Ramandolo DOCG (FVG)
Verduzzo-based sweet white wines
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Style of wine made in the Rosazzo DOCG (FVG)
Dry white wines made using min 50% Friulano | Other allowed grapes: Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Ribolla Gialla
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Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy
Franciacorta DOCG
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Grape varieties of Franciacorta DOCG
Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero
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Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta DOCG
18 months
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Minimum lees aging of vintage-dated Franciacorta DOCG
30 months
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Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta Riserva DOCG
60 months
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A type of brut blanc de blancs Franciacorta DOCG
Saten
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Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina
Chiavennasca
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Style of wine made in the Valtellina Rosso DOC (and the Valtellina Superiore DOCG)
Red wines (min 90% Chiavennasca/Nebbiolo)
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DOCG red wine made in Lombardy using partially dried (passito grapes)
Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG
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5 Subzones of the Valtellina Superiore DOCG
Grumello, Inferno, Margoggia, Sassella, Valgella
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DOCG white wines of Emilia-Romagna
Romagna Albana (Albana di Romanga)
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3 DOCs for Lambrusco based in Emilia-Romagna
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC Lambrusco Grasparaossa di Castelvetro DOC Lambrusco di Sorvara DOC
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DOC for Lambrusco based in Lombardy
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
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Two DOCG-level wines based on Verdicchio
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG | Verdicchio do Matelica Riserva DOCG
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Region of origin: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG and Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Marches
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Region of origin: Orvieto DOC
Umbria
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Styles of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC
White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano; dry to sweet
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Terms used for Dry, Semi-Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet
Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce
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Two DOCG wines of Umbria
Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG | Torgiagno Rossa Riserva DOCG
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Required assemblage: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
100% Sagrantino grape
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Required assemblage: Torgiano Rossa Riserva DOCG
Minimum 70% Sangiovese
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Region of production: Frascati DOC
Lazio
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One of Lazio's best-known wines: Est! Est!! Est!!! di
Montefiascone
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DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
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Two red wine DOCGs of Campania
Taurasi DOCG | Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
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Main grape of Taurasi DOCG
Aglianico
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Two white wine DOCGs of Campania
Greco di Tufo DOCG | Fiano di Avellino DOCG
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DOC that produces Lacyma Christi wines
Vesuvio DOC (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio)
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Two DOCGs of Abruzzo
Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOCG | Tullum / Terre Tollesi DOCG
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Best known DOC wines of Abruzzo (one white, one red(
Montepulcianco d'Abruzzo DOC | Trebianno d'Abruzzo DOC
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Abruzzo-based DOC for "cherry-colored" wines based on the Montepulciano grape
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC
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Main red grape of Calabria's Ciro DOC
Gaglioppo
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Main white grape of Calabria's Ciro DOC
Greco Bianco
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Style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC
Copper-colored Dessert wine; made using partially-dried Greco Bianco grapes
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Late-harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
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Main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC
Negroamaro
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DOCG wine of Sicily
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
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Grape varieties used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG
Nero d'Avola; Frappato
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3 leading white grapes of Marsala
Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia

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