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12 Cards in this Set
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Where is Veneto located?
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northeastern Italy
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What are the red varieties that grow in the area?
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Three *******
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What are the major white varieties?
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Valpolicella DOC - what are the wines like traditionally?
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blends of Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara (slowly being phased out)
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Valpolicella DOC - what terms can you expect to find on the bottles from this region and what do they mean?
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Classico - wines from the original Valpolicella DOC
Superior - wines that have been aged for at least one year with a minimum alcohol percentage of 12% |
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Valpolicella DOC - within this DOC, what are the two stylistic DOCGs and what is the process for each?
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Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto della Valpoicella
- both are variations of the Valpoicella style, but made by a process called apassimento. After this, recioto wine or Amarone wine can be made. After this, wine made Ripasso (re-passed) is an option |
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Valpolicella DOC - explain apssimento
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Valpolicella DOC- explain the options after apassimento
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Valpolicella DOC- explain Ripasso
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Soave DOC - what is the primary grape?
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Garganega
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Prosecco - what's the difference between the DOC and DOCG ?
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DOC - flatlands
DOCG - hillsides |
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Other Venetian Appellations
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