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29 Cards in this Set
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NORTHWEST ITALY
location, labeling |
- LOCATION: close to France and Switzerland
- LABELING: wine labels may be in French or Italian, along with some in German |
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NORTHWEST ITALY
regions |
- Liguria
- Lombardy - Piedmont - Valle d'Aosta |
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LOMBARDY
DOCG zones |
- Valtellina Superiore
- Sforzato/Sfurzat di Valtellina - Franciacorta - Oltrepò Pavese Spumante Metodo Classico |
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LOMBARDY
DOC zones |
- Terre di Franciacorta
- Oltrepò Pavese |
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VALTELLINA SUPERIORE DOCG
grapes |
- min. 90% nebbiolo (a.k.a. chiavennasca)
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VALTELLINA SUPERIORE DOCG
subzones |
- Inferno
- Grumello - Valgella - Sassella - Maroggia - Stagafassli |
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SFORZATO/SFURZAT DI VALTELLINA DOCG
grapes, winemaking |
- GRAPES: made from mostly late-harvest nebbiolo grapes.
- WINEMAKING: min. 14.5% alcohol |
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FRANCIACORTA DOCG
wine styles, grapes |
- STYLES: some of finest metodo classico sparklings
- GRAPES: pinot bianco, chardonnay, pinot noir |
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TERRE DI FRANCIACORTA DOC
wines, grapes |
- WINES: still wines. whites/reds
- WHITE GRAPES: pinot bianco, chardonnay - RED GRAPES: cab. franc, barbera, nebbiolo, merlot |
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OLTROPÒ PAVESE DOC
wines, grapes |
- WINES: reds and whites
- WHITE GRAPES: pinot bianco, riesling, chardonnay, moscato - RED GRAPES: barbera, other local varietals |
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OLTREPÒ PAVESE SPUMANTE METODO CLASSICO
grapes |
min. 70% pinot nero (pinot noir)
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PIEDMONT
general info, subzones |
- best red wine region in Italy
- region doesn't contain a single IGT zone. just about 100% of wine produced is either DOC or DOCG - SUBZONES: separated into two sections: 1. Northern Piedmont 2. Southeastern Piedmont/Langhe region |
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NORTHERN PIEDMONT
DOCG zones |
- Gattinara
- Ghemme |
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SOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT/LANGHE
DOCG zones |
- Roero
- Barbaresco - Barolo - Dogliani Superiore - Barbera d'Asti - Barbera del Monferrato Superiore - Asti/Moscato d'Asti - Brachetto d'Acqui - Dolcetto di Ovada - Gavi, or Cortese di Gavi |
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ROERO DOCG
location, wines, grapes |
- LOCATION: across Tanaro river from Langhe, to the north of Alba
- WINES: both red and white wines - RED GRAPES: min. 95% nebbiolo - WHITE GRAPES: 100% arneis grapes. *Arneis Roero is separate DOCG |
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GATTINARA DOCG
grapes |
min. 90% nebbiolo, max. 10% bonarda, max. 4% vespolina
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GHEMME DOCG
grapes |
- 65 to 80% nebbiolo (locally called spanna)
- 10 to 30% vespolina - 15% bonarda |
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BARBERA D'ASTI DOCG and BARBERA DEL MONFERRATO SUPERIORE DOCG
grapes |
- min 85% barbera
- max. 15% dolcetto, grignolino, and freisa |
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ASTI DOCG
wine styles, grapes |
- WINES: produced as either spumante (Asti) or frizzante (Moscato d'Asti)
- GRAPES: 100% moscato grapes |
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GAVI DOCG
wine styles, labeling, grapes |
- WINES: white wines only. still, also frizzante, spumante, and gently sparkling perlante style
- LABELING: may be labeled as Gavi, Cortese di Gavi, or Gavi di Gavi (must be produced in Gavi village) - GRAPES: 100% cortese grapes |
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BAROLO DOCG and BARBARESCO DOCG
grapes, climate, vinification techniques, general info |
- Italy's first DOCG zones
- GRAPES: select clones of Nebbiolo grape - CLIMATE: grown in cooler areas VINIFICATION: - in winery, skin contact limited to to days, not months - both alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in stainless steel vats - some age in French barriques *no legal mechanism to rate best vineyards of these DOCGs. there is informal recognition of "crus." names of these single vineyards will appear on label |
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BAROLO DOCG
grape requirements, wine styles, communes |
GRAPE REQUIREMENTS:
- 100% nebbiolo - min. 12.5% alcohol STYLES: - normale: min. aged 3 years (one year in wood) - riserva: min. aged 5 years - COMMUNES: encompasses communes south of Alba: Barolo, La Morra, Serralunga, Monforte, and Castiglione Falletto |
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BARBARESCO DOCG
grape/wine requirements, wine styles, communes |
- GRAPE REQUIREMENTS: 100% nebbiolo
- WINE REQUIREMENTS: min. 12.5% alcohol STYLES: - normale: min. aged 2 years (one year in wood) - riserva: min aged 4 years COMMUNES - encompasses communes north of Alba: Barbaresco, Treiso, and Neive |
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NEBBIOLO D'ALBA DOC
grapes |
wine produced from 100% nebbiolo, but not necessarily under the rules of Barolo or Barbaresco
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GHATTINARA DOCG
location, grapes |
- LOCATION: northernmost growing area in Piedmont for nebbiolo, in Novarra hills by eastern bank of Sesia river.
- GRAPES: min 90% nebbiolo (spanna) |
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GHEMME DOCG
location, grapes |
- LOCATION: on east bank of Sesia river, in Novarra hills
- GRAPES: 65 to 85% nebbiolo, vespolina and bonarda rest of blend |
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DOLCETTO DI DOGLIANI SUPERIORE DOCG and DOLCETTO DI OVADA DOCG
grapes, wines, laws |
- GRAPES: dolcetto
- WINES: dry red wine - LAWS: aged min. 1 year starting January 1st after harvest. min. 12.5% alcohol |
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BARBERA D'ASTI DOCG and BARBERA DEL MONFERRATO SUPERIORE DOCG
grapes, vinification techniques |
GRAPES:
- d'Asti: min. 85% barbera - del Monferrato Superiore: 85% barbera, w/ dolcetto, freisa, or grignolino grapes in blend VINIFICATION - cool stainless steel fermentation - controlled malolactic fermentation |
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BRACHETTO D'ACQUI DOCG
wine styles |
sweet red frizzante or spumante
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