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1 White Wines of Northern Italy
Unit 6 White Wines of Northern Italy Italian Wine Central™ Italian Wine Professional™ Course 2014 1

2 What we will cover Introduction
White grape varieties and white wine denominations from northern Italy Piedmont Lombardy Trentino–Alto Adige Veneto Friuli–Venezia Giulia Italian language practice 1

3 Learning objectives Major white grape varieties of northern Italy and where they are concentrated Commercially significant denominations Which region are they located in? White wines only, or other styles as well? Primary grape variety or varieties Single-variety, varietal, or blend? 1a

4 Unit 5: Peninsula and Islands
White Wines of Italy Unit 6: Northern Italy Unit 5: Peninsula and Islands 2

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6 White Grape Varieties of Northern Italy
Chardonnay PINOT GRIGIO GLERA Garganega MOSCATO 4

7 White Grape Varieties of Northern Italy
Pinot Bianco Chardonnay Friulano PINOT GRIGIO Ribolla Gialla GLERA Erbaluce Garganega Trebbiano Arneis MOSCATO Cortese 5

8 Primary white grape variety: Moscato Other important white varieties:
Piedmont PIEDMONT PIEDMONT Primary white grape variety: Moscato Other important white varieties: Cortese Arneis Erbaluce Most famous white wine denominations: Asti DOCG Gavi DOCG Turin 6

9 Piedmont White Wine DOCGs
Gavi DOCG (Cortese) LIGURIA 7

10 Piedmont White Wine DOCGs
Primary grapes for still white wines in Piedmont: Cortese Arneis Erbaluce Erbaluce di Caluso (or Caluso) DOCG Gavi DOCG (Cortese) Roero DOCG (Arneis) 8

11 Large Multipurpose DOCs in Piedmont
Piemonte DOC Monferrato DOC Langhe DOC 9

12 VALLE D’AOSTA/ VALLÉE D’AOSTE
One denomination: Valle d’Aosta DOC/ Vallée d’Aoste DOC Primary white grape variety: Prié Blanc 10

13 Lombardy LOMBARDY Milan 11

14 Lombardy Oltrepò Pavese DOC 12

15 Lombardy Lake Garda Area DOPs Garda DOC LOMBARDY VENETO Lugana DOC 13

16 Primary white grape variety: Glera Other white varieties: Garganega
Veneto Primary white grape variety: Glera Other white varieties: Garganega Pinot Grigio Chardonnay Pinot Bianco Friulano (Tai) Most famous white wine denomination: Soave VENETO VENETO Venice 14

17 Lake Garda Area DOPs Veneto Garda DOC LOMBARDY VENETO Lugana DOC
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18 Veneto Soave DOC & Soave Superiore DOCG Bianco di Custoza
Garda DOC Garda DOC Lugana DOC Valpolicella (red wine only) Soave DOC & Soave Superiore DOCG (Garganega) Bianco di Custoza (or Custoza) DOC (blend) Verona 16

19 FRIULI– VENEZIA GIULIA
Veneto IGPs FRIULI– VENEZIA GIULIA TRENTINO VENETO IGP Veneto IGP delle Venezie 17

20 Primary white grape varieties: Chardonnay Pinot Grigio Pinot Bianco
Trentino–Alto Adige Primary white grape varieties: Chardonnay Pinot Grigio Pinot Bianco Sauvignon (Blanc) TRENTINO–ALTO ADIGE ALTO ADIGE Traminer (Gewürz)Traminer TRENTINO 18

21 The town of Tramin in Alto Adige/Südtirol
Traminer = “From Tramin” 19

22 Trentino–Alto Adige DOPs
Alto Adige/Südtirol DOC TRENTINO Valdadige DOC Trentino DOC 20

23 Friuli–Venezia Giulia
Primary grape variety: Pinot Grigio Other important white grape varieties: Friulano Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Ribolla Gialla Most important white wine denominations: Collio (Goriziano) DOC Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Friuli Grave DOC FRIULI– VENEZIA GIULIA FRIULI– VENEZIA GIULIA 21

24 Friuli–Venezia Giulia DOPs
Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Collio Goriziano (or Collio) DOC Friuli Grave DOC 22

25 Pronunciation Practice: More Producers and Brand Names
PIEDMONT Ceretto Coppo Gaja Giacosa Marchesi di Gresy Michele Chiarlo Pio Cesare Principessa Gavia Prunotto Roberto Voerzio Vietti VENETO  Allegrini Anselmi Masi Nicolis Pieropan Quintarelli Sorelle Bronca Speri Tedeschi Tommasi Villa Sandi Zardetto Zenato TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE Alois Lageder Cavit Mezzacorona Santa Margherita Tiefenbrunner Tramin OTHER REGIONS Argiolas Arnaldo Caprai Di Majo Norante Ecco Domani Feudo Maccari  Garofoli Mastroberardino Montevetrano Regaleali Umani Ronchi  23

26 High-Elevation & Inland White Wines
Unit 6 High-Elevation & Inland White Wines Italian Wine Central™ Italian Wine Professional™ Course 2014 1

27 Review: White Grape Varieties Ansonica Arneis Catarratto Coda di Volpe
Cortese Erbaluce Falanghina Fiano Friulano Garganega Glera Grecanico Dorato Grechetto Greco Grillo Malvasia Moscato Nuragus Passerina Pecorino Pinot Bianco Pinot Grigio Ribolla Gialla Trebbiano Verdicchio Vermentino Vernaccia Zibibbo 24

28 Review Exercise: “College Bowl”
Directions Class will divide into teams. Each team will have 10 seconds to confer as a group, at the end of which the team must name: » the quality level, region, and primary grape variety for denominations or » the color, primary region, and an associated denomination for grape varieties. Correct answers receive a point. If incorrect, the next team takes the topic and can “steal” the point.

29 Review Exercise For DOPs: Name (1) Quality level, (2) Region(s), (3) One primary grape variety For grape varieties: Name (1) Color, (2) Primary region, (3) One associated DOP Corvina Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Aglianico del Taburno Valtellina Vernaccia di San Gimignano Etna (Rosso) Schiava Cirò (Bianco) Diano d’Alba Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva Salice Salentino Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo Cesanese Vermentino di Gallura

30 Review Exercise For DOPs: Name (1) Quality level, (2) Region(s), (3) One primary grape variety For grape varieties: Name (1) Color, (2) Primary region, (3) One associated DOP Rosso di Montalcino Fiano di Avellino Amarone della Valpolicella Carmignano Rosso Piceno Barbera d’Alba Bardolino Greco di Tufo Bombino Nero Cònero Chianti Barolo Primitivo di Manduria

31 Review Exercise For DOPs: Name (1) Quality level, (2) Region(s), (3) One primary grape variety For grape varieties: Name (1) Color, (2) Primary region, (3) One associated DOP Passerina Morellino di Scansano Aglianico del Vulture Zibibbo Freisa Lagrein Gaglioppo Dogliani Taurasi Gattinara Sagrantino Cerasuolo di Vittoria Offida


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