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Lazio 2 Flashcards

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1
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How large is Roma

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3m residents

4th most populous city in EU

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What are the two main eras for Lazio?

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Roman Era

Papal State Era

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Who were the early inhabitants of Lazio?

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Italic Latini

Etruscans 5th c BC took over

Roma Founded 750BC

Roma - 6th BC - 476AD

Catholic Church took over - until 1870 Kingdom of Italy

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Where is Lazio receives the lowest amount of precipitation?

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Maremma Laziale

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Describe Lazio’s climate

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Coast - Mediterranean - warm and humid

Mountains - More Continental coolers with more diurnal range based on altitude

Rain decreases when moving from SE to NW Maremma Laziale the driest regions

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Lazio topology?

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More than Half Hills

Hills 54%

Mountains 26%

Plains 20%

Central Apennines occupy Central and South

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Match Lazio’s extinct volcanos with its lakes?

Volsini

Cimini

Sabatini

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Volsini - Lake Bolsena

Cimini - Lake Vico

Sabatini - Lake Bracciano

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What volcanic mountain range lies to the south east of Roma?

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Colli Albani

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Describe Lazio’s coastal plains?

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Coastal band running from Toscana to Campania (once wetlands, drained and replained)

Northern Coastal Plain - Maremma Laziale - is the S portion of Maremma

Agro Pontino - represents the southern coast plain

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What river originates in Umbria and cuts through Roma?

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Tevere River

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What are the principal soils in Lazio (3)?

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Volcanic - From Vosini to Colli Albani

Limestone - Predominately in South

Clay-Sandy = on coastal region and Tiber Valley marine origin

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What is the viticulture in Lazio?

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Vertically trellised and trained in cordone speronato and guyot

Once Vendome

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What is Lazio’s wine production

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20,000 ha

1,000,000 hl per year

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DOC / DOCG Break down

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DOC/G - 40%

IGT - 20%

20% Bulk

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Est! Est! Est! di Montefiascone DOC

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Historic white wine

1st 2 receive DOC (1966)

Trebbiano Toscano (50-65%) / Trebbiano Giallo (25-40%) / Malvasia Bianca Lunge (Or Lazio) (10-20%)

Classico if

  1. produced in historic region around Montefiascone & Bolsens
  2. High ABV 11.5% v 10.5%
  3. Lower max yields

Dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet, spumante

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Johannes Defuk

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Arrived in Italy 1111bc with Henry V

Sent servants to find good wines, if so wrote Est on the tavern walls

Upon arriving in Motefiascone, he found 3 Est hence the name

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Orvieto DOC (Lazio)

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Overlaps with Umbria

Grechetto (60%) / Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico locally)

Secco, abboccato (off-dry), amabile (med-sweet), dolce (sweet)

Superiore version lower max yields, high ABV 12%

Cannot be release before March 1 of the year following harvest

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What are the 2 sweet styles of Orvieto DOC? Explain

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Vendemmia Tardiva - late harvest reserved for superiore version

Muffa Nobile - made noble rot

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Cesanese del Piglio (Piglio) DOCG

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Around Piglio, foothills of Central Apennines in Frosinone Province

90% Cesanese d’Affile &/or Cesanese Comune; superiore (13% ABV)

Superioire Riserva - 20 months ageing ; 14.0% ABV

Well Structured and Oak Aged

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Where is Frascati and what is its claim to fame?

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Hills SE of Roma known as Castelli Romani

Surrounds town of Frascati - Volcanic Soils

Simple, Light Body, Citrus, Apple, FLowers

Dry most common but all styles available including spumante

min 70% Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio (Malvasia Puntinata) - Best

Maxiumum 30% from Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Greco Bianco

Superiore - max yields 12% ABV (vs 11.5%)

Riserva 13% ABV; 12 months ageing

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Cannellino di Frascati

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Delicate and sweet, Light bodied, Stone Fruit, Ripe Apple & Honey

Late Harvest / light appassimento permitted; noble rot optional

Malvasia Bianca di Candia - same blend as Frascati DOC - Sweet (Noble Rot)

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In 2011 what happened in Frascati DOC?

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Sub-categories of Frascati Superiore and sweet Cannellino were separated and elevated to DOCG levels

All three wines are produced from the same geographic region

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Which are the two principal grapes that can be used for the production of Frascati DOC?

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Malvasia Bianca di Candia & Malvasia del Lazio

24
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The majority of Orvieto DOC area and production falls within Lazio. True or false?

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Which was the first appellation of Lazio to receive the DOC status?
**Estt! Est! Est! di Montefiascone DOC in 1966**
26
Malvasia del Lazio is also referred to as Malvasia ….
**Puntinata**
27
Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC is a white and red wine DOC. True or false?
**White** **Trebbiano Toscano (50-60%)** **Trebbiano Giallo (5-40%) - min downgraded from 25% to 5%** **Malvasia Bianca Lunga/Lazio (10-20%)**
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Is Lazio predominantly planted to red or white grapes?
**White Grapes - 70%**
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Name Lazio's most widely planted grape
**Malvasia Bianca di Candi (15%)**
30
Name Lazio's most widely planted red grape
**Merlot (12%)**
31
Frascati Superiore DOCG must be aged for a minimum of 12 months. True or false?
False since Frascati Superiore has no ageing requirement However Frascatie Superiore Riserva requires 12 months minimum ageing
32
What is the dominant grape variety in the blend of Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC?
**Trebbiano Toscano**
33
Which Malvasia variety is considered native to Lazio & among the most distinctive Malvasias?
**Malvasia del Lazio**
34
What historic DOC is considered Lazio's claim to fame?
**Frascati DOC**
35
Which sweet wine appellation shares the same winegrowing area as Frascati DOC?
**Cannellino di Frascati DOCG** Note: so does Frascati Superiore
36
Which grape variety is considered Lazio's most significant and promising native red grape?
**Cesanese**
37
Frascati Superiore DOCG has higher minimum alcohol level but same maximum yields than Frascati DOC. True or false?
**False - requires higher ABV and lower yields**
38
What is Italy's most widely planted Malvasia?
**Malvasia Bianca di Candia**
39
Cesanese del Piglio is the only red DOCG of Lazio. True or false?
True
40
What are the 3 Volcanic mountain ranges in Lazio and corresponding lakes?
**Mt. Volsini - Lake Bolsena** **Mt. Cimini - Lake Vico** **Mt. Sabatini - Lake Bracciano**
41
What is the mountain range in southern Lazio?
**Colli Albani**
42
What is the Northern Coastal plain in Lazio called?
**Maremma Laziale**
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What is the Southern Coastal Plain in Lazio?
**Agro Pontino**
44
What is the major river in Lazio?
**Tevere River (TIber)**
45
What is grown more red or white in Lazio?
**White 70%**
46
What are two grapes only grown in Lazio?
**Cesanese Comune** **Cesanese d'Affile**
47
Where might the name Cesanese originate?
The town of Cesano in Castelli Romani south of Roma
48
What is the rule for Orvieto Sweet Superiore?
**ONLY VENDEMMIA and Muffa Nobile can be superiore for sweet wines**

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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