Umbria Flashcards by Frank Artale

Grapes (3) linked to specific appellations

Sagrantino, Grechetto Todi, Trebbiano Spoletino

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Narni IGT
Loc
known for

Terni province in south
Varietal Ciliegiolo

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Trebbiano Toscana
blend or single ?
role ?

blended with Grechetto
acid

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Top 5 grapes

Sangio
Trebbiano Toscano
Grechetto
Merlot
Sagrantino

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Main rivers (3)

Tiber (Tavere) and tribs Chiascio and Paglia

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Orivieto growing areas
crossed by rivers ?
near to which lakes ?
what is the water body effect ? causes ?
uniqueness caused by lakes

Paglia and Tavere
Corbara and Bolsena
humidity, moderate temps, fog in autumn / noble rot
one of few places in Italy where noble rot is reliable

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Grechetto di Todi
also called ? where ?
Ag statement related to Grechetto

Pignoletto , ER
does not differentiate between the 2

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Orvieto DOC
styles
most common
unique about botrytis production
name for muffa nobile style

dry and sweet, unoaked usually
dry
only DOC where regulated by the disciplinaire
vino muffato

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Other name for Trebbiano in Orvieto
local belief ?

Procanico
better biotype of Trebb

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known as il cuore verde d’Italia

green heart of Italy

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Viticulture
traditional training
modern training
traditional planting pattern / modern

on trees Alberata or Vite Maritata all’albero
Cordone Speronato, some guyot
mixed / mono

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Sagrantino
Loc
Traditional style / today
ripens ?
yield characteristics ?
resistant to ?
skin ?
tannin ?

Around Montefalco
passito / dry
late
irregular
cold
thick
hi

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International (3)
allowed how?
trend ?

Merlot, CS, Chardonnay
in blends
less focus

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Torgiano region
size ranking ?
soil (2 over 2)
dominant producer?
Loc relative to Perugia
River

one of smallest
sand , clay over limestone or tufo
Lungarotti
just South of Perugia
Chiascio

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what area is known for varietal Ciliegiolo

Narni IGT

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Oriveto DOC
shared with ?
reds and whites ?
Grapes in blend req ?
Best blend has higher of ?
other grapess

Lazio, mostly in Umbria
white only
Grechetto and Procanico (Trebb Tosc) 60%
Grechetto
Verdelo, drupeggio, malvasia bianca Lunga

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Lungarotti role
2 wines

revitalized Torgiano, got to first DOC
Rubesco, Torre di Giano

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DOCs / DOCGs

13 / 2

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Montefalco Bianco grapes

50% Trebbiano Spoletino

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What grape is only found in Umbria

Trebbiano Spoletino

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What is the main valley ?

Val Tiberino. North to South splits region. stops at Perugia

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Soils on Hills east of Trasimento and between Torgiano and Montefalco (3)

Sandstone marl clay

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how many appelations

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Is it Italy’s hilliest ?

Yes

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Which wine was favored by Popes in the middle ages

Orvieto

Oriveto soils (4) South of city Central / northern Northeast Around rivers

Volcanic tufo, basalt clay sandier, marine fossil Alluvial

% Sangio

one third

Climate in Western area influenced ? results ?

Lower mts / hill funnel warm air from Tyrrhenian to moderate with a maritime influence - south has highest temperature

Roles of Producers Cantina Foligno Adanti, Tardiola, Arnaldo Caprai

Saved Sagrantino

West of Perugia influence ?

Inland location and lakes (trasimneto, corbara, and crater Bolsena lake in Lazio) moderate macro climate

Montefalco DOC Loc same of different from DOCG styles allowed

same as DOCG Rosso, Bianco, Varietal Grechetto

What is soft porous from ejected material / ash that has solidified

Tufo / Tuff

Umbri settled where ?

East side of Tiber

Where is Monti Martani

sub Apennines in western area

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG allowed styles grape ? Vini Secco / passito label rule Ageing reqs secco vs passito

secco , passito 100% Sagrantino small new oak, botti, combo secco allowed, passito must same

Montefalco Region Loc Known / defined as ? Ag feature Traditional vini for Sagrantino

30 mi SE of Perugia La Ringheria dell'Umbria - the balcony of Umbria hi concentration of monoclulture Passito

North central appellations (5)

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG Montefalco DOC Colli Martani DOC Spoleto DOC

Trasimento lake size rank Italy ? central / south Italy ?

