Isg Wine Fundamentals 2. Session 6: Italy

Front 1

Who first planted grapes and made wine in what is now Italy?

Back 1

Greek settlers in the South.

800BC

Front 2

What three groups produced wine in Italy's history?

Back 2

Greeks in the South (Oenotria wine land)

Etruscans in the North (grew wines for consumption and trated)

Romans (recognised commercial possibilities)

Front 3

Italy has a long history of quantity or quality?

Back 3

Quantity

Front 4

Roughly how many varietals are grown in Italy?

Back 4

2,000

Front 5

When was the Italian appelation system added?

Back 5

1963

Front 6

What has changed in the last 20 years in Italian wine production?

Back 6

Shift from quantity to quality

Front 7

Problems with Italy's 1963 law?

Back 7

Failed to establish a small number of easily idetifyable regions

Encourage high volume by classifying the high yielding outer areas as famous appellations

Front 8

What is Italy's Gloria law and when did it go in?

Back 8

Introduction of IGT

1992

Front 9

Name the Italian wine law levels

Back 9

Vino de Tavola

IGT: Indicazione Geographica Tipica

DOC: Denominazione di Origine Controllata

DOCG: Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garanitita

Front 10

Decribe Italy's Vino da Tavola

Back 10

Like France's "Vin de Table"

Most basic wines

Front 11

Describe Italy's IGT

Back 11

Like France's Vine de Pays

Created in 1992

Large regions

Allows for experimentation

More common to have quality wine than Vin de Pays

Front 12

Describe Italy's DOC

Back 12

Similar to France's AOC

Defined areas

Prescribed grape varieties and production techniques

Front 13

Describe Italy's DOCG

Back 13

Strictest regulations

Step up from DOC

(Only 34 areas)

Front 14

Describe Italy's climate

Back 14

Primarily Mediterranean

Mountain, lake and see influence

Spans 10 deg of latitude (1,200 KM long)

Front 15

Describe the traditional Viticulture in Central and Northern Italy

Back 15

Etruscan

High trained vines

Low density

Minimal pruning: high yields

Mixed agriculture (may be tomato below)

Front 16

Describe the traditional viticulture in Italy's South

Back 16

Greek

Higher density

Low trained

Lower yields

Front 17

Describe traditional Vinification in Italy

Back 17

Long maceration for red (bitter tannin)

Large old wood casks for aging

Restricted to local varieties

Front 18

Describe modern Vinification in Italy

Back 18

Shorter maceration time for reds (less bitter)

Temperature control (less oxidation)

Barrique aging

Front 19

Most planted grape in Italy?

Back 19

Sangiovese

Front 20

Name some of the common red grape varieties in Italy

Back 20

Sangiovese
Nebbiolo
Barbera
Montepulciano
Negroamaro
Primitivo
Aglianico
Corvina

Front 21

Name some of the common white grape varieties in Italy

Back 21

Trebbiano
Malvasia
Catarratto
Garganega
Cortese

Front 22

Piedmont wine quality?

Back 22

High

Front 23

Describe Piedmont climate and weather

Back 23

Long ripening season

Fog dominates during harvest

Hail is a problem

Front 24

Soil in Piedmont

Back 24

Clay

Front 25

Type of wine produced in Piedmont?

Back 25

Mostly reds

Nebbiolo is king (late ripener)

Front 26

Name the important DOCG's in Piedmont

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Barolo DOCG

Barbaresco DOCG

Gavi DOCG

Moscato d'Asti DOCG

Asti DOCG

Front 27

Describe wines from Barolo DOCG

Back 27

Red

Nebbiolo

Long lived

Tannic

Front 28

Describe the wine from Barbaresco DOCG

Back 28

Slightly softer Nebbiolo wines

Matures faster than Barolo

Front 29

Describe the wine from Gavi DOCG

Back 29

White

Still

Lemony acidic

Cortese

Front 30

Describe the wine from Moscato d'Asti DOCG

Back 30

Made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

Frothy

5.5% Alcohol

Sweet with grapey and musky aromas and flavours

Front 31

Describe the wine from Asti DOCG

Back 31

Made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

Spumante

7 - 9.5% Alcohol

Mass produced

Front 32

Describe climate in Trentino-Alto Adige

Back 32

Cold winters

Warm summers

Mountainous

Front 33

How are the wines labeled in Trentino-Alto Adige?

