
Ep. 1622 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 40 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
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Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. In-depth analysis of the Raboso Piave grape variety: its history, characteristics, viticulture, and winemaking. 2. Detailed examination of the Refosco family of grapes, with a focus on Refosco del Peduncolo Rosso: its complexities, vineyard behavior, and wine profile. 3. Challenges and techniques in managing high acidity and tannins in native Italian grape varieties. 4. Viticultural considerations such as bud break, ripening times, soil preferences, and disease susceptibility for specific grapes. 5. Promotion of Italian Wine Podcast's educational resources, particularly ""Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0."
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Since two thousand and seventeen, the Italian wine podcast has exploded. Recently hitting six million listens support us by buying a copy of Italian wine unplugged two point o or making a small donation. In return, we'll give you the chance to nominate a guest and even win lunch with Steve Kim and Professor Atilio Shenza. Find out more at Italian One podcast dot com. For all the super wine geeks out there, we have a special new series dedicated to you. We are reading excerpts from our new addition of Italian wine unplugged two point o. Wine lovers tune in for your weekly fix only on Italian wine podcast. If you want to own a copy of this new must read Italian wine textbook, just go to amazon dot com or visit us at mama jumbo shrimp. Dot com. Rabozo family. Family, Rabozo Piave, other family members, Razo veronese. Description, A small family of two closely related members with Sabozov Yabe and Marzimina Bianca, being the parent of Ramozovironese. Both are deeply color, but lose their color quickly, extremely tannic, and high in acidity. Rapozopiyabe. Description, one of Italy's oldest varieties and most proved wines since two thousand. In doubt with high acid, tannin, and deep color, it gained a reputation as an ideal blending partner. However, it fell out of favor due to its harsh acid and was largely replaced in vineyards by Cobernet sauvignon and Merlo. The name could come from a similarly named tributary of the Piava River, which flows through its production zone. According to popular belief, it could also come from which means angry due to its high, harsh tenant, and high asset. The variety is also called Frularo because it was thought to be native to Frulio. Note that this is not the same variety as which is actually a synonym with associated regions and DOP's IGP, VenetoC, IGP call it Trevigiani, Friulivenetze, Julia, IGP Trevenetze. In the vineyard, Rabinzo Piave is very vigorous and adaptable to different soils, but prefers heavier clay soils. Early bud break and late ripening make it susceptible to spring frost and rain at harvest. Experiment with the leafing, late harvesting, and air drying are all aimed at decreasing disc scrapes naturally high melic enter terry acid. Clonal selection is similarly focused on developing grapes with less acid and tenon. In the glass, While it can be mean well made versions are intensely perfumed with bright strawberry, black cherry, violet, tobacco, and black pepper. Raboso Piyabe's acid is refreshing when balanced with enough extraction and fruit sweetness. Techniques, such as long aging in wood, are used to try to tame high acidity. Specific styles, dry, steel rats. Wines made from air dried grapes are smoother, velvety, and luscious, like a lighter style amarone, whereas those using later harvested grapes are fresher and more refined. Wine to wine business forum. Everything you need to get ahead in the world of wine, supersize your business network. Share business ideas with the biggest voices in the industry. Join us in Verona on November thirteen to fourteen twenty twenty three. Tickets available now at point wine dot net. Raboza Priabe does not lend itself to sweet wine because it has so much tenant. Benchmark producers, Ceketo, Revosco group, red, refosco del Pedunco Oroosso. Other group member, white refosco bianco, red, refosco gentile, refoscone, refosconostrano, refosco d fides. Description. There is a considerable confusion around the intricate parentage and relationships. Among the various refoskos with much still to be clarified and verified. Mess understanding is exacerbated by the numerous synonyms, use and interplanting of different refoskos within the same vineyard. These various members have little in common besides some physical characteristics, very cultural behavior, and limited cultivation, almost exclusively in refosco del Pedum Corroso and refosco Nostraro, refosco de Fides are the only two made in commercially significant volumes. The lesser known refosco Nostraro gives more elegant, refined wines, with pronounced floral and delicately spice notes, less aggressive tenants, but more acidity. Rifosco de Pidum Corosso. Red. Description, the most famous and important of Rifosco's and likely Frioli Vanessa Julia's best known native grape. PDucorroso translates as red stalk, a reference to the stalk of the grape bunch, which turns red when fully ripe. Refosco Del pedunco Oroso is an offspring of Marzimino and a parent to Corvina. It is not the same grape as Mendo's dwarf as once was thought associated regions and DOPs. Frioli Vanessa Julia, DOC. Frioli Coliorentale DOC, Frriuligrave, DOC. In the vineyard, although it is generally considered a late ripener. X actually ripens one to two weeks earlier than the rest of the refocus. It has thin but resistant skins and is adaptable to a range of soils. However, to curb its natural vigor It is best in low nutrients, pulcarous clay, and hilly side locations. Full ripeness is crucial to avoid green vegetable nodes. In the glass, the most aromatically complex of refusco's It demonstrates dried red cherry, fresh herbs, almond, and floral nuances of lavender, geranium, and violet. However, these notes often fail to linger. Small barrels are frequently used for aging in order to help smooth Refosco del Pidunco Oroso's tannins, which can be tough and astringent. Oak also helps to curb reduction for which this grape has a tendency. Similar to the carbonates, it can show green nodes, especially when not fully ripe. Specific styles, dry, still reds. Benchmark producers, livio Feluga, Castel Vecio. 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