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22 Cards in this Set
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World rankings |
Largest producer, largest exporter by volume, 3rd largest acreage, largest source of imported wine for US |
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Geography of Italy |
Southern Europe, boot-shaped |
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Neighbors |
France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenian, Ligurian |
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Regions (clockwise) |
Liguria, Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, (Sicily), Campania, Lazio, Umbria, Tuscany, (Sardinia) |
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Important Topography |
Alps, Po Valley, Apennines |
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Major cities & region |
Milan (Milano)/Lombardy; Naples (Napoli)/Campania; Florence (Firenze)/Tuscany; Venice (Venezia)/Veneto |
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DOC is... |
Traditional Italian term Denominazione d'Origine Controllata =DOP |
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IGT is... |
Traditional Italian term Indicazione Geografica Tipica =IGP |
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VdT is... |
Traditional Italian term Vino da Tavola =Vino |
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Neck bands |
Fascetta (Gold=DOCG, blue=DOC) |
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Regions (alphabetical) |
Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Liguria, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Puglia, Sardinia, Sicily, Trentino-Alto Adige, Tuscany, Umbria, Valle d'Aosta, Veneto |
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Region with most denominations |
Piedmont (17 DOCGs, 42 DOCs) |
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Region produces most wine |
Veneto (108 million cases in 2015) |
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Regions with strong non-Italian cultures |
Valle d'Aosta & Trentino-Alto Adige |
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DOP is... |
EU term Denominazione d'Origine Protetta = DOCG & DOC |
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IGP is... |
EU term Indicazione Geographica Protetta =IGT |
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EU wine terms |
DOP, IGP, Vino |
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Traditional Italian Quality Terms |
DOCG, DOC, IGT, VdT |
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DOCG is... |
Traditional Italian term Denominazione d'Origine Controllata e Garantita =DOP |
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"Reserve" |
Riserva, indicates longer aging |
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"Higher" |
Superiore, higher min alcohol |
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"Classic" |
Classico, most historic & respected part of region |
