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What are 3 other names for botrytis?
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Edefaule, noble rot, pourriture noble
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Piedmont:
Location what wines are made there? shares the same climate as? |
Northwest corner of italy
barolo, barbaressco, asti spumante, barbera Bordeaux |
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what are the grapes used in Piedmont?
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Nebbiolo is the most prominent grape in the region but Barbera and Dolcetto account for a significant portion of the area's red wine production as well. With white wines, Moscato is the most prominent
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List the DOCG regions in Piedmont
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•Asti
•Barbaresco •Barolo •Brachetto d'Acqui or Acqui •Dogliani (since 2005) •Gattinara •Cortese di Gavi or Gavi •Ghemme •Roero (since 2004) |
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Barolo:
Minimum Alcohol level? characterisitcs? grape? aging minimum? |
12.5%
stromg, highly tannic, deep red wine nebbiolo 2 years in wood plus 1 year in bottle |
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what is a barolo chinato?
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a fortified aromatized barolo with is given the bitter flavor of quinine by steeeping the bark of the chinchona tree in the wine adn flavoring with herbs & cardamom seed.
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name the 5 communites barolo comes from
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• Barolo
• Castiglione Falletto • La Morra • Monforte d'Alba • Serralunga d'Alba |
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Barbaresco:
minimum alcohol level grape navmed after after 4 years? age requirements characteristics |
12.5%
nebbiolo named after the village 2 years one of which must be in oak or chesnut wood. it can be called reserva |
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barbera:
min alcohol level? grape districts? characteristics superiore? |
12-12.5%
barbera barbera d'asti, barbera d'alba, barbera del monferrato all DOC dry with high acid, low tannins, can be slightly sweet. after 3 years it can be called superiore if it has 13% alcohol level |
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brachetto
Located in what region? grape characteristics? |
piedomont
brachetto light, alcoholic, frizzant red wine. strong strawberry & muscat flavor. |
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dolcetto di doglianin superiore
DOCG : region: age: grape characteristics |
piedmont
one year, ment to be drank young dolcetto easy drinking light red |
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gavi/cortese di gavi:
styles grape labled____ if _____ region |
still, frizzant, or sparkeing dry whites, crisp.
cortese gavi di gavi if from the commune of gavi piedmont |
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gattinara DOCG
min alcohol grape age characteristics called riserva when? region |
12%
Nebbiolo w/up to 10% Uva Rara 3 years b4 sale, 2 yrs in wood dry red wine lighter than barolo aged in wood all 3 years piedmont |
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Ghemme DOCG
region age reqiremnts grape |
piedmont
3 years in wood 1 year in bottle 75% nebbiolo the rest may be from Bonarda and Vespolina grapes |
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Roero DOCG
region wine styles grapes |
piedomnt
red, white, & sparklings white--arneis red---nebbiolo |
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Asti DOCG
alcohol mn grapes fermentation sparkle amnt region |
7.5-9.5%
moscato bianco single fermentationin a closed tank 3.5-4 atmospheres, 52-60lbspsi piedmont |
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Moscato d'astiDOGC
region alcohol grape sparkle |
piedmont
5.5% moscatoi bianco 1 atmosphere, 15 lbs psi |
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Valle d'Aosta DOC
location wines produced grapes size |
northwest border of piedmont
red, white and rose Seventy five percent of the areas production is in red wine made mostly from the Pinot noir, Gamay and Petit Rouge varieties. The majority of white wine production is made from the indigenous Blanc de Morgex grape smallest wine region |
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Lombardia:
list the wines produced |
franiacorta docg
terre di franciacorta sfursat di valtellina oltrepo pavese |
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franciacorta DOCG
name is applied to only? grapes? aging reqiremtns Blanc de Blancs? region? |
whit or rose wines
chardonnay, pinot bianco, & pinot nero non vintage age: 25 months from the vintage, of which 18 are in a bottle flollowing the second fermentation and the vintage must be 37 months old, 30 of whihc are in bottle following second fermentation wines with blanc de blanc lable are made only from chardonnay lombardy |
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terre di franciacorta DOC
wine styles? bes knownt wines come from what Doc? Best Wines come from? grape? region |
white and red still wines
Valtellina DOC. Vatellina Superiore DOCG Nebbiolo. lomardy |
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Sforzato or sfursat di valtlina DOCG
Location alochol level? wine is made from? |
Lombardy region, terre di franciacorta subregion
14.5% semi dried grapes which prodooc a deep lolored wine. |
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Oltrepo Pavese DOCG
location grape |
lomabardy region (in the extreme south west)
pinot nero |
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Trentino Alto Adige
the general DOC is? most important red grape and the wine it produces? other varietals grown are wines with a varietal on the label must containt what% of that varietal? |
alo adige
Schiava, Light red Santa Maddalena. french 75% |
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Emilia-Romagna
region known for? wines produced? |
quantinty rather than quality
Lambrusco DOC, Albana Di Romagna DOCG |
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Lambrusco DOC
minimum alcohol region? wine styles |
11%
emilia romagna sparkling red or rose sweet or dry |
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Albana Di Romagna DOCG
region? grape characteristics what is the best from here? sweeter wines are |
emilia rogmana
albana dry, medium dry or sweet. sweet wines botrytized |
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In Romagna, wines are made primarily from the
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native Sangiovese, Trebbiano and Albana grapes.
