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Region Hierarchy |
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Climate(s) |
Moderate Continental |
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Notes |
Long cold winters and summers with thunderstorms, hail and fog. In the foothills of the alps (500-2500 ft).
Northern Italy notes: Dry, short summers. Pergola's were commonly used to protect the grapes from sunburning. VSP is now more common.
Italy notes: Italian wines are named for the Region they are made in, not the grapes used in the wine. |
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Grape(s) |
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Color |
Grape |
Notes |
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Red |
Barbera Grape |
Grape notes: Late ripening grape. |
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Red |
Dolcetto Grape |
Grape notes: Early ripening and can be planted in cooler sites. |
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Red |
Nebbiolo Grape |
Grape notes: Produces high acidity and high tannin wines. Red fruit aromas with some herb and floral notes. Difficult to grow successfully and ripens late. |
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White |
Cortese Grape |
Grape notes: Cortese produces light body, high acidity wines. |
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White |
Moscato (Muscat) Grape |
Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced. Prone to poor fruit set and rot. |
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Wines(s) |
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Type |
Wine |
Notes |
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Sparkling White |
Asti (Moscato) Wine |
Wine notes: Modified tank fermentation |
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Still Red |
Barbaresco (Nebbiolo) Wine |
Wine notes: Wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Barbaresco, Italy. Must be aged 26+ months. Good while young and can also age well. Typically high alcohol. |
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Still Red |
Barbera Wine |
Wine notes: Can be either youthful, fruity, and not oaked (protected fermentation). Or barrel-aged to give spicy flavors. Medium to deep color. |
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Still Red |
Barolo (Nebbiolo) Wine |
Wine notes: Wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Barolo, Italy. Must be aged 38+ months. |
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Still Red |
Dolcetto Wine |
Wine notes: Often deep purple in color |
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Still White |
Gavi (Cortese) Wine |
Wine notes: Pale in color. Typically made protectively with cool fermentation and lees contact. |
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