Flashcards in C28 - Central Italy Deck (67)
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What are the key stipulations for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?
Can be a blend of Sangiovese and other permitted varieties
Must be aged for a minimum of two years before release
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What may producers of Brunello or VNdM do with their legal classifications? Give an example of when they might do this?
They can declassify they wines to DOC
If the vintage is particularly poor
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What will Brunello or VNdM become if declassified?
Rosso di Montalcino DOC
Rosso di Montepulciano DOC
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Describe the Tuscan coast
It is relatively flat and cooled by sea-breezes
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What kinds of varieties are grown on the Tuscan coast?
Black Bordeaux varieties and a number of other international varieties
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In which area did the first 'Super-Tuscan' come about?
The coast
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What was the first Super-Tuscan made from?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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What was groundbreaking about the first Super-Tuscan?
It was sold at a premium price despite not being eligible for PDO status
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Why were Super-Tuscans so important?
They were a turning point for Italian wines as they re-established Italy's reputation for excellence
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What varieties go into Super-Tuscans?
Typically international varieties, but sometimes with Italian varieties as part of the blend
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How are Super-Tuscans usually labelled?
Toscana IGT
Bolgheri DOC
Maremma Toscana DOC
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What is special about Bolgheri DOC and Maremma Toscana DOC?
The relatively new appellations permit wines to be made from entirely non-Italian varieties, such as Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah
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What is the climate of Umbria?
Similar to Tuscany's but more continental without any influence from the Mediterranean
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Where is Umbria?
Central Italy, between Tuscany and Marche on the respective coasts
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What is Umbria's best known wine?
Orvieto DOC
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What is Orvieto?
A white wine, made from Grechetto, Trebbiano and often, a few other local grapes
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Describe Orvieto DOC wines
Light body
Medium to high acidity
Flavours of ripe grapefruit and peaches
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How are the best examples of Orvieto often composed?
They tend to be the examples with the most Grechetto in the blend
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How are Orvieto wines vinified?
They are made protectively and undergo cool fermentation in stainless steel
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What is Umbria's most prestigious wine?
Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
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What is Sagrantino di Montefalco made from?
The thick-skinned Sagrantino grape
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What is the next region to the south of Tuscany?
Lazio
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What is the best known wine of Lazio?
Frascati DOC
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Where are the vineyards of Frascati DOC?
The hills to the south of Rome
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What are the growing conditions like in Frascati DOC?
Vineyards are cooled by altitude and a number of small nearby lakes
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What are the grapes of Frascati DOC?
Malvasia and Trebbiano
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Describe wines of Frascati DOC
Fresh and fruity in style
Medium body
Medium to high acidity
Flavours of citrus fruit, with Malvasia sometimes providing floral, orange blossom aromas
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Where is Marche?
On the eastern side of the Apennines
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What wines is Marche best known for?
White wines made from Verdicchio
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