Umbria Flashcards
1
Q
What is Vin Santo Occhio de Pernice?
A
Italian dessert wine, primarily made from Sangiovese as a rosé, where the freshly harvested grapes are often dried on straw mats.
2
Q
What does “scelto” mean?
A
selected, usually late harvested
3
Q
What is Umbria named after?
A
The Umbri tribe, an ancient Italic tribe
4
Q
What river runs through Umbria?
A
Tiber
5
Q
What are the GR for Torgiano Spumante?
A
Chardonnay (max 50%) Pinot Nero (max 50%)
6
Q
Orvieto is in which two regions?
A
Umbria and Lazio
7
Q
What are the GR for Orvieto?
A
Grechetto (min 40%)
Trebbiano Toscano, Procanico (20-40%)
8
Q
What are the minimum alcohol levels of Sagrantino de Montefalco Secco?
Secco “Vigna”?
Passito?
A
13%
13.5%
18%
9
Q
What are the GR of Sagrantino di Montefalco?
A
Sagrantino (100%)
10
Q
How many DOCGs are in Umbria?
What are they?
A
2
Sagrantino de Montefalco
Torgiano Rosso Riserva
