Corvina

Question 1

Where is Corvina the most important grape variety in Italy

Answer 1

North East Italy-Valpolicella

Question 2

What is a Corvina wine like
* Body
* Fruit descriptor
* Flavour descriptor
* Oak

Answer 2

• Typicaly light bodied
• Fruity
• Simple flavour
• Rarely see oak and is a consume now type of wine

Question 3

What is a Valpolicella DOC Classico like and where does it come from?

Answer 3

• Comes from the hillier heartland
• Has more body than basic Valpolicella
• Has more complexity than basic Valpolicella

Question 4

What is Corvina like as a wine

Acid-Tannin-Fruits

Answer 4

• Acid=High
• Tannin=Low to Medium
• Fruit=Red fruits
• Red Cherry
• Red Plum

Question 5

What is Appassimeto technique?

Answer 5

• Picking the grapes and then drying them indoors
• This concentrates sugars, acids, tannins and flavours

Question 6

What region uses the Appassimento technique

Answer 6

Amorone della Valpolicella DOCG

Question 7

What are the wines like from Amorone della Valpolicella DOCG

Sweetness-Tannin-Alcohol-Body-Flavours

Appassimento technique

Answer 7

• Sweetenss=Dry to Off Dry
• Tannin=High
• Alcohol=High (15%)
• Body=Full
• Flavour=Fresh and dried Fruits
• Red Cherry
• Prunes
• Raisins
• Figs

Question 8

Very good examples of Amorone della Valpolicella can age? True or False

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What region makes sweet red wine using Corvina and the Appassimento method.

Answer 9

Recioto della Valpolicella

Question 10

Why are the wine from Recioto della Valpolicella sweet

Answer 10

• Because the grapes are partially dried concentrating sugars and the sugars are so high the yeast cannot ferment them to dryness.