Piemonte regions Flashcards
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Northern Piemonte
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includes the Nothern provinces of Novara ,Vercelli and Biella the wines are largely based on Nebbiolo and Erbluche
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western Piemonte and the Torino hills
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this is the smallest and least productive sub-region covers the
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Alba
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surrounds the city of alba the province of Cuneo the hills of langue and Roero flanks the banks of the Tanaro river the traditional home of Nebbiolo
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Monferrato
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a large hilly area
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what is another name for nothern Piemonte
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alto piemonte
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what is nebbolio callies in nothern or alto piemonte
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Spanna
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where is teh Appleations og Gattinara and Ghemme
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Morthern Piedmonte around the hills/city of Novara and Vercelli
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what wine district surrounds teh city of Ivera north of Torino? what famous doc and docg
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CanaveseErbaluce di Caluso DOCG and the Camerna Doc
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whats soils are in the Vervelli hills
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glacial marine and volcanic
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what river divieds Navara and Vercelli Hills
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Sesia river that flos south into the po
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What are the predominate appelations within this district. Novara and Vercelli hills
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Gattinarea DOCG Ghemme Docg Lessona Doc Bramaterra Doc Boca doc camera doc Erbaluce di Caluso or Caluso Docg
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what was the traditional vine training system of Navara and the Vercelli (Alto Piemonte) vs now
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traditionally most was the Pergola system now they are trained in Guyot
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what northern alto piedmont region greats the best and longest-lived expression of Nebbiolo
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Gattinara DOCG
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what soils are in Gattinara DOCG
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porphyritic sub soils planted on steep hillsides, this area is the best combination of soil aspect and altitude for Nebbolio if all of alto piemonte
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soem of the most prestigious single vinyard sites of gattinara DOCG
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Osso san Grato, San Francesco Castelle
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what are the wine laws of Gattinara
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90% nebbolio Vespolina or Uva Rara make up the 10%
35 months total ageing minium of 24 months in oak riserva is 36 months in oak
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what DOC?DOCG is located opposite Gattinara?
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Ghemme DOCG
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Ghemme is located on the east bank of what river
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the sesia river
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what are the grape requirements for Ghemme
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85% Nebbiolo, up to 15% Vespolina or Uva Rara
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What are the aging requirements of Ghemme Docg
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aged for a min of 34 months with 18 in oak
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Nebbiolo from the south have higher acidity than the ones from the north T/F
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F
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What is the blending rules for Lessona Doc
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minium of 85% Nebbiolo and the usual suspect fo the rest
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Where is Lessona Doc
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it is in Alta Piemonte
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where is Bramaterra Doc located
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between Lessona DOC and Gattinara Docg
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what is the blending rules for Bramattera
Nebbiolo accounts for 50-80% of the blend only one that allows up to 30% Croatina. ad 20 % the usual suspects.
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Where is Boca doc
it is the northernmost appellation and the most prestigious on the east bank after Ghemme
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what is the Boca Doc
Nebbiolo accounts for 70-90 % and up to 30% of the usual suspects
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Describe Canavese
an historic wine district in Alto Piemonte west of the Vercelli hills and Novara just south of Valle d'aosta
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what river flows through Canavese
the Dora Baltea river
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where is Carema Doc
it is a tini historic district in Canavese, in the Dora Baltea Valley
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what kinds of wine are made in Carema Doc
Nebbiolo based vino de montagna, mountain wine
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who makes Vino de Montagna
Carema DOC nebbiolo based
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what is the typical pergola for Carmea
th topia horizontal chestnut arms held up by pillars. suitable for the super steep hill of the valley.
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what are the grape/ age requirements for Camera
Nebbiolo 85% min aged for at least 2 years. Reserva 3 with one in wood.
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where si Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
within canavese on the eastern side. within the banks of the Ivera river
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what are the traditional style of wine in Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
sweet passito wines
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T/F Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG can be made with a variety of grapes
false 100% erbaluce
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what is considered western Piemonte and the Torino hills
sub-region in the western Alps of Piemonte within the province os Torino and Cuneo. with 3 small high altitude DOC
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Alba
the alba sun begin lies in southern Piemonte within the eastern section of Cuneo
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what river separates the Roero hills
the Tanaro river
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what are the difference between the Langue hills and the Roero hills
Roero hills low rising and steeply sloped the Langue hills are higher in elevation
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what cause the soils of Alba
the retreat of the Padano sea 15 mil YAG layers of clay, calcareous marls and sandstone. though similar n birth the separate hills are quite distinct
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what is the local name in Langye for the compact calcareous marls.
terre Bieche
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what are the soils in Roero like
younger as of 5 MYA softer sandier and right in marine fossles
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what are a soil concern for Roero and Langhe hills
all soft soils no pebbles, erosion is an issue.
