Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Goals for this morning

•Provide some historical background to key regions

• Learn to “think local”

•Discover new wines that have broad appeal, yet still maintain a sense of place

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

A quick look at the geography

Prior to 1871 Current day

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Lay of the land

Italy

• Country: Italy

• Region: Campania

• Province: Avellino

• Commune: Tufo

USA

• Country: United States

• State: Ohio

• County: Montgomery

• City: Dayton

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Le Marche

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Regional Capital: Ancona (Portland, ME)

• Founded by the Greeks

• Major feature: Monte Conero

• Famous pilgrimage site of the Basilica della Santa Casa

• Famous red of Montepulciano

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Wine number 1

• Verdicchio di Matelica DOC, Fontezoppa, 2013

• Sandwhiched between the Apennine and pre-Appenineranges.

• 350m

• Wide diurnals in temperature

• Slightly austere; more ageworthy

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Campania

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Regional Capital: Naples (Fort Wayne, IN)

• Coastal area: Amalfi, Sorrento, Positano

• Mt Vesuvius (79CE)

• Avellino: hazelnuts, summer truffles, Sulphur mines

• Tony Soprano’s grandfather is from Avellino!

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Wine number 2

• Fiano di Avellino DOCG, NATIV, 2012

• 400-500 meters

• Mix of calcareous, clay, volcanic

• Fiano vine native to Avellino

• Vine has shorter life than most

• Wines are cellar worthy

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Wine number 3

• Greco di Tufo DOCG, Benito Ferrara ‘Vigna Cicogna’ 2013

• Single vineyard, east facing

• 500 meters

• Greco brought by Greeks

• Famous Tuff soil; compact volcanic

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Veneto

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Regional Capital: Venice (Ottawa, Canada)

• Most Serene Venetian Republic

• Stretched down through modern day Croatia

• Provided fleets of ships for eager crusaders

• Lake Garda: Italy’s largest lake

• Veneto: highest volume production

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Wine number 4

• Bardolino DOC, Cavalchina, 2013

• Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

• Tank fermented to retain freshness

• Soil is based on ancient glacial deposits

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Wine number 5 (back to the Marche)

• Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC, Velenosi, 2013

• Unique tear-shape grapes

• Very aromatic

• Not related to Lacryma in Campania

• DOC is within the Castelli di JesiDOC known for Verdicchio

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Tuscany

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Regional Capital: Florence (Milwaukee, WI)

• The land of Sangiovese synonyms

• Settled by ancient Etruscans

• Old rivalries of Florence/Siena

• Montepulciano ally to Florence

• Medici influence on culture

• Vino Rosso Scelto di Montepulciano (original name)

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Wine number 6

• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, Dei ‘Bossona’ Reserva, 2008

• 100% Prugnolo Gentile

• Single vineyard produced only in the best years

• 36 month in 750L Tonneaux

• 12 month in bottle

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Umbria

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Regional Capital: Perugia (Concord, NH)

• Settled by ancient Umbrian (longtime enemy of the Etruscans)

• Fields of Sunflower and potatoes

• Famous towns of Assisi and Orvieto

• Montefalco hilltop town

• Historically passito style wines

• Dry table wine began in 1970s

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Wine number 7

• Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Antonelli San Marco, 2007

• Sagrantino dates back 400 years

• Fewer than 2,000 acres planted

• 100% sagrantino

• Maceration last 25-40 days, wines then moved to barrel for 24 months, then glass-lined cement for 12 month, then bottle for 12 month

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015

Michael Freeman, CSW, Advanced Sommelier 2015