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What is a PGI wine labelled in Italy?

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IGP or IGT

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What is a risk in the coastal areas in Northern Italy?

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Rot

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What is the relevant river of Northern Italy? Glacial lake?

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River Po

Lake Garda

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What is the traditional training system in Northern Italy?

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Pergola

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For the production of what style wines is the pergola system still relevant?

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Sparkling

Passito

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What is the most Northerly Italian region?

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Alto Adige

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What is the climate in Alto Adige?

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Moderate Continental

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What is the diurnal range generally in Alto Adige? Why?

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Large

Altitude

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What is the main white grape of Alto Adige?

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Pinot Grigio

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What is the style of Alto Adige DOC Pinot Grigio? (body, sweetness, acid, 2 clusters)

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Light to medium
Dry
High acid
Citrus, green fruit aromas

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In Alto Adige, what white grapes, after Pinot Grigio, are next most important? (3)

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Chardonnay
Gewurtztraminer
Pinot Blanc

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What are the characteristics of Schiava? (body, tannin, 2 fruit flavours)

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Light-bodied
Low-Medium tannin
Raspberry and Plum

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What is the region that sits to the south of Alto Adige where the valley of the river Adige widens out?

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Trentino

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In Trentino-Alto Adige, what are summers like? What is rainfall like in the growing season?

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Summers are short and dry

Low rainfall during growing season

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Why is Trentino generally warmer than Alto Adige?

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Latitude

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What are wines from Trentino labelled as?

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Trentino DOC

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Where are vines planted in Trentino to protect them from the cooling effects of Lake Garda?

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Low in the valley and on the western slopes of the valley

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What are the two main Trentino DOC white grapes?

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Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio

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Seeing as most wines are grown at a lower altitude to that of Alto Adige, what characteristics are seen in Pinot Grigio (and Chardonnay) from here? (body, acid, cluster)

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Medium bodied
Medium acid
Stone fruit flavours

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What are the two most planted black grape varieties in Trentino DOC?

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Teroldego

Merlot

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Teroldego is most often planted on the valley floor or mid-slope. What are it’s characteristics? (tannin, body, cluster)

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Medium to high tannin
Medium to full body
Black fruit

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Teroldego is often matured in oak and is …?

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ageworthy

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The most northerly vineyards in Friuli-Venezia-Giulia sit in the foothills of the alps, what is the climate here?

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Moderate Continental

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What is the climate in the more southerly vineyards of Friuli-Venezia-Giula on the maritime plain?

