What is Umbria’s most planted grape - red and white
Sangiovese 20% and
Trebbiano Toscana 12% Red
Which Umbrian red grape was traditionally crafted into passito wines
Sagratino
Montefalco Rosso DOC is predominantly based on which grapes
60-70% Sangiovese
10-15% Sagrantino
Is Umbria the only landlocked region in C/S Italy
Yes
For Montefalco Sagratino DOCG what word has to appear on labels
Passito for passito types but not secco for secco types
Are Gechetto di Orvieto and Grechetto di Todi genetically identical
No
Which is Umbria’s native and most distinctive red grape
Sagratino
Name Umbria’s most widely exported wine
Orvieto DOC
Describe Umbria
5th smallest, one of the least populated
Only landlocked in Central/South Italy
Hilliest Region
71% hills / 29% Mountains
Most vineyards on hillsides
Traditionally vines in Umbria were trained how?
Trained on Trees called Alberata or Vite Maritate all’Albero
Now mostely Spur-Prunned cordon (Cordone Speronato)
Name the dominant grape in Torgiana Rosso Riserva DOCG
Sangiovese
Describe Montefalco DOC and production
Same exact zone as Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Rosso & Bianco blend
Recently added Grechetto
Montefalco Rosso - 60-80% Sangiovese, 10-20% Sangrantino - 18 months aged
Riserva - 30 months ages, 12 months in oak
Montefalcon Bianco - Grechetto + Trebbiano Toscano
As of 2016 - must have 50% Trebbiano Spoletino
Name Umbria’s most widely planted grape
Sangiovese
What is Umbria’s most widely planted international grape
Merlot
Which Umbrian DOC has conditions favourable to noble rot development
Orvieto DOC
Who was instrumental in elevating wines from obscurity in the 20 century
Georgio Lugaroti
Orvieto DOC is only for white wines… True or False
True
Orvieto DOC is shared between Umbria and…
Lazio
Which is Umbria’s largest and most productive DOC
Orvieto
The Orvieto area is crossed by which rivers
Tevere and Paglia
Which appellation is renown for wines from Sagratino
Montefalco Sagratino DOCG
What is Umbria primarily grape
Red
Name Umbria’s first DOCG
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
Most of the area under vine and production from Orvieto DOC is located within which region
Umbria
In Orvieto, Trebbiano Toscana is also known as…
Procanico
Orvieto DOC is predominantly based on which grapes
Trebbiano Toscana Grechetto
Which is Italy’s hilliest region
Umbria
What is Tuff/Tufo
Soft porous volcanic rock (black)
What is the 4th largest lake in Italy
Trasemino
What proportion of Umbria’s wine is DOC/G
One Third
Umbria’s first DOCG, Lungarotti, 70% Sangiovese, Central, Tevere River
Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
Describe Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Central East Umbria Balcony of Umbria
100% Sagrantino Marco Caprai
Continental climate
Lacrustine soil
Dry and sweet reds
37/12 Montefalco DOC has mostly Sangiovese in blend and white Trebbiano Spoletino plus Trebbiano T and Grechetto
Describe Colli Matarni DOC
Central Umbrian Hills between from Perugia to Todi & Spoleto
Overlaps with Montefalco, and part of Spoleto, Todi
Main Grapes: Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano, Sangiovese
Know for Grechetto di Todi
Vernaccia di Cannara (Vernaccia Nera)
Describe Spoleto DOC
Central South of Montefalco
White wine only Trebbiano Spoletino
Recently created to protect and regulat production of wine from Trebbiano Spoletino
Styles TS supieror, TS spumante, TS passito, bianco
What is the grape from Trasimeno
Gamay del Trasimeno
Where in Umbria are there a famous system of underground caves?
Orvieto Made of Tufo (soft, porous volcanic rock)
What is the local name of the Tuff cliff in Orvieto
La Rupe
What are pulicinella
Straw covered flasks in Orvieto
Describe Orvieto DOC
Border of Lazio Paglia River - 100-500m
Morning Fog and Dry Autums can have Noble Rot
Classico district Umbria’s largest and most productive DOC
White only Grechetto and Procanico (Trebbiano Toscana)
min 60% Can have Muffa Nobile
Dry wines (some sweet) and unoaked
Orvieto Uperior - lower max yields, high minimum ABV
Muffa nobile (Vino Muffato) - botrytized wines regulated by Disciplinare
What is the Umbria’s main valley?
Val Tiberina (Tiber Valley)
Splits Northern half stopping in Norh of Perugia
Describe Umbria Topology
70% hills (Italy’s hilliest region)
29% Mountains
Flat plains are non-existent
Vineyards on hillsides
Central Appenines runs on Eastern Sde
1/3 Forest
What are the main Umbrian rivers and tributaries
Tiber River 200km
Chiascio and Paglia Rivers
What are the main lakes in Umbria?
Lake Trasimeno near Toscano Border
Lake Traimeno a large, shallow lake moderating Perugia
Describe Umbria’s climate?
It is inland, and has altitude
Western half more Mediterranean
Central and Eastern are Continental
Central Appenines protect from NE winds & block warm air from Adriatic
Wester gets breezes from Tyrrhenian Sea - partially Moderate
South has highest temperature
Moderate rainfall, summers warm & dry, Autumns, rain and fog, WInter humid and cold
Soils types in Umbria
Divided into 4 groups
Alluvial & Lacustrine - from ancient Lake Tiberino
Clay, snad & gravels - near Ovieto, Lake Corbara & Amelia
Snadstone, Marl, Clay hills - East of Lake Trasimeno between Torgiano & Montefalco
Volcanic Soils (Tufo), Basalt & Pyroclastic - SW of Orvieto & Bolsena Caldera
What is Monti Martani?
Low Altitude range of mountains and hills
Describe the winegrowing regions of Montefalco
Five Villages - Montefalco, Bevagna, Gualdo, Cattaneo, Castel Ritaldi
220-450m above sea level
More continental climate
Soils - Lacustrine deposits - yellow sand or sand/clay mix. & also gravely alluvial soil s
NW - marl & sandstone