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The area of Emilia-Romagna includes
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two distinct areas, emilia and romagna
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The best Emilian wine is
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Lambrusco
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Veneto: :
locaton known for better wines come from the ___rather than the ____ |
in the northeast of italy
Vaalpolicella and Soave hillside, plains |
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Veneto
List the 12 wines of this region |
bradolino DOC
Bradolino Superiore DOCG and Pradolino Classico Superiore DOCG Gambellara DOC Pinot Grigio DOC Prosecco DOC Soave DOC Soave Superiore DOCG Recioto Di Soave DOCG Torcolato Breganze DOC Valpolicella DOC Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Recioto della Valpolicella DOC |
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Bardolino DOc
region alchohol grapes characteristics |
veneto
10.5% Corvina, jRondinella and Molinara plus negara light red fruity wine |
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Bradolino Superiore DOCG & Bradolino Classico Superiore DOCG:
region alcohol grapes styles |
veneto
11% corvina, molinara, berara, and rondinella. light red or rose may be still or sparkling |
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Gambellara DOC
what are the types of wines from here? grapes |
mainly dry white wines but semi sweet and very sweet (vino santo wine also are produced
min 80% garganega plus trebbiano |
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Pinot Grigio DOC
region alcohol varietal is what % of wine |
veneto
10.5% 85% |
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Prosecco DOC:
region alcohol styles method made |
veneto
11% still, frizzante, or spumante charmat |
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soave DOC
region alcohol grapes characteristics |
veneto
10.5% Garganega, Chardonnay, and Trebbiano di soave dry white wine |
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Soave Superiore DOCG
region difference between Soave DOC alcohol |
veneto
aged 6 months & alohocl level 11.5% |
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recioto di soave DOCG
region alcohol type of wine grapes made from |
veneto
14% amber/gold sweet dessert wine semi dried passito grapes |
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torcolato berganze DOC
region grapes blend% aged in type of wine |
veneto
semi dried passio, 85% vespailolo, 10% tocai and 5% garganega small oak barrels golden dessert wine |
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valpolicella DOC
region alcohol grapes superiore catergory is reached after |
region
11% corvina, rondinella, and molinara after one year aging if it reaches 12% alcohol |
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amarone della valpolicella doc
region alcohol method of making grapes characteristics |
veneto
14% made from grapes dried for 3 months Corvina and Rondinella high alcohol dry wine |
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recioto della valpolicella DOC
region process used to increase flavor and alcohol for recioto wines ___ |
veneto
ripasso (repassing ) process of adding standored Valpolicella to the leest leftfrom a Recioto fermentation and allowing a second fermentation to take place increases flavor and alcohol sweeter grapes are dried for amarone |
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Name the regions of South Italy
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Tuscany
Abruzzi Latium Campania Apulia Calabria Sicily Bacilicata Molise |
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Tuscany
Wines of note? |
known for its great red wines especially chianti, brunello di montelcino, vino nobile di montelpulcino, and super tuscans.
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Tuscany Grape Varieties : white ?
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chardonnay made into expensive whites,
malvasia made into vin santo a famous dessert wine, sauvignon blanc grown in small amounts wines show promise, trebbiano used in vin santo and for dry whites of nuetral character, vernaccia makes tuscany’s most traditional refreshing whites. |
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Tuscany vineyard conditions?
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Very hilly so most vineyards are on slope. Climate is warm and nights are cool, central hills tend to be sandy or stony.
