Veneto - online Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What grape is used Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG

A

Moscato Giallo - rare
Few appellations produce
Dry-sweet
Passito most common

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2
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What does Colli Euganei DOC produce?

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Wide range

Native & International

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3
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Bagnoli soils

A

gravely alluvial plains

created from Adige & Brenta Rivers

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4
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What two rivers run through Bagnoli

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Adige & Brenta Rivers

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What two appellations are exactly the same area in Bagnoli?

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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

Bagnoli DOC

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6
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What is the city in Bagnoli?

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Bagnoli di Sopra

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7
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What appellation is exclusive to Friularo (Raboso Piave) in Veneto

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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

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8
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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG character

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90% Friularo and 50% appassimento

Red Fruit, Violet, High Acid, Tannin

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9
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Bagnoli Friularo Classico DOCG styles

A

Dry (+ riserva)
Vendemmia Tardive
Passito

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10
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What is Raboso Piave called in Veneto?

A

Friularo

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11
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Where is Breganze DOC found?

A

Veneto

Asiago Plateau

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12
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What protects Breganze DOC from northerly cold winds?

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Asiago Plateau

Creates mild climate

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13
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For what is Breganze DOC known?

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High quality, well structured Red

Bordeaux blends and varietals

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14
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What are the native grapes found in Breganze?

A

Tai
Vespaiola
Marzemino

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15
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What are the international grapes found in Breganze?

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CabSav
Merlot
Pinot Nero
Chardonnay, SavBlan
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianco
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16
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What are the unique wines in Breganze and what grape do they use?

A

Torcolato & Vespaiolo
Vespaiola grape
Note: diff grape vs wine

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17
Q

Describe Vespaiolo wine?

A
Single varietal - Vespaiola
Dry
Light Body
Lemon/Almond
High Acidity
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18
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Describe Torccolato wine?

A

Sweet white passito

100% Vespaiola

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19
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Wine from Vespaiola?

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Torcolato - sweet

Vespaiolo

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20
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Synonym for Rabaso Piave

A

Friularo

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21
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What appellation is known for Garganega?

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Gambellara

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22
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What appellation is known for Moscato Giallo?

A

Euganei

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23
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What appellation is known for Raboso Piave?

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Bagnoli

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24
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What appellation is known for Vespaiola?

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Breganze

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25
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Describe the topology for Eastern Veneto

A

Series of hills flanking foothills of Venetian Prealps

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26
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What DOCGs are found in the Venetian Prealps?

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

Colli di Conegliano DOC

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27
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What DOCGs are found in the Asolo-Montello District?

A

Asolo Prosecco DOCG

Montello DOCG

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28
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What DOC/Gs are found in the Eastern Plains District?

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Piave DOC
Piave Malanotte DOCG
Lison–Pramaggiore DOC
Lison DOCG

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29
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What is Italy’s most important quality sparkling wine district?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

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30
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Where is the historic heartland of Prosecco?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

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31
Q

Who is father of Prosecco? Tank Method?

A

Antonio Carpenè

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32
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Where is Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?

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Treviso province
Belluno Prealps
N of Piave River

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33
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How many communes in Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?

A

15 communes

covers 6,000 ha

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34
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What is the climate of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

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Moderately continental
Cold winters
Warm/dry summers

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35
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What are the soils of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?

A

Diverse
Mostly sandstone, marl, clay
with alluvial and glacial moraine

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36
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What direction are the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene

A

Run east-west

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37
Q

Describe Conegliano

A
East
Low, gentle hills
Adriatic influence --> warmer
Softer wines
Riper Fruit
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38
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Describe Valdobbiadene

A
West
Near to mountains
Higher Hills
Cool Alpine air
Higher Acidity
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39
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Most common training system for Conegliano Valdobbiadene ?

A

Sylvoz - on gentle hills

Cappuccina (Guyot) - on steepest slopes

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40
Q

What can blend with Glera (85%) for Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?

A

Verdiso
Bianchetta Trevigiana
Perera
Glera Lunga

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41
Q

Styles of Conegliano Valdobbiadene

A
Still
Frizzante
Spumante (most popular)
Extra-dry (most common)
but can have variety of sweetness
42
Q

What can spumante of Conegliano Valdobbiadene be labeled?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG

or either of the town names

43
Q

What is the tank method also known as?

A

Martinotti

44
Q

Can Conegliano Valdobbiadene be vintage?

A

Can be either non-vintage or vintage

45
Q

What is the requirement for a rive?

A

Hand Harvest
Lower max yields
Must be Vintage dated
Spumante

46
Q

Where are the finest spumanti wines from?

A

Cartizze

47
Q

Describe Cartizze

A

South Facing hills
Highest and Steepest in Village
Natural Amphitheater

48
Q

Cartizze regulations?

A
Hand Harvest, Strict Yields
Only Spumante
Non-vintage or vintage
Traditionally with residual sugar label "Dry"
Superiore di Cartizze on label
49
Q

What were Prosecco labeled before 2009

A

Conegliano Valdobbiadene was elevated DOCG

Prosecco IGT elevated to single Prosecco DOC

50
Q

What was the Friulano synonym for Prosecco grape?

A

Glera

51
Q

What labeling is for any Glera wine outside Conegliano Valdobbiadene , Asolo or Prosecco DOC?

A

Must be labeled as IGT using Glera on bottle

52
Q

What appellation is almost the same geographic area as Conegliano Valdobbiadene?

A

Colli di Conegliano DOCG
But it is little north and
excludes area around Valdobbiadene

53
Q

What is Colli di Conegliano DOCG

A

Bianco Blend
Manzoni Bianco (dominate)
Pinot Bianco
Chardonnay

54
Q

What appellation is Manzoni Bianco dominant?