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what are the classic grapes of the Langue and roero
Nebbiolo Barbera add Dolcetto
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how many appelations are in langue and Roero
12 many overlap
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how does the Langue hills get its name
the hills are shaped as the tongue of land as the hills run parallel to them selves looking like tonges
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the mindset inLangue is similar to what french region and how
Burgundy as they place grans importance in village origin. viticulture in Lanuge is about subtle changes in terror and elevation
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what river runs through langue and roero
Tanaro
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What are the Nebbiolo based appellations in Langue hills
Barolo DOCG
| Barbarseco DOCG
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How are the Langue hills divided typically
Alta Langhe and Bassa Langue referring to the altitude of the hill that increase as they spread south
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what town is the point of separation between higher and lower Langue
Monforte d'Alba the climate becomes cooler and less suitable for Nrbbolio and more suited to Dolcetto
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what river moderates the climate of the Langue hills
Tanaro river
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what are the most widely planted grapes in the Langue hills.
Nebbiolo Dolcetto barbera and Moscato Bianco fallowed by Pelaverga Freisa and Favorita and Nascetta.
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why is Nebbiolo Planted on the best sites
because it is the most prestigious and difficult to grow.
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when did Barolo turn from sweet wines to dry wins
mid-1800 because of the last Marquies of Barolo Giuli Falletti
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who was Camillo Benso Count of Cavour
one of the leading figures f the Italian unification in 1861 he became italiy first prime minister
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the importance of The Marquise of Barolo
she made the dry style of Barolo and introduced it to the courts of Torino where it caught the attention of the Savoyard royal family. The wines were so prised, they became liquid ambasords of the royal family and spread everywhere.
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where is Barolo DOCG located
un the north west part of Langye on the right bank of the Tanaro river Alba is just a few mines to the North Eastseperating it from Barbaresco
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what is the grape concentrate of Barolo and how many towns can it be made in
100% nebbiolo 11 towns surrounding the strictly eliminated hills
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what 5 villages make 95% of the Barolo
Monforte s'alba La Morra Barolo Castiglione Falletto Serralunga d'alba
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in Barolo , Barbaresco and Langue, what do they call the best vineyard sites
Bricco or Sori, Bricco is the higher part of the hill sori means well exposed, sunny
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what are the 2 main soil formations in Barolo
younger Tortonian more fertile calcareous marlsThe Older is Serravillian previously known as Helvetina
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what vineyards are found on Tortonian soil
La morra and Barolo
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what is the affect of wines grown on the Tortonian Soil
the wines are more perfumed elegant and softer mature faster
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what is the composition of Serravallian soil
sandstone and silty Marls poor lest compact and less fertile than tortoniano.
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how to wine grown in Serravillian soil come across
more power and depth and are fuller in body
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what towns of Barolo are on serravillian soil
Monforte d'alba Serralunga d'alba and part of Castiglione
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what is the MGA
menzioni geografiche Aggiuntive for specific vinyard sites.
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is a MGA a clasification systrem
no
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how many geographical MGA are in Barolo
181 if wich 11 are communal
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what are the 2 most carefully charted vineyards in Italy
Barolo and Barbaresco
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what was the traditional and uniques historic practices for making Barolo
long maceration times could eb uo to 2 minth commonly aged for another 4 years in large chestnut oak casks cald Botti
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What is the name of the Aging vesicle traditional in Barolo
Botti, large Chestnut oak casks
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what happened to Barolo in the 80's
the Barolo boys, in the early 80's some young producers seriously put wine-making tradition on its head they began to experiment with more approachable styles.
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where do modern producers fall in the scheme of traditional and modern winemaking these days
Most fall in the middle, using modern and traditional methods.
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what is the aging requirements for Barolo
aged for 36 months of which 18 months must be I oak the reserve needs to be aged for 62 months with the same oak
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what is BArolo Chianto
a rare fortified wine that is a local specialty of Barolo
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how was Barbresco formed.
in 1894 Domizio Cavazza director of the royal school of Enology d'alb bought the castle of Barbaresco with the surrounding vineyards and set up a co-op. from then on the wines were called Barbaresco.
