A1261857609fkwmN - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Title: A1261857609fkwmN


1
www.casestudieswineschool.co.uk
2
Exam

• Monday 7th January
• Theory Paper 1900 1 hr 50 mcq
• Bring Pencil rubber
• Room 1/08

3
Objectives
Italy

• To identify the wine-producing regions of Italy
  and the grape varieties used
• To describe the style of wines made from the
  regions of Italy
• To understand the common labelling terms found in
  Italy

4
4
Factors affecting the Style, Quality Price of a
Wine

1. Grape variety
2. Environment
3. Grape growing
4. Winemaking maturation

5
Italy Black Grape Varieties and Red Wines
R. Adige

• Nebbiolo
• Barbera
• Sangiovese
• Montepulciano
• Primitivo
• (Zinfandel)
• Other red wines
• Valpolicella

Veneto
L.Garda
46N
Milan
R. Po
Valpolicella
Turin
Verona
Venice
R. Po
Piemonte
Barolo Barberesco Barbera dAlba
R. Arno
44N
Chianti
Florence
A D R I A T I C S E A
Tuscany
R. Tiber
Montepulciano dAbruzzo
Abruzzo
Rome
42N
Puglia
Naples
T Y R R H E N I A N S E A
40N
Palermo
38N
N
Sicilia
Marsala
0 100 200 Km
0 50 100 Miles
6
Italy White Grape Varieties and White Wines

• Pinot Grigio
• Verdicchio
• Other white wines
• Orvieto
• Frascati
• Soave

R. Adige
Veneto
L.Garda
Soave
46N
Milan
R. Po
Turin
Verona
Venice
R. Po
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
R. Arno
44N
Florence
Orvieto
Marche
Umbria
R. Tiber
A D R I A T I C S E A
Rome
Lazio
42N
Frascati
Naples
T Y R R H E N I A N S E A
40N
Palermo
38N
N
Marsala
0 100 200 Km
0 50 100 Miles
7
Italy Labelling Terms

• DOC(G)
• IGT
• Vino da Tavola
• Classico
• Riserva

8
(No Transcript)
9
Spain Labelling Terms

• DO(C)
• Vino de la Tierra
• Vino de Mesa
• Joven
• Crianza
• Reserva
• Gran Reserva

10
Spain Grape Varieties and Wine Regions
Tempranillo Garnacha
Navarra
Rioja
Ribera del Duero
Catalunya
La Mancha
Valdepeñas
11
(No Transcript)
12
Portuguese Labelling Terms

• Reserva
• DOC
• Vinho Regional
• Vinho de Mesa

13
Portugal Wine Regions
Vinho Verde
Douro
Dão
Alentejo
14
(No Transcript)
15
Review
From which grape variety is Chianti primarily
made?
Sangiovese
16
From where do most of the Italian high volume,
inexpensive wines come?
Puglia, Sicily
17
Describe a typical Pinot Grigio?
Neutral, dry, light in body, pale lemon, citrus
and green fruit characters
18
Which grape variety is used to make Soave,
Orvieto and Frascati?
Trebbiano
19
What are the three grape varieties used to make
Valpolicella?
Corvina, Rondinella Molinara
20
Which wine is considered the finest expression of
Nebbiolo?
Barolo
21
What is the labelling term used for an old
Spanish wine?
Gran Reserva
22
What is the most important grape variety for
quality wine in Spain?
Tempranillo
23
What style of wine can be found in Navarra?
Modern red wines
24
What style of wine is Vinho Verde?
Unoaked, light-bodied with high acidity and a
slight fizz, citrus and green fruit notes
25
Homework

• Answer questions on page 25 of study guide
• Read chapters 24, 25, 26 27 for next week