Noreste de Italia

(Veneto, Friuli, Alto Adige)

Sommelier Nizuniro Altamirano
Veneto
 Datos generales
 Pinot Grigio – producción en masa.
 Prosecco – más de 2 millones de hectolitros al año.
 Valpolicella
 Soave – Región vinícola más importante.
 Bardolino
 Gambellara
 Soave DOC
 Notas de almendras y limón real | fruta blanca y amarilla, hierbas, manzanilla, miel
 Garganega (70% min), Verdicchio, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay.
 Soave Classico DOC.
 Soave Superiore DOCG.
 Recioto di Soave.
Valpolicella
 Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella, Corvinone.
 Valpolicella DOC. Valpolicella Classico DOC. Amarone della Valpolicella
DOCG. Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG. Valpolicella Ripasso DOC.
Bardolino y Gambellara

 Bardolino DOC | Bardolino Superiore DOCG. (Corvina y Rondinella).

 Gambellara DOC. Garganega (min 80%).
 Trentino – Alto Adige

 Alto Adige DOC. Trentino DOC.

 Valdadige DOC.
 Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Müller-Thurgau,
and Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer. Merlot.
 Schiava (Vernatsch) – Casteller DOC | Lago di Caldaro
DOC.
 Lagrein. Pinot Nero.
 Trento DOC – espumoso método clasico Chardonnay y
Pinot Noir.
 Teroldego Rotaliano DOC | Casteller DOC 1 Lago di
Caldaro DOC
Trentino – Alto Adige
Prosecco

 Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG. Colli Asolani DOCG (Asolo Prosecco).

 Rive.

 Col Fondo. Verdiso, Bianchetta, Pepera.

 Brut – hasta 12gr/lt.

 Extra Dry – entre 12 y 17 gr/lt.

 Dry – entre 12 y 32 gr/lt.

Col Fondo

 Fermentación secundaria
en botella.
 Frizzante.
 “Rifermentato in Bottiglia”.
 Estilo original del
Prosecco.
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia
Cepas

 Tocai Friulano  Blaufränkisch

 Ribolla  Pinot Bianco
 Malvasia  Pinot Grigio
 Verduzzo  Chardonnay
 Picolit  Sauvignon Blanc
 Refosco  Cabernet
 Riesling  Merlot
 Traminer  Pinot Nero
 Müller-Thurgau
Flysch de Cormons
Friuli Grave DOC

 Más del 50% de la producción.

 Vinos de acidez muy fresca y notas minerales.
 Variedades internacionales.
 Sauvignon Blanc.
Colli Orientali del Friuli

 Variedades internacionales.
 Variedades indígenas: Ribolla Gialla, Verduzzo, Refosco dal
Pedunculo Rosso, Schippettino, Pignolo, Friulano, Picolit.
 DOCG’s: Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit | Ramandolo.
Collio
 Viento Bora.
 Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio.
 Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc.
 Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Malvasia Istriana.
Isonzo del Friuli

 Rive Alte – Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Friulano, Merlot.

 Rive di Giare – Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Malvasia Istriana, Refosco,
Merlot.
Vino naranja

 Fermentación de blancos con hollejos entre una semana y un año.

 Frecuentemente añejamiento en ánforas.
 Josko Gravner – 1998.
Información adicional
DOCG/DOP Regulations
Region: Veneto
Province: Treviso
Communes of Production: 15
Subzones: Cartizze
Denominazione (Bianco):  (vinified as a white wine), Pinot
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
(Tranquillo)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Frizzante
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Spumante Superiore
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Spumante Superiore with mention of
"Rive" (a "frazione" or collection of
vineyards)
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Spumante Superiore di Cartizze
Varieties:
Minimum 85% Glera (Prosecco)
Maximum 15% combined Verdiso,
Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera
Lunga
Maximum 15% combined Pinot Nero
Bianco, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio (for
Spumante wines only)
Minimum Alcohol: 
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco:
10.5%
Spumante Superiore: 11%
Spumante di Cartizze: 11.5%
Sweetness Levels:
Frizzante: Secco to Amabile
Spumante Superiore: all traditional
levels except Extra Brut and Dolce
Additional Requirements:
Wines labeled with "Rive" must be hand-harvested,
indicate a vintage and list one of 43 specific fraziones
on the label.
Frizzante wines may undergo second fermentation in
the bottle; this must be indicated on the label as
"rifermentazione in bottiglia"
Minimum Planting Density: 2,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Press Yield: 70 liters per 100 kg of grapes
Maximum Yields: 
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco: 13.5 tons/ha
Spumante Superiore with mention of "Rive": 13
tons/ha
Spumante Superiore di Cartizze: 12 tons/ha
Principal Soils: Soil types for the Conegliano area are
primarily comprised of clay and limestone with a mix of
alluvial and glacial.  The soils of Valdobbiadene consist of
moraines, sandstone and clay.
DOCG Established: 2009
 Colli Asolani (Asolo Prosecco) DOCG