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what started to bring Barbresco into the light from Barolos shadow
the 1950,60 producers like Gaja Giacosa started demonstrating Barbresccos real potential
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where is Barbresco located,
the right bank of the Tanaro river east northeast of Alba
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whatare the 3 comunes nebbolio is planted in for Barbarseco
Barbarseco Neive and Treiso
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what soil formations is most of Barbaresco planted on
Tortonian formation but has alternating layers of dand
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why does Nebbiolo ripen sooner in Barbaresco
it is located closer to the Tanaro river and is slightly warmer
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what is the aging requirements for Barbaresco
26 months with 9 months in oak for the reserve aged for 50 months with 9 in oak.
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how many MGA are in Barbaresco
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when did Barolo and Barbaresco become a DOC and then A DOCG
1966 A DOC AND IN 1980 A DOCG
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Dogliani DOCG where is it located
located south of Barolo a large area where the Tanaro river flows through the appelation
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what are the soils of Dogliani DOCG
layers of sandstone with Marles
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where is Dolcetto di Diano d'alba (or Diano d' alba)
small hilltop village north of BArolo and east of Alba Dolceto has been growing here for ages
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what are the soils of Diano d' Alba
whiteish sandstone
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how many sites or cures are allowed in Diano 'd Alba, and what is the significance of this
76 sites or Sori, set in 1980's was Italy's first attempt to acknowledge "Sures" served as a model for neighboring appellations such as Barolo and BArbresco
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Dolcetto d'alba Doc location
The large area covering the right bank of the Tarano river it overlaps Barbresco alba and Barolo leads south to Alta LAngue but cuts off at the beginning of Dogliani Docg
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what are the sites and soils of Dolcetto d'alba Doc
exclusively hill sites and calcareous Marls and sandstone
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what si the aging requirement for Dolcetto d'Alba
nothing for regular and a year for superior
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Where is BArbera D'alba Doc
Based on the Barbera Grape and crossed the Tarano river
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what is the Disiplinarry for Barbera d'alba
at least 85% Barbera up to 15% Nebbiolo but in practice the greater amount of the time it is 100% a Barbera
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Langhe Doc.
a broad catch-all appellation that covers the entire sub-region
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what DOC can producers use as a fall back for wines produced outside of the strict standards
Langue DOC
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varietal wines from Langue need to have what % of the stated varietal
85%
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why is the Langue Nebbiolo Doc important
so Barolo and Barbaresco producers can release younger and more approachable wines.
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what is the blending discipline for Langue Nebbiolo DOC
85% Nebbolio
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what was the Langue Doc originally created for.
creative bottlings of whites and reds. you can ins some super-cool wines under this DOC
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what DOC does Nacetta del Comune di Novello fall in
Langue DOC produce a dry and passito style
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Alta LAngue DOCG
a specified appelation for Metodo Classico ( Traditional method sparkeling wines)
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Alta Langue DOCG located
covers almost of all Lange DOC and eastward toward Asti and Alessandria.
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what are the grapes of Alta Langue DOCG
90-100% Pinot Nero and or chardonnay in Bianco and Pinot plays the dominant role
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Where are the Roero Hilills located?
North of Alba on the left bank of the Tarano river
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where did the Roero name come from
the Noble Roero family that ruled tha area in the middle ages
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what makes the Roero hills landscape different from the langue hills
the hills are lower in altitude and steeper
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what are Le rocche
rocky clifs in Roero that seperate the sandier soils
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what are the major components of Roero soil
marine origin and sand sandstone and marals
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what si one of the most arid regions of southern piemonte
Roero
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what is the main application of the Rorero hills
Rorero DOCG
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what are the 2 grapes of Roero hills
Nebbiolo and Arnes
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what are the Roero Arnes bottles under
Roero Arnes Docg
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what are the Roero Nebbiolo wines bottle as
Roero DOCG
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when and how many MGMAs are in Roero
in 2017 the Consorzio of Roero made 153 and 18 are communal
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what si the disiplinary for Roero DOCG
95% Nebbiolo and aged for 20 months in oak reserve is 32 months in oak.
