Italy- Piedmont Flashcards

1
Q

What is the only DOCG for international varieties in Piedmont

A
  • Alta Langa

- min 90% Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay

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2
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What DOCGs in Piemonte are producing sparkling wines

A
  • Alta Langa
  • Erbaluce di Galuso
  • Brachetto d’ Acqui
  • Moscato d’ Asti
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3
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Name the DOCGs for Dolcetto in Piedmont

A
  • Dogliani
  • Diano d’ Alba/ Dolcetto di Diano d’ Alba
  • Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
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4
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Name the DOCGs for Barbera in Piedmont

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  • Barbera d’ Asti
  • Barbera del Monferatto Superiore
  • Nizza
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5
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What is the red Grape of Roero DOCG

A

min 95% Nebbiolo

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6
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What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Ghemme and Gattinara

A

Spanna

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7
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What are the blending varieties of Gattinara and Ghemme

A

Vespolina and Bonarda (Uva Rara)

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8
Q

What is Uva Rara?

Where do you find it?

A
  • Synonym for Bonarda Novarese

- Ghemme in Piedmont

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9
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Maximum pressure for Moscato d’ Asti

A

2.5 bars

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10
Q

Nizza is located within what DOCG

A

Barbera d’ Asti

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11
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What are the communes of production of Barolo

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  • Cherasco
  • Verduno
  • Roddi
  • Grinzane Cavour
  • Diano d’Alba
  • La Morra
  • Barolo
  • Novello
  • Castiglione Faletto
  • Serralunga d’ Alba
  • Monforte d’ Alba
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12
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When were the crus of Barolo legally defined

A

2010

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13
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What is “sori”

A

Cru in Piedmont

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14
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Aging requirements for Barolo

A
  • Barolo Normalle: 38 months from November 1st,
    18 months in cask
  • Barolo Riserva: 62 months from November 1st,
    18 months in cask
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15
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Minimum alcohol for Barolo

A

12.5% ABV

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16
Q

What were the first DOCG in Piedmont?

When were they promoted?

A

Barolo 1980

Barbaresco 1980

17
Q

Permitted vineyard elevation for Barolo

A

170- 540 meters

18
Q

Northern exposure vineyards in Barolo are excluded from the DOCG, true or false

A

True

19
Q

What are the geological periods of the soils of Barolo

A
  • Tortonian

- Helvetian (Langhien and Serravalian are grouped together)

20
Q

What are the soils of the main communes of Barolo

A
  • Tortonian, calcareous marl in La Morra and Barolo

- Langhien, less fertile with higher deposits of sandstone in Monforte and Serralunga

21
Q

Top soris of Castiglione Faletto

A

Bric del Fiasco
Bricco Roche
Monprivato

22
Q

Top soris of La Morra

A

Rocche dell’Annunziata
Brunate
la Serra
Cerequio (shared with Barolo)

23
Q

Top soris of Barolo

A

Brunate (shared with La Morra)
Sarmassa
Cannubi

24
Q

Top soris of Serralunga d’Alba

A

Lazaritto
Vigna Rionda
Ornato
Falletto
Francia

25
Q

Name some of the “modern” producers of Barolo

A

Paolo Scavino
Roberto Voerzio
la Spinetta
Elio Altare

26
Q

Aging requirements for Barbaresco

A
  • Barbaresco: 26 moths from November 1st, 9 months in oak,
    may not be released before January 1st of the 3rd year following harvest
  • Riserva: 50 months from November 1st, 9 moths in oak, may not be released before January 1st of the 5th year following harvest
27
Q

Barbaresco communes of production

A
  • Neive
  • Barbaresco
  • Treiso
  • Alba (partly in Barbaresco) San Rocco Seno d’ Elvio
28
Q

What is the Barbaresco term for single vineyards

A

Brics or Bricco

29
Q

When did the Bricco’s of Barbaresco become official

A

2007

30
Q

What styles of wine are produced in Erbaluce di Caluso

A
  • White
  • Spumante (traditional method)
  • Passito
31
Q

What DOCGs are north of the Po River

A
  • Gattinara
  • Ghemme
  • Erbaluce di Caluso
32
Q

Grape of Gavi

A

Cortese

33
Q

First DOCs of Piedmont

When were they established

A

Barolo 1966

Barbaresco 1966

34
Q

What is the only cru exclusively within San Rocco Seno d’Elvio?

A

Rocche Massalupo

35
Q

What is the highest altitude for Barbaresco?

A

550 meters

36
Q

What does Bricco mean?

A

Jug- though, in wine growing term it means Upper Plot

37
Q

What is the smallest Cru in Barbaresco

A

Rabaja Bas

38
Q

Who was the first to label a Barbaresco?
When?

A

Domizio Cavazza, professor of oenology at the Oenological School of Alba and founder of the Barbaresco Coop, or Produttori di Barbaresco

39
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Synonym for Vermentino in Piemonte

A

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