Friuli Venezia Giulia

Question 1

What is the largest grapevine nursery in the world?

Answer 1

Rauscedo

Question 2

FVG climate influences from the north? south? east?

Answer 2

Tramontana wind (Alps), Adriatic sea breeze, Bora wine

Question 3

What is Flysch of Cormons known locally as?
What type of soil is it?

Answer 3

Ponca
Sandstone, carcareous marls

Question 4

What are of FVG has a limestone plateau?

Answer 4

Corso

Question 5

What % of FVG is mountains? hills? plains?

Answer 5

42%, 20%, 38%

Question 6

FVG: main vine training system in:
1. Plains?
2. Friuli Isonzo DOC (plains)?
3. Hills?

Answer 6

1. Sylvoz, Carsasa
2. Cappucina, Guyot
3. Cappucina, Guyot

Question 7

Who set the standards for modern white winemaking in Italy in the 1960s?

Answer 7

Mario Schiopetto

Question 8

What did the producer Jermann create in the 1970s?

Answer 8

Vintage Tunina (blend of native and int’l white grapes that became iconic)

Question 9

What is Ramato?

Answer 9

traditional style of PG where grape skins allowed to macerate with grape juice

Question 10

What was “the Oslavia Symposium” in the 1990s?

Answer 10

movement to use ancient techniques to craft more interesting Ribolla GIalla (Gravner, Stanko Radikon)

Question 11

What are the top 3 grapes under vine in FVG?

Answer 11

PG, Glera, Merlot

Question 12

Friulano grape is identical to the ____ grape in France.

Answer 12

Sauvignonasse

Question 13

What DOC has >1/3 of FVG’s production?

Answer 13

Friuli Grave DOC

Question 14

What are magredi?

Answer 14

flat expanses where low grasses grown on arid beds of gravel and pebbles

Question 15

What river bisects the Friuli Grave DOC?

Answer 15

Tagliamento

Question 16

In Friuli Grave DOC, why is the northern end cooler than the southern end?

Answer 16

north (Alps influence), south (Adriatic Sea)

Question 17

In Friuli Grave DOC, how are the soils from north to south the same? how are they different?

Answer 17

both have sands, gravel with high limestone content, but more gravel in north and finer textured soils in south

Question 18

In Friuli Grave DOC, does white or red dominate? what is the main grape?

Answer 18

Red, Merlot

Question 19

The Lison DOCG is inbetween what two rivers?
Main grape/wine?

Answer 19

Livenza, Tagliamento
Friulano based white (min 85%+)

Question 20

In eastern FVG, how is the climate different from north vs. south?

Answer 20

north cooler and more humid, south warmer and drier

Question 21

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the Slovenian part known as?

Answer 21

Brda

Question 22

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the main soil type?
How are grapes harvested?

Answer 22

Flysch of Cormons (alternating layers of sandstone and calcareous marl)
Hand (hills too steep)

Question 23

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the white grape-red grape ratio?

Answer 23

85+% white

Question 24

What are ronchi?

Answer 24

FVG term for well exposed, often terraced sites (also used for estates, vineyards, wines)

Question 25

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what is the most planted varietal?

Answer 25

PG

Question 26

what "unofficial" subzone of FVG is the home of Ribolla Gialla?

Answer 26

Oslavia

Question 27

What is Collio Blanco?

Answer 27

Benchmark white blend of Collio (as many as 9+ domestic and international grapes_

Question 28

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what traits does Friulano wine have?

Answer 28

Full flavored, LOW acidity (fleshy)

Question 29

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC, what traits does Ribolla Gialla have? what other type of wine is gaining traction with this grape?

Answer 29

Light bodied, floral and citrus, high acid Spumante

Question 30

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC,, besides Friulano and Ribolla Gialla, what 3 other white varietals are representative

Answer 30

SAUVIGNON (some of the best), PG, Malvasia (Malvasia Istriana)

Question 31

In Collio/Collio Goriziano DOC,, what are the riserva requirements?

Answer 31

20m whites, 30m reds

Question 32

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what river separates it from Friuli Colli DOC?

Answer 32

Judrio river

Question 33

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, how is the climate compared to Friuli Colli and Friuli Isonzo DOC?

Answer 33

Farther from Adriatic, so cooler and slightly more continental

Question 34

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what is the most widely planted white?

Answer 34

Friulano

Question 35

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, where is the region for world class reds?

Answer 35

Southern (warmer)

Question 36

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC , what are the 4 subzones? Which grape(s) are they known for?

Answer 36

1. Cialla (Ribolla Gialla, Verfuzzo Friulano, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Schioppettino) ONE PRODUCER 2. Rosazzo (Pignolo, Ribolla Gialla) 3. Faedis (Refosco Nostrano/di Faedis)In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, 4. Preppotto (Schioppetino)

Question 37

In Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, what are the riserva aging requirements?

Answer 37

24m reds and whites (subzones a bit longer)

Question 38

In Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG, what is the grape/aging req?

Answer 38

85% min PIcolit, 12+m

Question 39

In Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG, what are the grape/age req for Cialla subzone? Is it meant to be shared with food?

Answer 39

100% Picolit, 24m+ riserva only allowed for Cialla, 48m+ No (vino da meditazione)

Question 40

In Ramandolo DOCG, what's the claim to fame? Grape reqs?

Answer 40

1st FVG appellation to receive DOCG status (2001) 100% Verduzzo Giallo (Ramandolo locally)

Question 41

In Ramandolo DOCG, what's notable from a climate standpoint?

Answer 41

Coolest winegrowing area in FVG

Question 42

In Rosazzo DOCG, what is the main wine?

Answer 42

White blend (Friulano main, also Sauvignon, PB, Chard, Ribolla Gialla)

Question 43

In Friuli Isonzo DOC, what wind from the Balkans influences the wines?

Answer 43

Bora (cool, dry)

Question 44

In Friuli Isonzo DOC, which area/subzone grows the best wines and which ones? what about the other area?

Answer 44

Rive Alte (red gravel, clay). Friulano, PG, Chard, Sauv, Merlot Rive fi GIare (white gravel, limestone, sandy loam (PG, Malvasia, Refosco dal Pendunculo Rosso, Merlot)

Question 45

In Friuli Isonzo DOC, is most production varietal or blended wines?

Answer 45

Varietal

Question 46

In Carso/Carso Kras DOC, what are two local grapes rarely seen outside of this DOC?

Answer 46

Vitovska (white), Terrano (red)

Question 47

In Friuli DOC, what varietal can only be produced as spumante?

Answer 47

Ribolla Gialla

Question 48

In Prosecco DOC, what two regions share it? What one town can use a special designation?

Answer 48

FVG, Veneto Trieste (Prosecco Trieste DOC)