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who first started making high-quality dry wines from Arneis
Bruno Giacosa , Vietti and Negro
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who came along and even more instrumental in transforming Arneis into a high-quality reputable grape
Ceretto
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what is th disciplinary for Roero Arneis DOCG
95% arneis. the reserva needs to be aged for 16 months and there is a sparkling version
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a little about Monferrato
a hilly area in douth east Piemote included within the provinces of Asti and Alessandria it has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 2014
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what are the 3 main areas of Monferrato
Basso Monferrato
Monferrato Astigiano
Alto Monferrato
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desctibe Basso Monferrato
Low monferrato, the low hills closer to the Po river
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describe Monferrato Astigiano
the western portion of Monferrato south of asti bisected bt the Tarano river
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describe Alto Monferrato
high Monferrato the southeast, the hill increase in altitude as the merge with the Lagurean apennines
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describe Monferrato Astigiano
the western portion
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Monfrrato is considered home to what historic grapes
Barbera Grignolino
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what are the 3 principal soil types of Monferrato
Tere Bianche,
Sabbine Astiane the asti sands on both side of the Tarano river in Monferrato Asrigiano
Terre Rosse red lands alto monfrnerrato
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what are infenotti or Infernot
underground cellars dug in teh maral sandstones
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what are teh appelations in Monferratto
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Barbera d'asti Docg
Nizza DOCG
Brachetto d'asti DOCG
Ruche de Castagnole monferatto DOCG
Freisa d'asti DOC
Gringnolino s'asti DOC
Asti Docg
Malvasia di Casorzo d'asti DOC
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Barbera d'asti DOCG
volumes outranks all other reds in Piemonte its the second larges appellation after sti
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what are the production disciplinary for BArbera d' asti
90% Barbera and aged a minium of 4 months 14 months for superior for special selected grapes
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what does BArbara d'Asti tasts liek cmpated to BArbera d' aAlba
D' Asti is more fruity mineral and more refreshing as it has a slightly higher acid content
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what are the teo sub zones in barbera d'asti
Tinella and colli Astiani West of Nizza DOZG
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Nizza DOCG
Previoulsy a sub zone of Barbera d'asti elevated to DOCG
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what is the production difference between BArbera d' Asti and Nizza DOCG
Nizza nees to be 100% Barbera where BArbera 'sAsti is only 90%
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Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
recent 2010 DOCG centers around the tini town of Castagnole
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Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG location
left bank near the river 7 hill top town
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Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG production disciplinary
at least 90 % Ruche with a max of 10% Barbera or Brachetto
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Brachetto d'Aquie DOCG
Sweet aromatic usually Typically sparkling winr based no the Brachetto grape
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Freisa d'Asti DOC
covers teh entore province of Asti. based on the local indigenous grape Freisa
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What are the 4 versions of Freisa
Still
Superior (one-year ageing)
Frizzant and Spumanti dry or off-dry
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Grignolino d' asti doc
and indigenous grape appreciated by locals.
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Grignolino d' asti doc production Disiplinary
90% Grigolino and uop to 10 % Freisa
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Malvasia di Casorzo d'aAsti DOC
Sweet red wine based on the Malvasia Nerra di casorzo
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Asti Docg
2 catagaries of sweet made entiarly from Moscato Bianco
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Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG and Doc
he 3rd largest producing regions whe combined for Barbera, covering most of Asti
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what grape is planted on the best sites in Monferrato
Barbera
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what are the blending rules for Barbera DOCG Monferrato superior
85% barbera and up to 15% Freisa and or grignolino and Dolcetto but today most tend to be 100% barbera14 months ageing and 6 months in oak.
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where is Dolcetto di Oavada Superiore DOCG
Monfratto there is a DOCG and a DCO
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what type of aspect and soil does Dolcetto di Oavada Superiore DOCG sit on
a set of arid hills with poor soil with layers of sand and clay
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what is the disiplainary for Dolcetto di Oavada Superiore DOCG and the DOC
DOCG is 100% and 20 months aging the DOC allows for up to 3% other Varitles no min aging
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Gavi or Cortese di Gavi DOCG
around the town o Gavi and the most important appelation for Cortese in Alto monfrrato runs a bit north to south and in the Monferrato region/ area. the south east corner.
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when was the earliest dated documentation of the Gavi region
972ADD
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who was the modern Gavi Pioneer that brought its popularity on the world map
La Scolca
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what is the disciplinary for Gavi DOCG and the reserve
100% Cortese and most commonly still the reserve is 1 year of aging .
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what is a large concern for growing gavi
coller years it does not ripen enough to balance out the high acidity.
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Colli Tortonesi DOC
lies in the very southeast corner of Piedmonte in the Alto Monferrato
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Colli Tortonesi DOC what do they grow
BArbera Dolcetto and Cortese on hills but the new star is Timorasso
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what is the unofficial term for Timorrasso
Derthona
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Grignolino el Monferrato DOC
90% Grignolion and up to 10% Freisa!