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Tuscany: Red grape varieties
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cabernet sauvignon often blended in very small amounts with chianti, often the only grape in super tuscans, canaiolo is declining in use but was used in the traditional chianti blend,
merlot used in some super tusans and blended into chianti is small amounts, sangiovese is the major grape of tuscany used for all important raditional reds important clones include sangioveto, brunello, and prugnolo. |
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What are appelations in italy called?
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DOC or DOCG, Denominazione di origine controllata e Garantita
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Name the 6 districts (DOCG) of Tuscany
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Chinati Classico,
Chianti Carminagno Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile de Montelpulcino, Bolgheri Sant Antimo AND/OR Vernaccia di San Gimignano |
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name the 6 major Tuscan wines
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Brunello di Montalcino (Siena):
Regular aged for approx. 3 years, and Riserva aged for approx. 5 years. Carmignano (Prato) Regular aged for min 10 months, Riserva aged for min. 20 months. Chianti: Regular aged for min. 5 months, Superior with higher alcohol percentage, and Riserva aged for min. 12 months. Chianti Classico (the area between Siena & Firenze) Regular aged for min. 6 months, Riserva aged for min. 18 months Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Siena) Regular aged for min. 4 months, Riserva aged for min. 10 months Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Siena) Regular aged for min. 12 months, Riserva aged for min. 20 months. |
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Name the subzones of Chianti
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Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colli Senesi, Colli Pisane, Colli Montalbano, Colli Montesperoli, Colli Rufina
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what is vino de tavola?
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one of italys wine classifications. Although it translates to table wine, it is not always synonymos with table wine.The appellation indicates either an inferior quaffing wine, or one that does not follow current wine law. Some quality wines do carry this appellation.
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what is Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)>
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Italian wine classification that Denotes wine from a more specific region within Italy. This appellation was created for the "new" wines of Italy, those that had broken the strict, old wine laws but were wines of great quality. Before the IGT was created, quality "Super Tuscan" wines such as Tignanello and Sassicaia were labeled Vino da Tavola.
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Define Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) and explain the difference between the two. |
Both DOC and DOCG wines refer to zones which are more specific than an IGT, and the permitted grapes are also more specifically defined. The main difference between a DOC and a DOCG is that the latter must pass a blind taste test for quality in addition to conforming to the strict legal requirements to be designated as a wine from the area in question
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Marches
famouse region? wines? grape? |
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC – most famous region here, produces a white wine .
equal amounts of reds and whites are made Verdiccio is the main white grape. |
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Umbria
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Orvieto DOC traditionally a sweet or semi sweet white wine, it is now made in a drier and crisper style that must be made from at least 50% Trebbiano and can include Malvasia, Verdelho, Grechetto, Druppegio.
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What are the 3 well know wines of Umbria?
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Orvieto - a white
Torgiano - a red chianti like blend Sagrantino di montefalco - medium bodied elegant red |
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Latium
where? grapes? wine? |
Region of Rome
Trebbiano Frascati - light, nuetral white |
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Abruzzo & Molise
where? known for? |
small, not very developed. Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC/Trebbiano Toscana is made here from the white Bombino grape
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Campania
where? soil? climate? grapes? wines? |
South Italy, volcanic soils, vineyards on the slopes of mount Vesuvius.
Very hot summers, so whites don’t well here, only 2 are made and are bitter almondy and ashy tasting. Grape Varieties: Aglianico, Fiano, Greco, Coba, |
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Apulia (Puglia)
location? wines? grapes? |
long fertile strip of land across the sea from Greece in southern Italy. Makes mostly cheap red table wine
Grape Varieties: negroamaro, uva di troia, primativo. |
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Basilicata
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hot, land locked, aglianico grapes grow in volcanic soil
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Calabria
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Greco di bianco is a white dessert wine made here. The other wine of note is Ciro a medium bodied, spicy grapey red.
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Sicily - regions
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Marsala, Pantelleria, Lipari
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Marsala
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sweet fortified dessert wines, and spicy robust reds are made here. The red grape nero d’Avola (calabrese) makes most of the reds. one of the most productive wine regions in Italy. Hilly, sunny, poor soil
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The small island of Pantelleria
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home to Moscato di pantelleria one of Sicily’s most famous dessert wines. Made from zibibbo (aka muscat of Alexandria)
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Tiny of island of Lipari
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home to the second famous dessert wine malvasia delle Lipari.
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Sardinia
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more remote than siciliy
Grapes: reds- cannonau, giro, carignano. Whites – vermentino, vernaccia |
