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13 Cards in this Set
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Italy PDO |
DOC DOCG |
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Italy PGI |
IGT |
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Cortese characteristics |
High acid Floral - blossom Green fruit - apple pair Citrus fruit - lemon Dry Light bodied Unoaked Typically for early drinking |
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Garganega |
Italy High acidity Green fruit - apple pear Citrus fruit - lemon Stone fruit - peach Dry or sweet Medium bodied Unoaked V.good or outstanding can age - honey, almond |
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What is Cortese best known wine |
Gavi in Piemonte NW |
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Garganega typical growing place and what is a best example |
Classic Italian N wine Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC
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What is Recioto di Soave DOCG |
is sweet white - harvested and dried using method called appassimento |
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Verdicchio |
High acid Green fruit - apple pear Citrus fruit - lemon Herbal - fennel Dry Medium bodied Unoaked Early drinking, or Outstanding can age honey nuts |
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Fiano |
Medium Acid Stone fruit Tropical fruit Dry Medium to full bodied Oaked or unoaked Outstanding can age or can drink early |
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Fiano DOCG region |
Campania Fiano di avellino |
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Nebbiolo character |
High acid High tannin Red fruit - red cherry, plum Floral - rose, violet Typical single variety Full bodied Oak maturation Aged - mushroom, tobacco, leather |
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4 stages of grape growth |
Flowering Fruit set Verasion Ripening |
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5 parts of vineyard care |
Training & pruning Irrigation Spraying Yield Harvest |
