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Valle d'Aosta, Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna Flashcards

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What is Italy’s smallest, least populous region?

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Valle d’Aosta

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Climate of Valle d’Aosta?

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Continental

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River that carved on the Valle d’Aosta?

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Dora Baltea River

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DOC of Valle d’Aosta

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Valle d’Aosta DOC

Only one

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Subzones of Valle d’Aosta

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  • Morgex et de la Salle - (white/sprkly 100% Prié Blanc)
  • Enfer d’Arvier - (reds from Petit Rouge)
  • Torrette - (reds from Petit Rouge)
  • Nus - white(Malvoisie)/reds
  • Chambave - (whites from Moscato/reds Petit Rouge)
  • Arnad Montjovet - (red, Picotendro)
  • Donnas - (reds - Picotendro)
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Synonym for Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta?

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Picotendro (or Picoutener)

high proportion of blends of Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet reds

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Where would you find the white grape Blanc de Morgex?

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Valle d’Aosta - also known as Prié

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Name some approved grapes that can be labeled as varietal wines in Valle d’Aosta

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Petit Arvine
Gamay
Petit Rouge
Fumin
Premetta
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What is the capital of Lombardy?

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Milan

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What is the most important DOCG of Lombardy?

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Franciacorta DOCG

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Name DOCGs of Lombardy

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  • Franciacorta DOCG
  • Scanzo (Moscato di Scanzo) DOCG
  • Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
  • Sforzato di Valtellina (Sfurzat di Valtellina) DOCG
  • Valtellina Superiore DOCG
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What DOC are still wines from Franciacorta released as?

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Curtefranca DOC

or Sebino IGT

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What is Curtefranca DOC for

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still wines from Franciacorta DOCG area

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Who released the first modern sparkling wines in Franciacorta in the 1960s

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Guido Berlucchi

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Two producers that spearheaded Franciacorta

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  • Guido Berlucchi

- Maurizio Zanella of Ca’Del Bosco

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Prestige cuvee of Ca’Del Bosco

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Annamaria Clementi

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Who makes Annamaria Clementi

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Ca’Del Bosco

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Permitted grapes of Franciacorta

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Chardonnay, Pinot Nero (noir) and Pinot Bianco

Franciacorta:
Pinot Nero and Chardonnay
Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
Maximum 10% Erbamat

Franciacorta Satèn:
Chardonnay and a maximum 50% Pinot Bianco

Franciacorta Rosé:
Minimum 35% Pinot Nero
Maximum 65% Chardonnay
Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
Maximum 10% Erbamat
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Aging req for Franciacorta? Satèn/Rosé? Millesimato? Riserva?

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Franciacorta:
25 months total from the date of harvest
(Min. 18 months on lees starting on/after feb 1)

Franciacorta Satèn & Rosé:
31 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 24 months on the lees)

Franciacorta Millesimato:
37 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 30 months on the lees)

Franciacorta Riserva:
67 months total from the date of harvest
(Minimum 60 months on the lees)

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What is Franciacorta Satèn?

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  • Must include only white grapes,
  • bottled at less than 5 atm (compared to 5-6)
  • Must be brut
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What is standard atm pressure for franciacorta?

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5-6 atm (other than Satèn which is less than 5)

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Is Franciacorta Rosé made by blending or saignée?

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Blending

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What percentage of grapes must be harvested in vintage year for Millesimato (vintage) Franciacorta?

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How long must a Millesimato (vintage) Franciacorta age on its lees to be labeled riserva?

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5 years on lees

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What is the Italian word for dosage?
Dosato
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What are the sweetness levels for Franciacorta?
``` Mirrors Champagne: Dosaggio Zero (non-dosage), Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-Sec ```
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What is the DOCG for traditional method sparkling wines in southern Lombardy?
Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
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What grape is emphasized in Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?
Pinot Nero (min 70%) Plus Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco
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How much Pinot Nero must be included in Oltrepò Pavese wines for them to be labeled varietally?
85%
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Aging requirements for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG
NV: Min. 15 months on the lees from Jan 1 Millesimato: 24 months on the lees from Jan 1
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How can still wines from Oltrepò Pavese be released?
Oltrepò Pavese DOC
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What is Lombardy's most important zone for red wine?
Valtellina DOC
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What is Nebbiolo known as in Valtellina
Chiavennasca
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What is Nebbiolo's northernmost outpost in Italy?
Valtellina
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What allows for ripening of Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca) in Valtellina despite alpine location and high altitude?
Abundant sunshine!
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Two DOCGs within Valtellina DOC?
Valtellina Superiore DOCG Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG (Valtellina Sfurtzat)
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5 subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG
``` Valgella, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello ```
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Grapes of Valtellina
Minimum 90% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo) | Maximum 10% other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Lombardia
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What may wines from Valtellina Superiore that are bottled in neighboring territory of Switzerland be labeled as?
Stagafassli
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What are the wines like in Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?
- Sforzato is a style similar to recioto, produced from Nebbiolo grapes that are dried prior to fermentation - yielding no more than half the equivalent juice content of a freshly harvested grape aged for at least two years dry in character min. 14% alcohol content
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What is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG known for? | Where is it?
Surrounds of Bergamo, West of Franciacorta Sweet passito red wines from a red Moscato grape
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What is a futura?
-slender 500mL bottle, often used for Moscato di Scanzo Used for Inniskillin icewine
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Name for the bottle often used for Moscato di Scanzo?
Futura
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What is the terrain like in Liguria?
- Narrow band of mountainous coastland south of Piedmont | - steep, treacherous coastal terrain
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What is the climate of Liguria?
Mediterranean
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What grape is particularly successful in Liguria?
Pigato (Vermentino)
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Two DOCs in Liguria where Vermentino is successful?
- Colli di Luni DOC | - Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
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Two DOCs where Rossese is produced as varietal wine
- Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC | - Rossese di Dolceacqua DOC
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What are the grapes in Cinque Terre DOC?
- Min. 40% Bosco - Max. 40% combined Albarola and/or Vermentino - Max. 20% other white grapes approved for production in Spezia province
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What DOC in Liguria is shared with Tuscany?
Colli di Luni DOC
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Name DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna? (2)
- Romagna Albana DOCG (1987) | - Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG (2011)
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What was Italy's first DOCG for white wine?
-Romagna Albana DOCG (1987) widely ridiculed
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What is the grape of Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG
Grechetto Pignoletto an accepted synonym for Grechetto, but with crration of Pignoletto DOC, became an appellation and outside of zone can't use the name of labels
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Name a few DOCs for lambrusco
- Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro - Lambrusco di Sorbara - Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce - Lambrusco Mantovano DOC (in Lombardy)
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What DOC for Lambrusco lies over the border of Emilia-Romagna in Lombardy?
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
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What producer and cuvee put Lambrusco in the spotlight in the 1970s?
Banfi - Riunite Top imported wine to US in 1985
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What is the full name for Ar Pe Pe? Why was this moniker first used and when?
- Arturo Pelizzatti Perego - Winery was sold by Arturo's father then in early 80's merged with large commercial firm - Arturo re purchased estate and renamed Ar.Pe.Pe - 1984

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