A

Colli di Conegliano DOCG

55
Q

What is Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG

A
Rosso blend
Must carry rosso in the name (not like bianco)
Marzemino
Merlot
CabSav
CabFranc
56
Q

What are the subzones of Colli di Conegliano DOCG that produce air-dried grapes?

A

Refrontolo - red based on Marzemino

Torchiato di Fregona - white passito of Glera, Boschera & Verdiso

57
Q

What is subzone associated with a sweet passito made of Glera, Boschera and Verdiso in Veneto?

A

Torchiato di Fregona

58
Q

What subzone is red wine based on Marzemino?

A

Refrontolo

59
Q

What is Asolani and Montello?

A

Two bands of hills.

60
Q

Describe Asolo Prosecco DOCG

A
Town of Asolo
Warmer climate than CVP
Tank Method
Glera Spumante
Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG
61
Q

Describe Montel (or Montell Rosso) DOCG

A

DOCG 2011
Bordeaux Style
CabSav (40-70%)
Merlot, CabFranc &/or Carmenère

62
Q

Where is Piave DOC located?

A

Eastern Plains - Province of Treviso & Venice

on both sides of Piave Rivers

63
Q

What are the main native grapes of Piave DOC?

A

Raboso Piave
Verduzzo Trevigiano
Tai

64
Q

What are the International grapes of Piave DOC?

A

Merlot
CabSav
CabFranc

65
Q

What are the soils of Piave DOC

A
An alluvial plain
Created by Piave, Livenza and Tagliamento Rivers
Each run parallel into Adriatic
North - higher plain, Alluvial
South - flatter more sand, clay and loam
66
Q

Where does the Piave River originate?

A

Hills of Conegliano and Montello

67
Q

Climate of Piave?

A

North - higher plains, warm with cooling from Venetian Prealps. High Diurnal
South - flatter, warmer, more Adriatic influence

68
Q

Where is a major production of Merlot?

A

Piave Rosso DOC

69
Q

What % of Merlot is required in Piave Rosso

A

At least 50%

70
Q

What is the most distinctive wine in Piave?

A
Piave Raboso del Piave DOC
Native
Deep Color
Very Tannic, High Acidity
Needs ageing, 2 years minimum
71
Q

What can Piave Bianco be made from?

A

Tai & Verduzzo - traditional

Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio

72
Q

What DOCG covers the exact same region of Piave DOC

A

Piave Malanotte DOCG

73
Q

Piave Malanotte DOCG grapes

A

Raboso Piave (70%)
Raboso Veronese (30%)
15-30% grapes must be air-dried
Not vinified before Dec 8

74
Q

What was Lison DOCG part of?

A

Lison Pramaggiore DOC

75
Q

Lison DOCG?

A

Quality Tai-based wines

Can be classico

76
Q

What regions do Lison and Lison-Pramaggiore share?

A

Inter-regional Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giula

Same geographic size

77
Q

Describe Prosecco DOC

A

A large and quantitatively important inter-regional appellation
Replaced Prosecco IGT no one big appellation

78
Q

What are the regions of Prosecco DOC?

A

Veneto & FVG

9 Provinces

79
Q

Name the provinces of Prosecco DOC

A

In Veneto - Vinceza, Padova, Venezia, Treviso, Belluno

In FVG - Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste

80
Q

Prosecco DOC requirements?

A

Glera 85%

Local or international 15%

81
Q

Prosecco DOC style

A

Still, frizzante, spumante (tank method)

Extra-Dry (slightly sweet) and Brut

82
Q

Describe Prosecco Pyramid

A
#1 Cartizze
#2 Conegliano-Valdobbiane
#3 Treviso and Trieste
#4 Prosecco DOC
83
Q

Which area is known for white wine based on Glera?

A

Conegliano Valdobbiane

84
Q

Which area is known for white wine based on Manzoni Bianco?

A

Colli di Conegliano

85
Q

Which area is known for white wine based on Tai?

A

Lison

86
Q

Which area is known for Merlot based wines?

A

Piave

87
Q

What province does Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco lie?

A

Treviso

88
Q

What replaced Prosecco IGT and when?

A

Prosecco DOC

2009

89
Q

Can Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco use Superiore label?

A

Yes

90
Q

Describe wines from Valdobbiadene

A

Have higher acidity since closer to the mountains and higher diurnal range

91
Q

In Veneto what is a Cabernet most likely to be?

A

CabSav + CabFranc

92
Q

In Veneto where are the vineyards most likely to be found?

A

The Plains

93
Q

Which grapes is not suitable for appassimento

a. Corvinone
b. Rondinella
c. Vespaiola
d. Glera

A

Glera

94
Q

Which Veneto province produces the most wine?

A

Verona

95
Q

Which pair of grapes is completely unrelated to each other?

a. Raboso Piave / Raboso Veronese
b. Glera / Glera Lunga
c. Garganega / Grecanico Dorato
d. Corvina / Corvinone

A

Corvina/Corvinone

96
Q

What grape(s) can independently represent 95% of the Valpolicella blend?

A

Corvina Veronese
&
Corvinone

97
Q
Which wines is made by pouring freshly made wine over the unpressed skins and lees of a different wine?
Valpolicella Ripasso
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Valpolicella DOC
A

Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

98
Q
Which appellation is not restricted by hillside only vineyards?
Soave Superiore
Soave DOC
Soave Colli Scaligeri
Recioto di Soave DOCG
A

Soave DOC

99
Q

What appellation does not have volcanic soils

a. Recioto di Gamellara DOCG
b. Colli Euganei Fior d’Aranico DOCG
c. Soave DOC
d. Bagnoli Friolaro DOCG

A

d. Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

Soils are gravely alluvial plains
created from Adige & Brenta Rivers

100
Q

Which appellation makes spumante only wines?

A

Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG