Free Flashcards for DipWSET D4: Sparkling Wines
DECK Number 10
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[h] DipWSET D4 SET 10 Trento
[i] DipWSET D4 – Sparkling WInes Flashcards
SET 10 Trento
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– Click on “Check the Answer” button to check your knowledge
– Click on “Got It!” if your answer was correct
– Click on “Need more practice” to review the card at the end of the deck and try answering another time
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[q] What varieties are used?
[a] Traditional Champagne varieties – predominantly Chard, but PN, Pinot Blanc and Meunier are also planted
[q] Where is Trentodoc made?
[a] In the Trentino region in northern Italy
[q] Where are the grapes planted, at what altitude?
[a] Typically on slopes, off the valley floor, altitude of 400-700m
[q] When is the harvest?
[a] Early-Mid September. Later than in Franciacorta because the altitude leads to a a greater diurnal range and therefore a longer ripening period
[q] What are the soils like?
[a] Stony and well drained, poorer in nutrients on the steeper slopes
[q] What are the main climatic threats in the region?
[a] Both mildews and botrytis, and spring frost on the lower sites
[q] What are the maximum yields?
[a] 105hL/ha – but most producers crop and lower levels for quality
[q] What is the climate like?
[a] Warm and continental with a high diurnal range necessary to temper the very warm days
[q] Describe the typical characteristics of Trentodoc
[a] Ripe apple fruit, biscuity autolytic notes.
Medium alcohol and medium-medium+ acid.
Very good to outstanding and premium to super premium priced
[q] MLF? Yeasts? Reserve wines?
[a] MLF – yes, because acidity is higher here than Franciacorta
Yeasts – cultured, some locally
Reserve – Some, not a huge factor though
[q] What is the ownership of production like?
[a] Four companies make up 95% of production of sparkling wine
[q] What training and trellising system is typically used?
[a] Guyot or Pergola
[q] What is the biggest company?
[a] Ferrari. It owns 100 hectares, and buys fruit from 500 hectares (the region totals 800 hectares)
[q] What are the lees ageing requirements?
[a] Trentodoc – 15 months (20-30 months common)
Vintage – 24 months
Riserva – 36 months (5-10 years common)
[q] What are recent opportunities that Trentodoc has appealed to for new markets?
[a] Export, for example by sponsoring the Institute of Masters of Wine
[q] Where is Trentodoc sold?
[a] 80% domestically
[q] Who are the two important co-ops?
[a] Rotari (Mezzocorona co-op)
Altemasi (Cavit co-op)
[q] When was the Trentodoc trademark created and what is it supposed to represent?
[a] 2007 – the two O’s are meant to be reminiscent of the process of riddling
[q] Where is Trentodoc made?
[a] In the Trentino region in northern Italy
[q] What varieties are used?
[a] Traditional Champagne varieties – predominantly Chard, but PN, Pinot Blanc and Meunier are also planted
[q] What are the soils like?
[a] Stony and well drained, poorer in nutrients on the steeper slopes
[q] Where are the grapes planted, at what altitude?
[a] Typically on slopes, off the valley floor, altitude of 400-700m
[q] What are the main climatic threats in the region?
[a] Both mildews and botrytis, and spring frost on the lower sites
[q] What are the maximum yields?
[a] 105hL/ha – but most producers crop and lower levels for quality
[q] What is the climate like?
[a] Warm and continental with a high diurnal range necessary to temper the very warm days
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