Back 33

Often by varietal

Front 34

Where is Trentino-Alto Adige?

Back 34

Very North of Italy

Front 35

Describe climate of Veneto

Back 35

Influenced by the Alps and the Adriatic Sea as well as Lake Garda

Front 36

Italy's largest volume wine production area?

Back 36

Veneto

Front 37

Name the important DOC/DOCGs in Veneto

Back 37

Soave DOC
Valpolicella DOC
Amarone della Valpolicella DOC
Recito della Valpolicella DOC

Front 38

Describe the wines from Soave DOC?

Back 38

Crisp whites based on Garganega

Neutral to aromatic

Delicate. Hints of Almond and Lemon

Many boring and undistinguished

(In Veneto)

Front 39

Describe the wines of Valpolicella DOC

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Light, fruity reds

Early drinking

Cherry colour and flavour with gentle sweet smell and hint of bitterness

Grape: Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara

Ripasso technique for body and flavour

Front 40

Describe the wines from Amarone della Valpolicella DOC

Back 40

Semi-dried grapes

Dry, full-bodied intense alcoholic

Concentrated flavour

Front 41

Describe Ripasso

Back 41

Add unpressed Amarone skins and create second fermentation. Adds body and flavour.

Front 42

Describe the wines from Recioto della Valpolicella DOC

Back 42

Semi-dried grapes

Sweet reds

Like Amarone but dried longer and sugar higher

Front 43

Soil in Tuscany

Back 43

Limestone

Front 44

Varietal in Tuscany

Back 44

Sangiovese

Front 45

Name the important DOC/DOCGs in Tuscany

Back 45

Chianti DOCG

Chianti Classico DOCG

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Rosso di Montalcino

Vino Noblie di Montepulciano DOCG

Front 46

Describe the wines from Chianti DOCG

Back 46

Red, Sangiovese

Wine range of quality

Basic

Front 47

Describe the wines from Chianti Classico DOCG

Back 47

Red, Sangiovese

High quality

Original Chianti region

Front 48

Describe the wines from Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Back 48

100% Sangiovese (Brunello clone)

Limited production

Age worthy. Required 4 years aging (2+2)

Riper, fuller

Front 49

Describe the wines from Rosso di Montalcino

Back 49

100% Sangiovese Brunnello clone like Brunello di Montalcino

Delicious but lighter

Released sooner than Brunello. Provides immediate cash flow

Preserves the quality of Brunello as these are the less good grapes or wine

Front 50

Describe the wines from Vino Noble de Montepulciano DOCG

Back 50

Sangiovese based Prugnolo clone

Not as long aging

Can be blended with Syrah, Merlot, Cab etc

Matures earlier. Rustic.

Front 51

Describe Vin Santo

Back 51

Red or White grapes

Sweet desert wine

Amber colour

Dried grapes

Slow fermentation

Long maturation in barrel. Oxidized.

Tuscan

Front 52

Describe Super-Tuscan

Back 52

Wines made outside DOC and DOCG law

International grape varieties

Often higher quality than DOCG

Pricey

Front 53

Describe the wines from Taurasi DOCG

Back 53

Full-bodied red from Campania

Made from Aglianco

(Southern Italy)

Front 54

Describe the wines from Primitivo di Manduria DOC

Back 54

Full-bodied red from Puglia

Made from Primitivo

High quality

(Southern Italy)

Front 55

Describe the wines from Sicilia IGT

Back 55

Exciting varietal wines

Nero d' Avola (darling of Sicily)

Quality dominates

Front 56

Northern Italy main food ingredients

Back 56

Cream and butter

Beans, corn, asparagus and potatoes

Pork, veal and cured meats

Eel, duck, truffles

Front 57

Northern Italy dishes

Back 57

Minstrone, Polenta, stuffed pasta, risotto, radicchio al Forno, Balsamic Vinegar

Dumplings, gnocchi, goose stuffed with nuts, Fonduta, Penettone

Front 58

Northern Italy cheese

Back 58

Grana Padano, Parmagiano Reggiano, Asiago, Gorgonzola, Teleggio