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Frescobaldi

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Tuscany Pomino Long standing wine family

14c AD

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Baron Bettino Ricasoli

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Tuscany Long standing wine family 12c

Recipe for Chianti in early 19c

Sangiovese 50-80% + Canaiolo 10-30%

plus required white grapes Malvasia & Trebbiano (min10%, max 30%)

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Antinori

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Tuscany Long standing wine family 14c

A descendent was instrumental in Super Tuscans in Bolgheri

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dCosimo Medici

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Tuscany

1716 Bando Edict

Chianti

Carmingnano

Pomino

Val d’Arno

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Giacomo Tachis

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Tuscany Founder of quality wine

Sassicaia and Tignanello

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Giulio Gambelli

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Tuscany Sangiovese Brunello Master taster

Father of Sangiovese based wines

Poggio di Sotto

Montevertine

Soldera

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Marchese Morio Incisa della Rochetta

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Tuscany Bolgheri Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc 1960s-70s cousin to Antinori

Producer - Tenuta San Guido

Found the gravelly soils at his estate and planted CabSav/CabFranc

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Pliny the Elder

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Elba Falernum Sagratino

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Count Ugo Contini Bonacossi

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Tuscany

Helped to Resuscitated Carmingnano which lead to becoming a DOC 1971

Tentuta Capezzana

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Adamo Fanetti

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Montepulciano 1930s

Created Vino Nobile di Montepulciano for the 1933 Siena wine fair

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Giorgio Lungarotti

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Put Umbria on the wine map in 1968

Rubesco Vigna Monticchio - Torgiano Rosso Riseva DOCG

12m in OAK, longer aged

Produced wine in the town of Torgiano (which his firm remains almost the exclusive producer) and released labels Rubesco & Torre di Giano winery 1960s

Sangiovese

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Marco Caprai

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Umbria

Arnaldo Caprai Producer

Saved Sagratino Montefalco

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Clemente Santi

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Tuscany Montalcino

1850s Oenologist Sangiovese (pharma student)

Began experiementing on his estate - Fattoria del Greppo

Introduced innovate practices

1. Monoculture of vines

2. Longer Fermentation

3. Longer Macerations

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Ferrucio Biondi

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Tuscany Montalcino

1880s Grandson to Celemente Santi

founded Biondi Santi

Took over estate 1885

Cultivated his best Brunello grapes for fruity quality and disease resistance and propogated cuttings through massal selection

Destemmed to avoid bitter tannins & Slovakian large oak ans sold as Brunello

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Tancredi Biondi

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Tuscany Montalcino

Son of Ferruccio who took over in 1920s

Formed Coop to save wine production after phylloxera

“Cantina Sociale Biondi Santi e C”

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Catherine of Medici

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Carmingnano, Tuscany

Brought French Cabernet grapes varieties Queen of France

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Guido Cocci Grifoni

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Marche

Brought Pecorino back in the 1980s

Found a vineyard with old, ungrafted Pecorino

And people followed since 2000s

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IMTV Instituta Marchigiano di Tutela Vini

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Marche Northern and Central Marche

An umbrella Consorzio est 1999

16 appellations (800 wineries)

4 DOCGs in Pesano-Urbino, Ancona and Macerata

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Visciola

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Marche

Wine from cherries

Vernaccia di Pergola or Montepulciano + wild cherries

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Roman Emperor Frederick II

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Umbria Jesi town = Citta regia

Granted Jesi with “special rights”

Puglia = Castel del Monte

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Johannes Defuk

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Montefiasco, Lazio

1111 AD

Found the wine top quality here used

Est Est Est

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Falerno

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Campania Farmer who met Bacchus Monte Massico

Expensive Roman wine with quality levels and zones

Honey, spices, sea water

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Leonardo Mustelli

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Father of Campania’s modern wine

