Piedmont Wine Flashcards by Shane Taylor

Aging requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?

Minimum 50 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the fifth year following the harvest

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Aging requirements for Barbaresco?

Minimum 26 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the third year following the harvest

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Aging requirements for Barolo Riserva?

62 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)

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Aging requirements of Barolo?

38 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)

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Name the Barbaresco Communes?

Barbaresco

Neive

Treiso

San Rocco

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Name some Barbaresco (Commune) Cru’s

Secondine (Sori San Lorenzo)

Roncagliette (Sori Tilden, Costa Russi)

Paje

Asili

Martinenga

Rabaja

Montestefano

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Name the Barbera DOCGs

Barbera d’Asti

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

Nizza

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Name the 11 Barolo Communes

Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Cherasco
Diano d'Alba
Grinzane Cavour
La Morra
Monforte d'Alba
Novello
Roddi
Serralunga d'Alba
Verduno

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Name the Barolo (Commune) Cru’s

Cerequio (shared)

Brunate (shared)

Cannubi (best known)

Sarmassa

Fossati (shared)

Preda

Zonchetta

Bricco delle Viole

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Which 3 Crus are shared by Barolo and La Morra?

Cerequio

Brunate

Fossati

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Cannubi Sub-Regions are?

Cannubi Boschis

Cannubi Centrale

Cannubi San Lorenzo

Cannubi Valletta

Cannubi Muscatel

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Name some Castiglione Falletto Crus.

Rocche di Castiglione

Monprivato/Momprivato

Villero

Brunella

Fiasco

Valentino

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Name some Cherasco Crus.

Mantoetto

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Name some Diano D’Alba Crus.

Gallaretto

La Vigna

Sorano

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Name the Dolcetto DOCGs.

Dogliani

Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore

Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba

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Grinzane Cavour Crus?

Bablino

Borzone

Canova

Castello

Raviole

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Name some La Morra Crus.

Arborina

Cerequio (shared)

Brunate (shared)

Annunziata

Rocche dell’Annunziata

Fossati (shared)

San Giacomo

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Largest Cru in Barbaresco?

Ovello

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Name some Monforte d’Alba Crus.

Bussia

Ginestra

Perno

San Giovanni

Castelletto

Roche di Castiglione

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Monopole Crus in Barbaresco?

Cole - Barbaresco - Moccagatta

Martinenga - Barbaresco - Marchesi di Gresy

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Name some Barolo Cru monopoles?

Falletto - Serralunga D’Alba - Bruno Giacosa

Francia - Serralunga D’Alba - Giacomo Conterno

Monprivato - Castiglione Falletto - Guiseppe Mascarello - not anymore??

Lazziarasco- Guido Porro

Serra - Gio Rosso

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Name the 2 white grape DOCGs in Piedmont?

Gavi - Cortese

Erbaluce di Caluso - Erbaluce

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Name the Neive Crus.

Basarin

Gallina

Starderi

Serraboella

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Name the Novello Crus.

Sottocastello di Novello

Ravera

Panerole

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Piedmonte DOCG for sparkling wines?

Alta Langa using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes

Name some Roddi Crus.

Bricco Ambrogio

Name Serralunga d'Alba Crus.

Lazzarito Vigna Rionda Prapo Ornato Cerrati Cerretta Falletto Fontanafredda Serra

Smallest Cru in Barbaresco?

Rabaja-Bas

Sparkling DOCG of Piedmonte is called?

Alta Langa DOCG

Traditional style Barbaresco producers?

Roagna

Traditional style Barolo producers?

Giacomo Conterno Bartolo Mascarello Gianfranco Bovio Francesco Rinaldi

Name some Treiso Crus.

Il Bricco Bernadot Nervo

Name the Verduno Crus.

Boscatto Campasso Massara Rodasca San Lorenzo di Verduno

What 2 vintages did Bruno Giacosa not make a Barolo or Barbaresco much to everyone's surprise?

2006 2010

What are the 8 distinct appellations in Alto Piemonte?

Gattinara Ghemme Boca Bramaterra Carema Fara Lessona Sizzano

What is Helvetian soil?

Sandstone

What is the permitted elevation for Barolo DOCG?

170-540 meters

What is Tortonian soil?

Calcareous marl

What monopole does Giacomo Conterno own in Serralunga d’Alba?

Francia

What river flows through Piedmonte?

Tanaro

What wine is Aldo Conterno known for?

Granbussia

What wine is Giacomo Conterno known for?

Monfortino

What wine is Giuseppe Mascarello known for?

Monprivato

What wine is released by Giuseppe Mascarello in only top years?

Ca d'Morissio

Which Cru contains the Gaja vineyards Sori Tilden and Costa Russi?

Roncagliette

Which Cru is home to Gaja's San Lorenzo vineyard?

Secondine

Wineries based in commune of Castiglione Falletto?

Brovia Cavallotto Guiseppe Mascarello Paulo Scavino Vietti

Wineries based in commune of La Morra?

Cordero Di Montezemolo Marcarini Rocche Costamagna Elio Altare Andrea Oberto Roberto Voerzio

Wineries based in commune of Monforte D'Alba?

Elio Grasso Conterno Fantino Gianfranco Alessandria Clerico Aldo Conterno Giacomo Conterno

Wineries based in commune of Roddi?

Porta Rossa

Wineries based in commune of Serralunga D'Alba?

Giovanni Rosso Massolino Fontanafredda

Wineries based in commune of Treiso?

Abrigo Nada

Wineries based in the commune of Barbaresco?

Angelo Gaja Marchesi di Gresy Moccagatta Produttori del Barbaresco Bruno Rocca

Wineries based in the commune of Neive?

Bruno Giacosa

Wineries based in the commune of Novello?

Elvio Cogno

2 major soil types of Barolo?

Tortonian - calcareous marl Helvetian - sandstone

3 DOCGs for Barbera?

Barbera D'Asti Barbera del Monferrato Superiore Nizza

3 DOCGs of Dolcetto?

Dogliani Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba

3 major clones of Nebbiolo are?

Lampia Michet Rose

List the DOC/DOCGs of Alto Piemonte from West to East.

``` Lessona Bramaterra Gattinara Sizzano Fara Boca ```

Synonym for Uva Rara?

Bonarda

In Barbaresco what term refers to where the snow melts first?

La fioca à scianca (“where the snow melts first”) Also called Sori

Which DOCG region was the first wine area of Italy to officially map out its crus?

Barbaresco

What is considered the best vineyard in the commune of Verduno?

Monvigliero the Monvigliero hill is undoubtedly Verduno’s grand cru

Who produces Granbussia?

Aldo Conterno

Ghemme and Gattinara are separated by which river?

Sesia river

What does the term ‘Vigna’ refer to in Piedmont?

"Vigna" refers to a single vineyard wine

What is the only DOCG in Italy where the wine can be still, sweet or sparkling?

Erbaluce di Caluso

If the term ‘Derthona’ is found on a bottle, which variety is used?

Timarosso

Which producer resurrected Timarosso from the dead?

Walter Massa in the Colli Tortonesi DOC

In which Cru is Monfortino made?

Francia

Name 2 Monopole Crus in Barolo.

Falleto Francia

Name the Monopole Cru in Barbaresco.

Martinenga

Which white variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?

Arneis

Which red variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?

Nebbiolo

Piedmont Wine Flashcards

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