1st, 4th

Soils southwestern corner around Orvieto and Bolsena caldera (3)

Volcanic tufo, basalt, pyroclastic flow deposits

Etruscans founded which cities

Orvieto and Perugia

Largest DOC in size and produciion

Oriveto DOC

Grape mix traditional versus today

white, 50/50

What 3 wine types were included in Orginal Montefalco DOC what happened to the varietals

Montefalco Sagrantino Secco Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Montefalco Rosso (blend) own DOCG for dry and passito

Who modernized wine making

Riccardo Cotarella

Colli Martiani DOC Loc Overlaps which DOCs (3) Grapes (3) Known for ? Other notable from around Todi

Central hills from Perugia to Todi (city) Spoleto (city) Montefalco , Spoleto DOC, Todi DOC Grechetto, Sangio, Trebbiano Toscano Varietal Grachetto di Todi (from around Todi) and Grechetto Vernaccia di Cannara (from Vernaccia Nera)

Soils hills and valleys (2)

Alluvial and Lacustrine (from ancient lake Tiberino)

Umbria IGT loc wine ranges

entire region simple / easy to high quality varietal

grouped Locations for appellations (2)

North & central near Perugia, SW in Terni

Montefalco Rosso grapes

60-80% Sangiovese

Lakes (2) in Umbria

Trasimento, Corbara (man made @ Lazio border)

Which tribe lent name

Umbri

Wines production red/white % of Italy prod DOC/G, IGT mix % vineyards dedicated to DOC/G small holdings or large ?

slightly more red 1.5 - 2% 1/3, 40% 50% small

What is local name for the Tiber River

Tavere

Spoleto DOC overlaps ? why created ? is white wine only?

some of Montefalco and Martani to protect Trebbiano Spoletino yes

Sagrantino name origin ? what grape ?

Sagra or sacra - sacred / religious Irtiola

Soils around Orivieto, lake corbara and Amelia (4)

Clay sand Gravel on Marine layer

Orvieto winemaking history traditional wine type changed when ? how packaged ? After DOC award what changed ?

gold with some noble rot abboccato 1950s straw covered bottle like chianti classico created / region expanded

Trebbiano Toscana blend or single ? role ?

blended with Grechetto

Orvieto Classico DOC classico loc? location or production rules ? sweetness levels allowed Sup allowed

around town in Central Paglia River valley location only All yes... best Orvieto

What is limestone formed from calcium carbonate

Tufa

Soils how many groups ?

Orvieto Region Loc Loc called locally Town noteable for ? Middle ages noteable ?

Hilltop town on tuff cliff la rupe caves underground used for gravity flow winemaking art and culture

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG Loc separated from ? Grapes noteable wine / req?

part of Torgiano DOC , restricted area Torgiano DOC 70% Sangiovese Rubesco Vigna Monticchio / long oak age / bottle age

Rainfall levels ?

ample

Grechetto di Orvieto also called ? Loc resistant ? Blend or varietal ? IGT or DOCs ? Dry or sweet ?

Grechetto Orvieto, Terni, Perugia mildew both both dry, sweet and VT botrytis

Appellations Southwest Umbria

Orvieto DOC

Who saved the wine industry

Lungarotti

top white grape

Trebbiano Toscano

Montefalco Wine growing areas loc ? how many villages ? soil ? NW soil. climate why ?

Hills around Montefalco's villages 5 Mostly lacustine of yellow sandy or sand/ clay mix. pockets of sandy, gravelly, alluvial. In NW Marl, sandstone More continental due to east location

Climate influences (3)

Inland Altitude Central Apennines protect from NW cold and block Adriatic warm

Climate overall West East

Transitional between med and conti more med more conti due to inland / Apennines

What is the easternmost DOC

Spoleto

what is marine limestone also in central Loire

Tuffeau

what is a pulcinella

straw covered bottle of traditional orivieto

Gamay del Trasimeno grape where found ? also called biotype of not related to ?

at lake Gamay Perugino Cannonau / Grenache Gamay Noir

Where / what are the sub-Apennines

West area non-contiguous, low altitude mountains and hills

What was Lungarotti's wine

Torgiano Rubesco

Where are the central Apennines?

East Border with Le Marche

Common grape (5) for most DOCs ?

Sangio, Merlot, CS, Grechetto, Tebbiano

Topo MTs/ Hills/Plains

29/71/0

Which producer is responsible for 1990s popularity of Sagrantino

Caprai

Most distinctive grape

Sagrantino

Top international

merlot

First DOC

Torgiano

First DOCG

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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