Northeast Italy Flashcards by Micah Winecoff

Name 6 Veneto DOCG

Amarone della Valpolicella
Soave Superiore
Recioto di Soave
Recioto di Gambellara
Conegliano del Valdobbiadenne Prosecco
Asolo Prosecco
Bardolino Superiore
Recioto della Valpolicella
Piave Melanotte
Lison

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what is the grape of Lison DOCG?

Tai (Friuliano)

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what is the grape of Gambellara?

Garganega

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major grapes of Grave DOC and Isonzo DOC in Friuli

red - Merlot & Cab Sauv

white - Friuliano & PG

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Friuli Venezia Giulia DOCG

Lison (shared w/ Veneto)
Colli Orientalli del Friuli Picolit
Ramandolo
Rosazzo

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name the grape of Ramandolo DOCG

Verduzzo Friuliano

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Classico Zone subzones of Valpolicella

Fumane
Negrar
Marano
Sant Ambrogio
San Pietro

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what is the subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG

Cialla

monopole of Roncha di Cialla
100% Picolit

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subzones of Alto Adige DOC

Valle Isarco
Santa Maddalena
Terlano
Valle Venosta
Colli di Bolzano
Meranese

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which Lambrusco DOC is not in Emilia-Romagna?

Lambrusco Montovano (in Lombardy)

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Alto Adige DOC is in which province?

Bolzano

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what style of wine is Josko Gravner most associated with?

Orange wine

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subzones of Soave DOC

Soave

Monforte d’Alpone

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Cartizze is a subzone of?

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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where is Grave DOC

Friuli

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major grape of Bardolino Superiore DOCG

Corvina (35-65%)

Rondinella (10-40%)

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what grape is used in Breganze Torcolato DOCG wine (Veneto)

Vespaiolo

- passito wines

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aging requirements for Valtellina Superiore DOCG

24 months (12 in cask)
3 years for Riserva

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top Soave Classico producers,

Inama, Pra, Gini, Pieropan (La Rocca is a top cru)

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what region has the FIVI logo on its capsules

Soave Classico

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Amarone della Valpolicella min abv

14%

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Amarone della Valpolicella max RS

12 g/L

- for every 0.1% abv over 14%, 0.1 g/L RS is allowed

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Amarone della Valpolicella aging requirements? Riserva?

2 years from Jan 1st

4 years

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what is Collio DOC’s most respected white grape?

Ribolla Gialla (known as Rebula in Slovenia)

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min Pinot Nero required in Franciacorta DOCG rose wines

25% (must be blended, not saignee)

Franciacorta aging requirements

NV - 18 months on lees (25 total) millesimato - 37 months riserva - min 5 years on lees (67 total)

min abv of Valpolicella Ripasso?

12.5% (13% for Superiore)

Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG agining requirements

NV - 15 months on lees | Vintage - 2 years on lees

what style of wine does Moscato di Scansano DOCG producer

sweet, passito wines from red Moscato grape

areas that Valdadige DOC covers

Trentino Alto Adige & Verona

Alto Adige subzone that only produces white wine

Valle Isarco (Eisacktal)

IGT for wines from Alto Adige

Vigna della Dolomiti

which region of Austria borders Alto Adige to the north

Tirol

other names for Schiava

Vernatsch | Trollinger (Germany)

where is Teroldego Rotaliano DOC

Trentino

where is Elisabetta Foradori based?

Teroldego Rotaliano | - sells wines as Vignetti della Dolomiti IGT

name 3 DOC in Trentino

Teroldego Rotaliano DOC Valdadige Casteller Caldero

Name the Alto Adige subzones based on Schiava

Santa Maddelena Meranese Bolzano

name a few producers in Alto Adige

Alois Lageder Santa Margherita Franz Haas Cantina Terlano

Italy's northernmost wine region

Alto Adige

what region is known as Suditrol

Alto Adige

does Trentino-Alto Adige produce more red or white wine?

red

Maculan is a top producer in what area?

Braganze DOC

DOCs shared between Veneto and Trentino Alto-Adige (3):

Lugana Garda San Martino della Bataglia

Veneto DOCGs that produce sparkling wine:

- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco - Asolani Prosecco - Recioto di Gambellara - Recioto di Soave - Recioto della Valpolicella - Colli Euganei Flor d'Arancio

which DOCG is shared between Friuli and Veneto?

Lison DOCG | - 85% Tai (Friuliano)

Italy's most productive wine region?

Veneto

top Soave producers:

Inama, Pra, Gini, Pieropan, Anselmi

Soave producer known for making oaked versions

Pra

where is Valpantena?

Valpolicella

is Corvina an early ripening or late ripening variety?

late ripening

min abv for Valpolicella DOC? Valpolicella Superiore?

11% | 12%

min abv for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

14% | - harvested at 11% min but dried to achieve 14%

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG aging requirements:

2 years from Jan 1st after harvest

Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva aging requirements:

4 years

Amarone producers that use new barriques:

Dal Forno | Allegrini

what is Bardolino Chiaretto?

a rose made in Bardolino

is Bardolino Superiore DOC or DOCG status?

DOCG

min % of Garganega for Soave DOC and Soave Superiore DOCG?

70% | - up to 30% Trebbiano, Chardonnay, and/or Pinot Bianco allowed

may Soave Superiore DOCG wines be spumante?

no. Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG can be though

min % of Garganega for Gambellara DOC and Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?

80% for Gambellara DOC | 100% for Recioto di Gambellara DOCG

grape of Breganze Torcolato DOC

100% Vespaiolo

top cru of Prosecco

Cartizze

major grape of Lison DOCG

Tai (Friuliano) | - min 85%

what part of Italy has a German speaking region?

Trentino-Alto Adige

which region of northern Italy has no DOCG

Trentino-Alto Adige

what is Ponca?

a marl-sandstone soil with marine fossils. signature soil of Friuli

dominant grape of Lessini Durello DOC?

Durello | - spumante and spumante reserva wines

what does the term rive refer to on a label of Prosecco?

- hand harvested - vintage dated - from one of 43 named vineyards

Valpolicella Classico region is near which lake?

Lake Garda

when are grapes allowed to be vinified in Amarone DOCG?

after December 1st of harvest

minimum Corvina in Amarone?

45%

grape that is no longer required in Amarone?

Molinara

age requirement for Amarone Riserva?

4 years

min % of Garganega required in Soave DOC?

70% max 30% combined Trebbiano and Chardonnay

aging requirement for Soave Superiore and Soave Riserva?

Superiore - 1 year | Riserva - 2 years

dominant varietals in Bardolino

Corvina and Rondinella

which region is the red grape Schiava important in?

Alto Adige

subzones of Trentino?

- Sorni - Iserna - Ziresi - Castel Besino - Colli di Bolzano - Meranese

grape of Colli Orientalli del Friuli DOCG grape?

Picolit (100%) - sweet, passito white wine - 16% min abv

Refosco is related to which grape of Savoie?

Mondeuse

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