Selected and Propogated Falaghina from old vines around Sant’Agata dei Goti

Thought it was Falaghina Flegrea - but was Falanghina Beneventana

Sant’Agata di Goti 1970s

ALSO - began producing fine age-worthy Anglianco in 1950s

Released Taurasi Riserava 1968

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Aglianico Ferrovia del vino

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Wine Train

Bulk red wine of Aglianico

Transported north 19/20th c

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**Antonio Mastroberadino**
From Campania Saved **Fiano** by bring back in the 1940s Used local varieties Aglianico di **Taurasi** 1968
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IRW or IRVOS
**Sicily** Institute for researching viti and vino
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**Mamertinum**
**Sicily** Ancient Roman wine Area to **west** of **Messina**
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John Woodhouse
1770s trader Started trade in **Marsala Vino perpetuo**
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Benjamin Ingham
1830s British Merchant **Marsala**
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Planeta
Sicily 1st winery 1990s **Menfi DOC**
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**Donnafugata**
Sicily Well known producer **Contessa Entellina DOC** **Blend of Nero d'Avola** and **Syrah**
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**Francesco Avallone**
**From Campania** **Falerno del Massico** The estate of Vila Matilde **Saved Falanghina Flegrea in 1970s**
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**Leone de Castris**
Produced 1st commercially available **Rosato "Cinque Rose"** in 1940s, Salento, Puglia
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**Rosa del Golfo**
**Transformed** **rosato** into a **Salento** specialty
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Who is Carole Meredith?
A professor from **UC Davis** who proved **Primativo** and **Zinfadel** were identical in 1990s and later the Croatian grape **Crjenak Kastelanshi** (or **Tribidrag** as known in Croatia)
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**Who is Fazi Battaglia?**
The Producer who introduced the **green amphora-shaped bottle for its Verdicchio** in 1953 inspired by the **Etruscans**
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**Andre Bacci**
**Native from Matelica** Philosopher & Naturalist Physician of Pope Sixtus V **Wrote "De Natural Vinorum Historia" 1598** Describes the viticulture and winemaking of best Italian wines in Renaissance
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**Stefano Mancinelli**
Credited for saving **Lacrima** from extinction by creation of **Lacrima di Morro DOC in 1985**
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**Francesco Scacchi**
**Marche - 1622** Wrote "*De Salubri Potu Disseratio*" **Instruction to make fizzy wine and was 1st example in Italy**
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Cosimo **Villifranch**
**Florentine** physician & scholar Published "Oenologia Toscana" **1st Accurate work about enology in Toscana**
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**Antinori's Tignanello & Felice's Vigorello are considered what?**
Super Tuscans
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**Tenuta San Guido​**
**Producer of Sassicaia** **Founder Mario Incisa della Rocchetta**
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**Luigi Veronelli**
Italian **Wine critic** who gave the early high rated review of **Sassicaia**
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**Palari Estate**
**Resusciteated the FARO DOC Appellation in Sicily 1990s** **Has one of the most noteworthy terroirs**
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**Countess of Modica** **Vittoria Colonna Henriquez**
Founded the town of Vittoria in the 17th c Offered 1st 75 settlers 2 ha of land solely to be planted by vines.
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What are Antinori's **Tignanello**, **Tenuta** San Felic's **Vigorello**, **Sassicaia** Isole e Olena's **Capparello** Colli Toscana Centrale's **Flaccianello**
**Super Tuscans**
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**Albizi Estate**
**Pomino DOC** **Introduced French grapes to the region** Later inherited by Frescobaldis
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Cantina Foligno Adanti Tardioli Arnaldo Caprai
**Producers** saving **Sagratino** in **Montefalco**, Umbria
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**Settesoli**
**A Coop - Sicilia's LARGEST grape grower and wine producer** Home is **Menfi DOC** Also where Planeta started
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**Tasca d'Almerita**
**Sicilia** **Contea di Sclafini DOCG (2 wines only)** **Most prestigiuos producer in Sicilia**
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What is the Lega del Chianti
League of Chianti 1384 - official act for historical zone of origin Chianti Storico (to become Chianti Classico)
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What is the Accademi dei Georgofili?
1753, Founded in Firenze - goal to improve and advance agriculture in Toscana It is still active
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Columella
Roman ## Footnote **Ideal soils and winegrowing for each grape**
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**Domitian**
Roman Emperor 92 AD **Edict to stop growing vines**
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Pier de Crescenzi
14th century Agronomist 1st wine document
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Sfoza Gonzaga Medici Visconti Duchy of Savoy
Most important signoria families Sfoza - **Milano** Gonzaga - **Mantova** Medici - **Firenze** Visconti - **Genoa** Duchy of Savoy **- Savoy, Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte**
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Mario Schiopetto
**Venezia Giula** - wine practice for modern white wines
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Federico Martinotti
Tank Method - Piemonte 1895
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Cantina Novelli
Rescued Trebbiano Spolentino

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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