Italy - Banfi Vintners

1 Italy TABLE OF CONTENTS. REGION OVERVIEW-ITALY_____ 1. Italy -REGIONAL MAP_____ 2. REGION OVERVIEW-VENETO_____ 4. BRAND SUMMARY_____ 5. KEY PLAYERS_____ 6. IMAGES_____ 7. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES _____ 8. REVIEWS _____ 9. ULTRA PREMIUM TIER OVERVIEW_____ 10. ULTRA PREMIUM TIER DESCRIPTION/VINTAGE CARDS. Le Origini Riserva Description Sheet_____ 12. Le Origini Riserva Vintage Card_____ 13. Amarone della Valpolicella Description Sheet_____ 14. Amarone della Valpolicella Vintage Card_____ 15. Creso Description Sheet_____ 16.

2 Creso Vintage Card_____ 17. SUPER PREMIUM TIER OVERVIEW_____ 18. SUPER PREMIUM TIER DESCRIPTION/VINTAGE CARDS. Le Poiane Description Sheet_____ 20. Le Poiane Vintage Card_____ 21. Tufaie Description Sheet_____ 22. Tufaie Vintage Card_____ 23. Valpolicella Ripasso Description Sheet_____ 24. Valpolicella Ripasso Vintage Card_____ 25. Torr'Alta Description Sheet_____ 26. Torr'Alta Vintage Card_____ 27. Soave Classico 883 Description Sheet_____ 28. Soave Classico 883 Vintage Card_____ 29. Verona Rosso 883 Description Sheet_____ 30.

3 Verona Rosso 883 Vintage Card_____ 31. Prosecco Description Sheet_____ 32. Prosecco Vintage Card_____ 33. Sparkling Ros Description Sheet_____ 34. Sparkling Ros Vintage Card_____ 35. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREMIUM TIER OVERVIEW_____ 36. PREMIUM TIER DESCRIPTION/VINTAGE CARDS. Valpolicella Description Sheet_____ 38. Valpolicella Vintage Card_____ 39. Soave Description Sheet_____ 40. Soave Vintage Card_____ 41. Bardolino Description Sheet_____ 42. Bardolino Vintage Card_____ 43. Pinot Grigio Description Sheet_____ 44.

4 Pinot Grigio Vintage Card_____ 45. Chianti Description Sheet_____ 46. Chianti Vintage Card_____ 47. Cabernet Sauvignon Description Sheet_____ 48. Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Card_____ 49. Chardonnay Description Sheet_____ 50. Chardonnay Vintage Card_____ 51. Merlot Description Sheet_____ 52. Merlot Vintage Card_____ 53. Pinot Noir Description Sheet_____ 54. Pinot Noir Vintage Card_____ 55. Sangiovese Description Sheet_____ 56. Sangiovese Vintage Card_____ 57. Veronese Rosso Description Sheet_____ 58. Veronese Rosso Vintage Card_____ 59.

5 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION_____ 60. REGION OVERVIEW- Italy . ITALIAN WINE FACTS DOCG/DOP. (Denomination of Controlled Wine has been produced in Italy for over 4,000 years. and Guaranteed Origin). Ancient Greeks dubbed it Enotria - land 74 Wines - only 15 regions of wine. EEC =PDO/DOP . Romans propagated the cult of Bacchus - Protected Denomination of establishing a flourishing wine trade thousands Origin/Denominazione di Origine Protetta of years ago. Most Restrictive Category. Leading producer of wine in the world, Further guarantee of authenticity.

6 Alternating with France. No wine law can guarantee quality, only producer Thousands of different wines are produced can do that. in Italy 's 20 regions. Hundreds of different grape varieties. HOW ITALIAN WINES ARE NAMED. Grape Variety - Lambrusco, Sangiovese, ITALIAN WINE LAWS. Trebbiano, etc. Usually in conjunction with Vini Varietali & Vino (formerly Vino da Tavola) an IGT or DOC. Simplest wines Area/Zone of Production - Barolo, Chianti, Gavi, Few government controls Valpolicella, etc. New EU rules allow for use of following grapes Grape Variety and Area/Zone - Brunello di with Country of Origin with/without vintage date: Montalcino, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Cabernet Merlot Brachetto d'Acqui, etc.

7 Fantasy /Proprietary Names - Excelsus, Sassicaia, Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Summus, Tignanello, etc. Usually designated as Cabernet Franc Chardonnay part of an IGT or DOC. Sauvignon Wine - Red, White, Rose IGT/IGP. (Indication of Typical Geographic Origin). Less restrictive than DOC. Some examples - Toscana (not every region has a general IGT), Maremma Toscana, Delle Venezie (inter-region Veneto /Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige). DOC/DOP. (Denomination of Controlled Origin). 300 + wines from all 20 regions EEC = PDO/DOP Protected Denomination of Origin/.

8 Denominazione di Origine Protetta Regulates geography, grapes, yields and in some cases ageing BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. REGION OVERVIEW- Italy . Banfi WINE REGIONS. Italy produces wine in all 20 regions. Banfi Vintners currently does business with wineries in 8 of these regions. Veneto Piedmont Emilia Romagna Tuscany Lazio Abruzzo Sicily Umbria BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 2. MAPS. Italy Wine Regions BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS WINE REGION MAP 3. Bolla REGION OVERVIEW-THE VENETO. THE VENETO. The Veneto is the leader in wine production in Italy , and has 30% of the total DOC/DOCG production.

9 Premium wine producing regions are Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, in the western province of Verona hills between Lake Garda and the town of Soave, and in the eastern plains of the Piave and Tagliamento River basins. Conegliano, the region famed for Prosecco, has set the standard for not only the production of sparkling wines, but Italian viticulture overall. Of all the wines produced in this region, 55% of which are white, Soave is the most popular varietal abroad. And among the reds, Amarone della Valpolicella is the flagship red wine of this region.

10 IMPORTANT GRAPE VARIETIES: IMPORTANT WINE TYPES: White Red White Red Durella Corvina Bianco di Custoza Valpolicella Garganega Rondinella Soave Amarone della Glera Molinara Lessini Valpolicella Pinot Grigio Negrara Breganze Bardolino Chardonnay Cabernet Gambellara Colli Asolani Pinot Bianco Merlot Prosecco di Conegliano Recioto di Valpolicella Sauvignon Pinot Nero Recioto di Soave Lison-Pramaggiore Sylvaner Lambrusco Trebbiano Schiava Verduzzo Lagrein BACK TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 4. BRAND SUMMARY. SUMMARY THREE KEY SELLING POINTS: In 1883, a young innkeeper from the Veneto region named Abele 1.