Italy - Piedmont Flashcards
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What is the name of the river that runs through Piedmont?
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The Po river
2
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What does the word Sori mean in the Piedmontese dialect?
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A prized southern exposure
3
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How many DOC and DOCGs are there in Piedmont?
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17 DOCGs
42 DOCs
4
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What province are Barolo and Barbaresco located in?
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Cuneo Provence
5
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What river are Barolo and Barbaresco located on?
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Tanaro river
6
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When was the cru system legalised in Barolo?
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2010
7
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What % of grapes must come from the vineyard stated on a Barolo label?
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100%
8
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What is the minimum alcohol level for Barolo?
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13%
9
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What are the ageing requirements for Barolo?
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38 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood.
10
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What are the ageing requirements for Barolo Reserva?
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62 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood.
11
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Name the 11 communes of production in Barolo
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Barolo Castiglione Falletto Serralunga d'Alba Monforte d'Alba La Morra Diano d'Alba Novello Verduno Grinzane Cavour Cherasco Roddi
12
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Name some important vineyards on the Barolo commune:
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Cannubi Bricco della Viole Brunate Cerequio Rue
13
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Name some important producers based in the Barolo commune?
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Rinaldi
Bartolo Mascarello
Sandrone
14
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Who owns the majority of the monprivato vineyard?
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Giuseppe Mascarello
15
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Name some important vineyards in Castiglione Falletto
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Rocche di Castiglione Villero Monprivato Brico Boschis Brico Roche Fiasco
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Name some important producers based in the Castiglione Falletto commune
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Vietti
Giuseppe Mascarello
Cavallotto
17
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Name some important vineyards in La Morra?
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Brunate Cerequio Arborina La Serra Rocche dell Annunziata
18
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Name some important producers based in La Morra?
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Roberto Voerzio
Elio Altare
19
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Name the tributaries of the Tanaro river
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Talloria dell’Annunziata
Talloria di Castiglione
20
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Name some important vineyards in Monforte d’Alba
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Bussia
Ginestra
Mosconi
Bricco San Pietro
21
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Name some important producers based in Monforte
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Aldo Conterno
Domenico Clerico
Giacomo Conterno
22
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Name some important vineyards in Serralunga
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Falletto
Francia
Vignarionda
Ceretta
23
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What is considered to be the greatest vineyard in Verduno
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Monvigliero
24
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Name a producer from Verduno
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Burlotto
25
What is considered to be the greatest vineyard in Novello
Ravera
26
Name a producer from Novello
Elvio Cogno
27
Name some important producers based in Serralunga
Cappellano
| Massolino
28
Name the communes of production in Barbaresco
Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso (a frazione of Barbaresco)
San Rocco Senodelvio (part of Alba)
29
What is the minimum alcohol fro Barbaresco
12.5%
30
What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco
Minimum 26 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood), may be released after January 1 of the third year following the harvest
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?
Minimum 50 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood), may be released after January 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
32
In what year were Barbaresco's crus defined?
2007
33
Name some important vineyards in the Barbaresco commune
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Asili
Montestefano
Rabaja
Roncaglie
Rio Sordo
Sori Tildin
Martinenga
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34
Name some important vineyards in the Neive commune
Santo Stefano
Bricco di Neive
Basarin
Serraboella
35
Name some important vineyards in the Treiso commune
Pajore
| Roncagliette
36
Name the single vineyard bottlings of Angelo Gaja
Costa Russi
Sori San Lorenzo
Sori Tildin
37
What is Barolo Chinato?
A DOCG aromatised wine flavoured with Quinine
38
Which DOCG lies on the opposite bank of the Tanaro river
Roero DOCG
39
What are the red and white grapes of the Roero DOCG
White: Min 95% Arneis
Red: Min 95% Nebbiolo
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Which river runs through the Gattinara and Ghemme DOCGs?
The Sesia River
41
What wine styles are allowed in the Gattinara DOCG?
Red wines based on minimum 90% Spanna with 10% Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina
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What wine styles are allowed in the Ghemme DOCG?
Red wines based on a minimum 85% Spanna, combined maximum 15% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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What wine styles are produced in the Lessona DOC?
reds based on Nebbiolo
44
What wine styles are produced in the Sizzano DOC
reds based on Nebbiolo
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What wine styles are produced in the Carema DOC?
reds based on Nebbiolo
46
Name the DOCGs based on the Barbera grape
Barbera d'Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Nizza
47
Name the DOCGs of the Monferrato hills
Barbera d'Asti
Barbera del Monferato Superiore
Nizza
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
14 months aging prior to release, including six months in cask
49
What wine styles are allowed in Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato?
Red wines from a min. 90% Ruchè, plus max. 10% combined Barbera and Brachetto
50
When did Nizza receive DOCG status?