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Warm, maritime

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What three DOCs is Friuli-Venezia-Giula broken into?
Friuli Grave DOC Collio DOC Colli Orientali DOC
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Pinot Grigio from Friuli-Venezia-Giula tends to be medium-full bodied and some of the richest in Italy, displaying ... and ... fruit flavours
Peachy | Tropical
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What is the most planted black grape in Friuli-Venezia-Giula?
Merlot
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The red fruited Merlot from Friuli-Venezia-Giula is easy to remember as it's structure is .... across the board? (body, acid, tannin)
Medium
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Is Merlot from Friuli-Venezia-Giula often oaked?
Yes
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What other white grape is relevant to Friuli-Venezia-Giula?
Friulano
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What are the characteristics of Friulano? (acid, body, 3 specific aromas)
Medium - High acid Medium bodied Pear, red apple, herbs
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In which region would you find Soave DOC and Valpolicella DOCG? What are PGI wines from this region labelled as?
Veneto | Veneto IGT
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What is the climatic temp and rainfall in Veneto? What are two of the cooling influences in Veneto? (Ocean is not one)
Warm, moderate rainfall Glacial Lake Garda Altitude in foothill areas
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Why might you need an increased number of sprays on the plains of Veneto? What high volume wines are planted here?
Moist air and fog from River Po Pinot Grigio Merlot Chardonnay
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Soave DOC can be split into two sections?
Foothills to the North | Flat plains near the river Adige
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What kind of soils might you find in the higher altitude Soave foothills? How does this impact wines?
Limestone, clay and some volcanic rock | Naturally cool, resulting in further retention of acid
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Which wines can mature for a number of years, Soave from foothills or from the flat plains?
Foothills
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What kind of soils might you find on the flat plains of the River Adige in Soave DOC? What effect do soils have on wines?
Sandy alluvial soils (obvious if you think) | Retain heat and ripen fruit, resulting in medium acidity
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What are some general aromas of Soave DOC? Wines would be Medium to High in acid, medium bodied with aromas of?
Pear, red apple, | stonefruit, white pepper
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What aromas might develop in a bottle-aged Soave?
Almonds and honey
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What would wines sourced wholly from the foothills of Soave, Chianti or Valpolicella be labelled?
Classico
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Describe Corvina (skin, tannin, acid)
thin-skinned low-medium tannin high acid
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Valpolicella can be split like Soave, what are the soils like in the two areas?
Limestone, clay and volcanic rocks in the foothills | Gravel and sand to the south
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Why are other local varieties almost always added to Corvina to make Valpolicella wine?
Add colour and tanin
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Valpolicella wines made from only foothills grapes be labelled as? From elsewhere?
Valpolicella Classico DOC | Valpolicella DOC
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Made to drink immediately in a simple, unoaked and fruity style, Valpolicella DOC and Valpolicella Classico DOC show ... tannin and flavours of ...? (1)
Low tannin | Red cherry
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When are grapes destined for Passito method wines picked? Why?
Early | To retain acid
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What kind of training system is used to preserve acidity in grapes used in Passito wines?
Pergola (shady)
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How are grapes dried and for how long when making Passito wines?
Indoors | 'til winter months
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What sweetness levels might Amerone della Valpolicella be made in? What flavours? (2)
dry or off-dry Red berry (concentrated) Spice
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Structural characteristics of Amerone della Valpolicella? (body, acid, alcohol, tannin)
Full High High Medium
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What is the name of the sweet red wine made via Passito method? Why are they sweet? Tannins are?
Recioto della Valpolicella Made from such sweet grapes that the fermentation stops naturally Medium to High tannin
53
Outline the steps of a Ripasso Method wine.
A fermenting Amerone is drained off skins. Unpressed skins are added to a vat of dry Valpolicella Sugars and ambient yeast from unpressed skins continue to ferment in the dry Valpolicella.
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What two structural elements are added to the base wine when Amerone skins are added during the making of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC?
Colour and Tannin
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What flavours are imparted during the making of Valpolicella Ripasso DOC?
Stewed red cherries | Stewed red plum
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What is the general climate of Piemonte?
Moderate Continental
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What are winters like in Piemonte? What are some hazards in summer?
Long and cold | Thunderstorms, hail and fog
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Where are the mountains that create a rain-shadow that Piemonte benefits from?
North
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What is noted about Piemonte's terrain?
Foothills with different aspects and altitudes
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What are the three black grapes of Piemonte? Two white?
Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto | Cortese, Moscato (Asti method)
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What shape is the steep, south-facing valley of Barolo DOCG
Horse-shoe shaped
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Can Barolo be made from grapes of different villages?
Yes
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If a wine is sourced from a single village, what can be on the label?
Village name
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Who can label their wines by vineyard?
Those from specific crus
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What are the ageing requirements for Barolo?
3 years total | 1.5 years oak
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Barolo was traditionally aged for years in oak to soften harsh tannins. What has resulted in smoother, riper tannins, lessening the need for such extended ageing?
Vineyard management | Gentle extraction
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The high altitude sites of Barolo allow for the development of notes such as sour cherries, herbs and sometimes dried floral notes. These wines develop bottle-aged notes of ... (3)
Truffles, tar and leather
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Why would Barbaresco Nebbiolos ripen earlier?
Lower altitude and proximity to the river
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In comparison to Barolo, Barbaresco wines are fruiter and less...? What structural similarities remain?
Perfumed | High acid and tannin, thus age-worthiness
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What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco?
2 years total | 9 months oak
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When does Barbera ripen?
Late
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Other than red cherries and plums, what aroma might you sometimes find in Barbera d'Asti?
Black pepper
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Medium to deep in colour, Barbera d'Asti can be made either youthful and fruity or barrel-aged to bring spice. What are tannin levels generally?
Low to medium
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Which Piemonte red grape is most suited to coolest sites? Why?
Dolcetto | Earliest ripening
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Similarly to Barbera d'Asti DOCG, Dolcetto d'Alba DOC sees notes of red cherries, which has more red plum, which has more black?
Dolcetto has more black plum notes
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What note does Dolcetto d'Alba share with Barolo?
Dried herbs
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Deep purple with medium to high tannins and ... acidity describes Dolcetto?
Medium
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What is the relevant white wine DOCG? What are these wines called if they're from the regions name-sake town?
Gavi DOCG | Gavi di Gavi DOCG
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What moderating influence is seen in Gavi DOCG that is not seen in other appellations of Piemonte? What influence does it share with Barolo?
Sea breezes | High altitude
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Cortese from Gavi DOCG tends to be...? (body, acid, 3 clusters)
light-bodied High acid Floral, Citrus, Green fruit (apples, pears)
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While most Gavi DOCG is made protectively in stainless some examples see secondary aromas from which two processes?
Old oak maturation | Lees stirring

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