Umbria

Question 1

Describe the climate of umbria?

Answer 1

Western half is Mediterranean while the central and eastern parts are more continental because of the Apennine’s

Question 2

the Apennines protect Umbria from what weather events?

Answer 2

Apennines block most of the cold northeastern cold air currents but also block the warm air currents from the Adriatic

Question 3

What moderates the climate in Umbria?

Answer 3

The northwestern corner is moderated by lake Trasimeno

The Southwestern part is moderated by lake Corbara and lazios volcanic crater lake Bolsena

Question 4

In which area of umbria would you find alluvial and lacrustine deposits

Answer 4

the central section

Question 5

in which area of umbria would you find sandstone, marl and clay?

Answer 5

the area east of trasimeno, between Torgiana and montefalco

Question 6

In which area of Umbria would you find volcanic soils of tufo, basalt and pyroclastic flow deposits

Answer 6

Southwestern corner around orvieto and the bolsena caldera

Question 7

What is Tufo/Tuff?

Answer 7

soft porous volcanic rock formed by ejected volcanic material and ash that solidified and cemented over time

Question 8

What is Tuffeau?

Answer 8

a type of marine limestone soil typically found in Frances central loire valley

Question 9

What is tufa

Answer 9

another type of limestone rock, but it is formed by calcium carbonate precipitates as opposed to marine skeletons

Question 10

t or f: Umbria was traditionally red wine country

Answer 10

false, it was white wine country

Question 11

What is the most widely planted grape in Umbria?

Answer 11

Sangiovese

Question 12

Describe the history and origin of sagrantino

Answer 12

native to montefalco

dates back to at least the 16th century

Question 13

what was sagrantino traditionally used for?

Answer 13

sweet passitos

Question 14

What are the characteristics of sagrantino

Answer 14

late ripening
thick skinned
very tannic, needs oak and bottle age to settle

Question 15

What is procanico?

Answer 15

trebbiano toscana

Question 16

What are the characteristics of grechetto di orvieto

Answer 16

Mildew-resistant, suitable for late harvest and botrytised wines

Light citrusy wines with high acid

Question 17

grechetto di todi is identical to what northern italian variety?

Answer 17

Pignoletto

Question 18

What are the characteristics of Grechetto di Todi?

Answer 18

light and High acid, suitable for sparkling

Question 19

What variety almost became extinct in the late 20th century, then gained popularity in the early 2000s

Answer 19

Trebbiano Spoletino

Question 20

Trebbiano Spoletino is only found in which region of Italy?

Answer 20

umbria

Question 21

What is the main training method used in umbria?

Answer 21

cordone speronato

Question 22

This appellation is based in an Ancient medieval village that was built from the remains of an ancient roman castrum

Answer 22

Torgiano

Question 23

Describe the impact of Giorgio Lungarotti on Torgiano and Umbria as a whole

Answer 23

iconic producer from 1950s onwards, created labels like Rubesco and Torre di Giano

Torgiano is Umbrias first doc because of Giorgio lungarotti

Put Umbrian wine industry on the map

Question 24

Which appellation has sand and clay over a subsoil of imestone or tufo?

Answer 24

Torgiano

Question 25

What is the umbria's first docg?

Answer 25

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Question 26

What is the dominant variety in Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?

Answer 26

Sangiovese

Question 27

Which DOCG features Lungarottis single vineyard wine Rubesco Vigna Monticchio

Answer 27

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Question 28

what are the varieties of Torgiano DOC rosso and bianco

Answer 28

Trebbiano toscana for whites Sangiovese based reds

Question 29

What appellation is located in a Medieval hilltop village near the foothills of the central Apennine’s south east of Perugia

Answer 29

Montefalco

Question 30

how long has Montefalco been known for?

Answer 30

Since the 11th century

Question 31

What variety almost went extinct in the 1960s in umbria but was saved by a number of quality focused producers?

Answer 31

Sagrantino

Question 32

The following producers are famous for which Umbrian variety: Cantina foligno Adanti Tardioli Arnaldo caprai

Answer 32

Sagrantino

Question 33

What efforts did Marco Caprai of Arnaldo Caprai estate make to improve sagrantino in the 90s?

Answer 33

researched the best clones, viticultural practices and ageing techniques to tame the the tannins of sagrantino

Question 34

What is the Montefalco's climate?

Answer 34

continental due to its proximity to the appenines

Question 35

Name the umbrian region with these soils: Lacustrine deposits of yellow sand or sandy clay mix The northwestern portion has mark and sandstone

Answer 35

Montefalco

Question 36

detail montefalco sagrantino docg

Answer 36

applies to dry and sweet passitos passitos made via appasimento 100% sagrantino

Question 37

What are the 3 wines of Montefalco DOC

Answer 37

Rosso blend, based on sangiovese bianco blend based on Trebbiano spoletino, Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano varietal grechetto

Question 38

this appelllation is located in Central Umbrian hills that stretch southward from perugia towards todi and spoleto

Answer 38

Colli Martani DOC

Question 39

What are the main grapes produced in Colli Martani

Answer 39

Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano and Sangiovese

Question 40

What grape is Colli Martani DOC known for?

Answer 40

Grechetto

Question 41

t or f: Spoleto DOC is a red wine only appellation

Answer 41

false, it is white wine only

Question 42

What is umbria's easternmost appellation?

Answer 42

Spoleto DOC

Question 43

What is the main grape in Spoleto DOC

Answer 43

Trebbiano Spoletino

Question 44

what is the appellation of the Hilltop town of Orvieto located on a tuff cliff(locally called La rupe)

Answer 44

Orvieto DOC

Question 45

Which umbrian town was a centre of art and culture during the middle ages and renaissance?

Answer 45

Orvieto

Question 46

Which is the only umbrian appellation with a long-standing reputation for its wines, dating back to the middle ages?

Answer 46

Orvieto DOC

Question 47

What was the traditional style of Orvieto before the 1950s?

Answer 47

Frizzante, slightly sweet and intensely perfumed

Question 48

when did dry wines become dominant in Orvieto DOC?

Answer 48

the late 20th century

Question 49

t or f: orvieto classico means the grapes go through stricter production?

Answer 49

false, it only applies to the origins of the grapes

Question 50

orvieto is crossed by which two rivers?

Answer 50

Paglia and tevere rivers

Question 51

what bodies of water moderate the climate in Orvieto?

Answer 51

the paglia and tevere rivers lake corbara and bolsena

Question 52

what makes orvieto one of the few places in Italy where noble rot can naturally occur?

Answer 52

the many bodies of water create humidity and autumn fogs, great environments of noble rot

Question 53

which area of orvieto has volcanic Tufo and basalt?

Answer 53

South of the city

Question 54

which area of orvieto has clay?

Answer 54

north and central areas

Question 55

which area of orvieto has sandy soils rich in marine fossils?

Answer 55

Northeastern section

Question 56

where are the alluvial soils found in orvieto?

Answer 56

near the paglia and tevere rivers

Question 57

oriveto is an interegional appellation between which two regions?

Answer 57

lazio and umbria

Question 58

what is the umbrias largest and most productive doc?

Answer 58

orvieto

Question 59

what are the dominant varieties of orvieto doc?

Answer 59

grechetto and procanico

Question 60

what is the typical style of orvieto doc?

Answer 60

unoaked, mostly dry but some sweet versions are made

Question 61

vino muffato

Answer 61

noble rot wine from orvieto

Question 62

what is the only Italian botrytised wine to be regulated by a disciplinare

Answer 62

Vino Muffato from Orvieto