2014
51
Name the 3 DOCGs based on 100% Dolcetto
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
52
How many sori are classified as superior exposures in the Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba DOCG?
77
53
What was the first still white wine to be promoted to DOCG status in Piedmont?
Gavi
54
What wine styles are made in the Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG?
Still, Spumante and Passito wines from the Erbaluce grape
55
Where is the largest producer of DOCG wine in Italy?
Asti/Moscato d'Asti DOCG
56
Describe the sparkling wines of Asti
Always fully sparkling (spumante) the wines are comprised solely of Moscato Bianco secondary fermentation is usually via the Charmat method
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Describe the sparkling wines of Moscato d'Asti
Slightly sparkling (frizzante) made from riper Moscato Bianco grapes. 2 atmospheres of pressure allowed, Delicate style with alcohol levels between
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What type of wine is produced in the Alta Langa DOCG
White and rose traditional method sparkling wines made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.
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What are the ageing requirements for Alta Langa Spumante?
Total production process must not be less than 30 months
60
What are the ageing requirements for Alta Langa Spumante riserva?
Total production process must not be less than 36 months
61
What wine styles are permitted in Brachetto d'Acqui
Still, sparkling and passito wines made from 97% Brachetto
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What is the principal grape variety used in the wines of the Carema, Boca, and Lessona DOCs?
Nebbiolo
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what does piemonte mean?
Foot of the mountain
64
name three production techniques of traditional barolo producers, three of modernists
aging in botti / foot trodding / stem inclusion / open vat ferment with no temp control
smaller oak aging with more new wood (barrique) / roto fermenters / green harvesting / cellar hygine
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DOC year for barolo and barbaresco? DOCG?
1966 / 1980
66
what are the following: formazione di lequiq / Marne di sant'agata fossilli / Arenaire di Diano?
SOil series of barolo
formazione di lequiq: calcium carbonate (marl stone) and sandstone (serralunga/monforte)
Marne di sant'agata fossilli: blue/grey marl with clat found in barolo and la morra
Arenaire di Diano: middle ground
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main difference in the soils of barolo and barbaresco?
Sandier soil series in barbaresco
68
where is the coolest area of barolo and why? warmest? highest altitudes?
South east serralunga due to cool wind being sucked up from the Apennine mountains. North west - gab in the alps and apennine range and allows more Mediterranean influence (Ampitheater)
La Morra = highest
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which is warmer and why, barbaresco/barolo?
Barbaresco, more influence of the tanaro and lower overall altitudes
70
budding and ripening of nebbiolo?
early budding and very late to ripen
71
years for MGA's in barbaresco and barolo
2007 = barbareco
2010 = barolo
72
what side of the tanaro is roero on? What is the 'le rocche' here?
North - steep sandy cliffs formed by river erosion
73
2 piemonte docg that allow you to make red and white wine?
Roero and Terre Alfieri
74
what are the two subzones of barbera d'asti and what side of the tanaro are they on? what year was nizza elevated?
TInella / Colli astiani
south of tanaro
2014
75
what is the italian synonym for the charmat method?
martinotti method
76
what's the general atmosphere pressure for asti spumante?
4.5-5
77
min abv of asti and sweetness styles made
6% and all now
78
max pressure for asti frizzante
2.5
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new docg of piemonte as of 2023?
canelli docg (100% moscato bianco, hand harvested , made in the moscato d'asti style)
80
what subzone of asti may make VT wine?
santa vittoria d'alba
81
wines labeled from the communes of tassarolo or Rovereto are made of what grape?
Cortese
82
what are the main soils of the Gavi DOCG?
Limestone-rich clays "White Earth" better for Whites - Calcareó/Mornozó , "Red Earth" more brown Iron rich soils for red wines - Arcailloso
83
where would you find the subzones Monleale and Terre di Libarna? Regulations?
Colli Tortonesi DOC
Monleale = barbera 85%
Terre di Libarna = Varietal Timorasso (95% min) / white blends of 60% timorasso / red wines of60% barbera
84
what are the two clones of pelaverga called?
Pelaverga Grosso / Pelaverga Piccolo
85
what body of water moderates erbaluce di caluso?
min rs for appassimento
min lees aging for sparkling
min amount of erbaluce
lake viverone (allows for botrytis appassimento wines) min RS of 70 g/l
15 mo on lees
100% erbaluce
86
firt producer to make a cru barolo bottling
Prunotto - busia 1961
87
min vineyard age for a barolo vigna wine to be labeled
7 years
88
what two chain of hills create the variable exposures of barolo/barbaresco?
Langhe / Monferrato
89
name two offspring of nebbiolo
Freisa and Vespolina and arneis as offspring, as well as the rare red Piedmontese grape Bubbierasco
90
two most palnted grapes in piemonte
barbera / moscato
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first white wine docg of piemonte
gavi
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what happened in 2023 in roero
they lost their whole crop to hail
