Lazio Flashcards

1
Q

What is the #1 Malvasia in Italy

A

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

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2
Q

TRUE / FALSE largest Malvasia Bianca plantings?

A

TRUE

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3
Q

What red grape is only found in Lazio

A

Cesanese

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4
Q

What white grape has the largest plantings in Italy in Lazio

A

Malvasis Bianca di Candia

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5
Q

What was first DOC

A

EST! EST! EST!

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6
Q

What is known as the wine reservoir of Roma

A

Castelli Romani

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7
Q

When did quality revolution start

A

20th Century

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8
Q

What are the 2 most promising native grapes

A

Cesanese, Malvasia del Lazio

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9
Q

Mostly hills / MTS / plain

A

Hills, > 50%
MTS 26%
Plains 20%

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10
Q

What are the 3 MT volcanic ranges in NW
what are their craters respectively ?

A

Volsini, Cimini, Sabatini
Lakes Bolsena, Vico, Bracciano

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11
Q

What volcanic range is SE of Roma

A

Colli Albani

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12
Q

Where are the plains
how created ?

A

coastal from Toscana to Campania
drained wetlands

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13
Q

what is the north plain called ? southern ?

A

Maremma Laziale
Agro Pontino

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14
Q

River name ?
flows from where , through, to?
Forms what valley ?

A

Tevere (Tiber)
SW from Umbria, Roma, sea
Valle de Tevere

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15
Q

Climate
Coast
Inland
Inland influence

A

Med
Continental
alitude

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16
Q

Driest area

A

Maremma

17
Q

How were soils formed? simple or complex ?

A

volcanic activity, sea incursion / withdraw
complex

18
Q

how many soil groupings ?
what are they
where each

A

3
Volcanic - middle of region from running SE from Volsini to Colli Albani
Limestone - South in Latina and Forstinone
Clay Sandy - Coastal and Tiber valley. Coastal Clay-sand marine origin. Valley sediment / alluvial

19
Q

Grapes white / red

A

70/30

20
Q

Dominant white grapes

A

Trebbianos and Malvasias for blends and varietals

21
Q

Dominant Reds (3)

A

Merlot, Sangio, Monte

22
Q

Most significant native red

A

Cesanese

23
Q

1 Grape

A

Malvasia Bianca di Candia

24
Q

1 Red grape

A

Merlot

25
Q

Malvasia del Lazio grape
Native ?
Home location ?
aka ? why ?
cross of ?
feature ?

A

considered ? Castelli Romani
Malvasia Puntinata, dark specks on skin as it ripens
Muscat di Alexandria (Zibibbo) x Schiava Grossa
botrytis prone for sweet wine

26
Q

Cesanese
varieties ?
which more common ? which better ?
Traditional style vs modern ?

A

Cesanese Commune, Cesanese d’Affile
Commune common, d’Affile better
sweet / fizzy , mostly dry / still

27
Q

Viti
traditional
modern

A

Tendone
Guyot, Cordone Speronato

28
Q

DOC/G / IGT %
how many DOCG / DOCS

A

40/20
3 / 27

29
Q

Main Appellations (6)

A

Est! Est! Est! di Montefiascone DOC
Orvieto DOC
Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
Frascati DOC
Frascati Superiore DOCG
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG

30
Q

Est! Est! Est!
Loc
Grapes
Where is Classico
styles? most common?

A

Shores of lake Bolsena and around village of Montefiascone
Trebb Tosc 50- 65%
25-40% Trebb Giallo
10-20% Malvasia Bianca Lunga and/or Mlavasia del Lazio
Around Montefiascone and Bolsena
dry to med-sweet and spumante, dry

31
Q

What was first DOC

A

EST! Est! Est!

32
Q

Orvieto DOC
shared with ?
Grapes
dry or sweet?
sup allowed ?

A

Umbria, mostly there
60% Grechetto and/or Trebb Tosc (Procanico)
both
yes

33
Q

Cesanese del Piglio (Piglio) DOCG
Loc
Grape
Sup age req ? Ris allowed ?
Noteable feature ?

A

East of Roma, Apennie foothills, villages around Piglio
90% commune or d’affile
no age req, higher ABV. yes aged. label as sup Ris
aromatic

34
Q

Frascati DOC / DOCG
loc
Grapes
Sup req ? Ris Req?
Sup area restrict ?
Soil

A

Hills SE Roma / Castelli Romani
Malvasia Candia and/or Lazio
ABV, yield, NO AGE / Age , ABV
no
Volcanic

35
Q

Cannellino Frascati DOCG
method
Botrytis req?
VT req ?

A

VT some passito
optional
yes