Northern Italy Flashcards
(57 cards)
What are the neighboring regions/countries to Friuli
Austria to the north, Slovenia to the east and Veneto to the west
Name the major geographic features (mtns, rivers, bodies of water) affecting Friuli wine regions
The Carnic Alps to the north separating Friuli from Austria, the Julian Alps in the NE forming a border with Slovenia, the Adriatic Sea to the south, the Tagliamento R. in the west and the Judiro and Isonzo Rivers in the SE near the Slovenian border
How many DOCG in Friuli? Name them
4 DOCG. Colli Orientai del Friuli-Picolit, Ramandolo, Rosazzo, Lison (a majority of which is in the Veneto)
How many DOC in Friuli? name 5
- Prosecco, Lison Framaggiore, Friuli Grave, Friuli Lutisana, Friulu Annia, Friuli Aquileia, Friuli Isonzo, Carso, Collio Goriziano, Colli Orientali del Friuli
Major cities in Friuli?
Trieste, Grado, Gorizia, Udine, San Danieli del Friuli, Pordenone
Lison
Italian DOCG. Mostly in the Veneto, northern quarter in Friuli. White wine only, min 85% Friulano
Ramandolo
Friuli DOCG. Sweet white wines 100% Ramandolo aka Verduzzo grape
Rosazzo
Friuli DOCG. Appelation modeled after Livio Felluga’s famous “Terre Alte” white blend. Min 50% Friulano, 20-30% SB, 20-30% PB &/or Chard, max 10% Ribolla, max 5% other
Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit
Friuli DOCG. sweet white wines, min 85% Picolit
Cialla
Sole subregion of the Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG. High elevation, cool. Monopole of Ronchi di Cialla. sweet white wines 100% Picolit. Riserva: min 4yrs aging
When was the DOC system 1st introduced in Italy? DOCG?
- the DOCG system was also introduced at this time but the 1st was not approved until 1980 when Brunello and Vino Nobile were upgraded from DOC
When did Italy attempt to reform it’s broken DOC system, what was the attempt called?
Gloria’s Law in 1992, established the category of Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), a more relaxed regulation, offering winemakers wider freedoms, with the 1st IGT appearing in 1994
Main difference between the French AOC system and Italian
The Italian system generally lays out strict aging guidelines where in the French system does not
Italy, number of DOCG, DOC. Most recent DOCG?
74, 329, Nizza
Valle d’Aosta region
Italy’s smallest and least populated region. In the western Alps, continental climate with long cold winters and short hot summers. vineyards are concentrated in a narrow band of land carved out by the Dora Baltea River. Vale d’Aosta DOC is the sole DOC
Valle d’Aosta DOC
7 subregions: Arnad-Montjovet, Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle, Chambave, Donnas, Enfer d’Arvier, Nus, and Torrette. Grapes: Petit rouge, picotendre (Nebbiolo), Blanc de Morgex (Prie), Petit Arvine, Gamay, Petit Rouge, Fumin, and Premetta (Premetta is usually bottled as rosé)
Curtefranca
Italian DOC, still wines from Franciacorta region
Lombardy DOCGs
- Franciacorta, Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico, Valtellina Superiore, Sforzato di Valtellina, Moscato di Scanzo
Franciacorta grapes
PN, Chard, max 50% PB, max 10% Erbamat
Rose: min 35% PN, max 65% Chard, max 50% PB, max 10% Erbamat.
Saten
Franciacorta blanc de blanc style. Chard, max 50% PB. max 20g/l prior to tirage, max 5 atms. Brut only
Franciacorta aging and sweetness levels
18 mnths on lees after tirage, 25 mnths total from harvest date. Saten & Rose: 24 mnths on lees, 31 total
Normale & Rose: Dosaggio zero-demi sec
Saten: Brut only
Franciacorta Millesemato
“vintage” vintage dated (min 85%)
30 mnths on lees after tirage, 37 total from harvest date
Dosaggio zero-xtra dry
Franciacorta Riserva
vintage dated (min 85%)
60 mnths on lees after tirage, 67 total from harvest date
Dsaggio zero-brut
Franciacorta producers, history
Guido Berlucci: released the 1st modern sparkling in the 1960’s; Mauricio Zanella of Ca’Del Bosco: prestige cuvee “Annamaria Clementi” on par w/ Champagne’s best. Franciacorta appears in a 1570 Italian treatise on the production of naturally sparkling wine
