Italy's Adriatic Coast (Part 1): Veneto and the DOCG

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William George Harris — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 19:40:25 GMT

Thanks Matt! That cleared up some questions I had on Valpolicella and Amarone production.

The section on Soave was a added bonus. Interesting they once called it “Petit Chablis” Garganega has replaced Chardonnay in my house over the last few years. good stuff!

RE: Italy's Adriatic Coast (Part 1): Veneto and the DOCG

Admin User — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:16:31 GMT

Matthew,

The producers we visited typically harvested grapes for recioto (or amarone) prior to those for dry wines. Of course, others may do it differently. This is similar to what occurs in Germany, where grapes harvested for BA or TBA styles may be harvested prior to those for the top dry wines.

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Anthony Mueller — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:25:24 GMT

Very cool read! I am getting excited about Italy! Woo-hoo!

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Matthew Zacharias — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:19:45 GMT

Reading through Karen MacNeils "The Wine Bible", it states that grapes destined for amarone wine are harvested AFTER the regular harvest to "achieve extra ripeness". (pg. 365) However, you state that producers in veneto harvested garganega prior to dry wines for their recioto. Are red grapes typically harvested later for amarone, and white grapes for recioto prior to grapes for dry wines?

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LGS — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:49:30 GMT

Great Article and Read...No way I will never eat a pet!

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Kent Benson — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:26:47 GMT

Thanks for including a high rez version of the map. I love it!

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Kevin Arndt — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:15:59 GMT

Great piece of information. I appreciate the time and energy taken to produce it. Its great to get info from a trusted source.

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Admin User — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:57:26 GMT

Thanks, I appreciate everyone's comments. Look for part 2 next week.

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Nichole Dishman — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:57:15 GMT

Really made this region in Italy come to life. Thank you. Amazing the color on garganega grapes. Always is facinating how small the range of different in raw grapes becomes so unique and varied by the time it reaches the glass. Not sure if the term Magic applies to well matched land, good growing weather, hard work and talent, but it is tempting.

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Anonymous — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:10:30 GMT

Right on, thanks for spreading the word on a couple area's that have been mis-treated with generalization for a while now. There is definitely great diversity in the world of Italian wine that can sometimes make it a bit overbearing, but I think that also makes it that much more alluring and provocative to the true wine aficionado!

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Stephanie Cruz Green — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:51:15 GMT

Great article absolutely impressive.... Thank you...

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Jim Huston — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:10:17 GMT

Very useful and a sad commentary on the DOCG system on the whole. Thank you for all your hard work and valuable information Master Stamp.

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Patrick Miner — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:21:36 GMT

@ Andrey Ivanov: I heard an MS say once that in France, the legal definition of "French oak" is a barrel made by a frenchman. He encouraged us to look it up. So I am guessing french coopers using American oak is fairly common whether it is right out in the open or not.

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Patrick Miner — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:30 GMT

Great read, many thanks. "This is hypermodern, obsessive winemaking at its finest," was my favorite sentence.

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Jonathan Ross — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:10:49 GMT

Beautifully written. Many Thanks... "If you have to create lists, create effective ones," Brilliant!