Veneto

Question 1

Veneto

Answer 1

-top producing wine region in the northeast

Question 2

Veneto climate

Answer 2

Temperate to cool

• South, flat plain crisscrossed by rivers like Po River, temperate climates are mitigated by the warming influence of the Adriatic
• North, the Alps, cooler conditions are found in the vineyards planted in the foothills

Question 3

Veneto top grapes

Answer 3

white
-Pinot Grigio
red
-Corvina

Question 4

Veneto other notable grapes

Answer 4

-Prosecco aka Glera

Question 5

Veneto top regions/wines

Answer 5

• Soave DOC
• Soave Superiore DOCG
• Recioto di Soave DOCG
• Valpolicella DOC
• Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
• Prosecco de Valdobbiadene DOC
• Prosecco di Conegliano DOC
• Pinot Grigio della Venezia DOC

Question 6

Soave DOC

Answer 6

• western Veneto, near Verona
• min 70% Garganega
• max 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave and Chardonnay

Question 7

Soave Superiore DOCG

Answer 7

• best vineyards with limited production and higher ripeness levels
• Min 70% Garganega
• Max 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco

Question 8

Recioto di Soave DOCG

Answer 8

Minimum 70% Garganega

Maximum 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco

Question 9

Valpolicella DOC

Answer 9

-north of Verona
-45-95% Corvina (Corvinone may substitute for up to 50%)
5-30% Rondinella
Molinara

Question 10

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Answer 10

-45-95% Corvina (Corvinone may substitute for up to 50%)
5-30% Rondinella
Max 25% other red grapes

Question 11

Amarone vs. Recioto

Answer 11

Big difference between recioto and amarone

• recioto almost always sweet, grapes dried longer, typically dried for an additional month
• amarone almost always dry
• appassimento process

Question 12

Appassimento process

Answer 12

• grapes are dried for over three months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation, effectively concentrating sugar and extract.
• Recioto della Valpolicella and Amarone wines are produced through this expensive process

Question 13

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

Answer 13

Minimum 85% Glera (Prosecco)
Maximum 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga
Maximum 15% combined Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine), Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio (for Spumante wines only)

Question 14

Colli Asolani(Asolo Prosecco) DOCG

Answer 14

-formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani
-Minimum 85% Glera (Prosecco)
Maximum 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga
Maximum 15% Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine), Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay (for Spumante wines only)

Question 15

How is prosecco made?

Answer 15

-Charmat method. Secondary fermentation takes place inside large stainless steel autoclaves, which keep the wine under pressure to create carbonation.

Question 16

Prosecco: Spumante

Answer 16

-wines are fully sparkling, with a minimum 3.5 atmospheres of pressure

Question 17

Prosecco: Frizzante

Answer 17

-wines are slightly sparkling, with 1.0-2.5 atmospheres of pressure.

Question 18

Pinot Grigio della Venezia DOC

Answer 18

• east of Venice
• largest producing DOC in Veneto
• Pinot Grigio