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16 Cards in this Set
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LOMBARDY
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Italy's first mandatory metado tradizionale sparkling
Franciacorta DOCG of Lombardia |
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Nebbiolo synonym- Chiavennasca in Lombardia
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Important DOCGs
Valtellina Superiore - Nebbiolo based |
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Prosecco DOC and region
Now Glera |
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco in Veneto
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VENETO Reds
Corvina Rondinella Molinara |
VENETO Whites
Pinot Grigio Trebbiano Garganega- Suave - DOC Glera- prosecco - DOC |
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Important DOCGs in Veneto
Amarone della Valpolicella /Recioto della Valpolicella Prosecco di Conegliano, Valdobbiadene, Colli Asolani Soave: Superiore, Superiore Classico, Recioto di Soave Amarone della Valpolicella /Recioto della Valpolicella Prosecco di Conegliano, Valdobbiadene, Colli Asolani Soave: Superiore, Superiore Classico, Recioto di Soave |
Imp DOC in Veneto
Prosecco Soave |
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VALPOLICELLA - C, R, M
Soils: Volcanic and calcareous |
Valpolicella types
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Valpolicella DOC Valpolicella Ripasso DOC |
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RIPASSO: re-passed
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young valpolicella put into tanks or barrels containing lees or dried fruit from previous Amarone fermentation
-causes secondary fermentation, increasing alc content and giving Amarone character of wine -passing over lees of younger valpolicella |
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AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOCG
produced from very ripe bunches of dehydrated gr (l'appassimento) ferm dry 14-16% wine fermented dry or off dry |
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
same as amarone, but sweet /port like |
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Amarone dried for 3 months- fermented to dryness or near-dryness. The appassimento process adds complex dried fruit tones
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Recioto della Valpolicella are typically dried for an additional month, and the resulting wine is semi-sweet to sweet,
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Highly regarded Amarone producer
Giuseppi Quintarelli - old school - classic |
amarone
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Appassimento Process- layed out o staw mats
grapes harvested and dried for several weeks in rooms Used to produce passito, recioto, and AMARONE wines |
Appassimento Process - Modern tech:
use of ventilators adn de humidifiers Recioto Wines: sweet wines made from passito grapes in veneto, fermented dry |
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TRENTINO ALTO-ADIGE
northern region w steep alpine valleys Key Region- Santa Maddalena |
Red Schiava
White- Traminer and tocai |
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Friuli Venezia DOCG for sweet
Important DOCG's: Ramandolo DOCG - sweet dessert wine from Verduzzo grape Picolit and Picolit Gialla |
Key Regions of Friuli
Grave del Friuli Colli Orientali |
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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG
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sweet white dessert from Picolit
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Emilia Romagna
- Italy's First white DOCG is Alabana di Romagna DOCG |
- 1963 Italys Doc's start
- 1980's DOCG's' |
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Emilia Romagna
Lambrusco grape |
red and rose sparkling
- dry amabile and sweet in Grasparossa style (fam of lambr) |