•Varieties:
•Minimum 85% Glera (Prosecco)
•Maximum 15% combined Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera
Lunga
•Maximum 15% Pinot Nero (vinified as a white wine), Pinot Bianco, Pinot
Grigio, and Chardonnay (for Spumante wines only)
•Minimum Alcohol: 
•Colli Asolani Prosecco: 10.5%
•Spumante Superiore: 11%
•Sweetness Levels:
•Frizzante: Secco to Amabile
•Spumante Superiore: all traditional levels except Extra Brut and Dolce
•Additional Requirements:
•Frizzante wines may undergo second fermentation in the bottle; this must
be indicated on the label as "rifermentazione in bottiglia"
•Minimum Planting Density: 3,000 vines per hectare
•Maximum Yields: 12 tons/ha
•Principal Soils: 
•DOCG Established: 2009
The Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) system was introduced in 1963 as a means of
formalizing and protecting Italian wine appellations.
The French AOC system acted as a model for Italian authorities, as they established maximum
yields, approved varieties and viticultural practices, set geographical boundaries, and authorized
vinification techniques, styles, and minimum (or maximum) alcohol levels for each DOC wine. The
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) category, a more prestigious and—
theoretically—higher quality designation designed to represent the best of Italian wine, was also
introduced in 1963, although the first DOCG was not awarded until 1980, when Brunello di
Montalcino, Barolo and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano were upgraded from DOC. Most DOCGs (and
many DOCs) stipulate minimum aging requirements for the wines—a notable departure from the
legal requirements set by most French appellations. Over time, the system became unwieldy and
too lenient; yields and geographical restrictions became too generous. Hundreds of DOC zones
were established, leading to consumer confusion. Even the DOCG category, which should only
include the recognizable benchmarks of Italian wine, was watered down by such unlikely
promotions as Romagna Albana. As criticism of the system amplified in the 1970s and 1980s,
many of Italy’s finer producers resorted to the Vino da Tavola category, releasing experimental
wines produced in a manner conflicting with DOC legislation. Vino da Tavola, or table wine, cannot
bear any geographical designation other than “Italy” itself, yet some of Italy’s most iconic wines—
in particular the “Super Tuscans” Sassicaia and Tignanello—got their start as simple Vino da
Tavola.
The 1992 Goria’s Law represented an attempt at reform. This law established the category of
Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), a more relaxed regulation, offering winemakers wider
freedoms. The first IGTs appeared in 1994. IGT wines are often varietally labeled, and IGT wines
range from basic quality to some of Italy’s most sought-after bottles. Today, IGT wines are
considered PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) by the European Union, whereas DOC and
DOCG wines are considered PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), on par with France’s
AOC/AOP. IGT status may be used as a springboard to DOC, and regions recognized as DOC for
at least five years may apply for DOCG status.
As the EU Common Market Organisation reforms came online from 2008 through 2011,
jurisdiction over the final approval of new appellations transferred from Rome to Brussels, the
political center of the EU. An unintended effect of this administrative power shift witnessed a
host of new, unknown, or heretofore unremarkable appellations apply for DOC or DOCG status
while Rome still held authority over the process, resulting in a wave of new appellations. From
2009 to late 2011 the number of DOCGs shot from under 50 to 73, as officials rushed to fulfill
over 300 requests to approve or change the status of appellations across the country. DOCs
likewise multiplied. The critical backlash was quick and nearly unanimous: Italy's appellation
system, never a model of clarity for the consumer, was finally and truly broken. Nevertheless,
progress: Italy's 74th DOCG (Nizza) was approved by Rome in late 2014. 
Italian Wine Classifications
•Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) /
Denominazione di Origine Protetta (DOP)
•Donominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) / Denominazione di Origine
Protetta (DOP)
•Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) / Indicazione Geografica Protetta
(IGP)
•Vino (formerly Vino da Tavola)