Ep. 1980 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 74 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Episode 1980

Ep. 1980 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 74 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

June 22, 2024
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Marco Gandini
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Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. Detailed Profiles of Italian Native Grape Varieties: The core content provides in-depth descriptions of several Italian grape varieties, both white and red. 2. Focus on Lesser-Known and ""Rediscovered"" Grapes: Many of the discussed varieties are not widely recognized, highlighting regional diversity and historical significance. 3. Viticultural and Oenological Characteristics: For each grape, the analysis includes details on vineyard behavior (e.g., ripening, vigor, disease resistance) and specific tasting notes (aromas, flavors, acidity, tannins). 4. Regional Specificity of Grape Cultivation: The importance of geographical association is emphasized through mentions of specific regions and DOPs where these grapes are primarily grown. 5. Promotion of Wine Educational Resources: The podcast segment serves as a promotional vehicle for the Italian Wine Podcast's books, journals, and other educational materials. Summary This segment of the Italian Wine Podcast offers an in-depth, educational exploration of several Italian grape varieties. It provides detailed profiles for Catalanesca (white), Chintasimino (red), Chatus (red), Chividin (white), Chanoidia (red), an unnamed rediscovered red variety (likely Casetta), Cornalen (red), and Corniola (red). For each grape, the discussion covers its general description, associated regions and DOPs (e.g., Campania, Emilia Romagna, Piedmont, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Aosta Valley, Umbria), vineyard characteristics (such as cluster size, berry traits, ripening time, vigor, and disease susceptibility), and typical ""in the glass"" tasting notes, including aromas, flavors, acidity, and tannin profiles. Interspersed throughout are promotional messages encouraging listeners to support the podcast, purchase its related books like ""My Italian GreatGeek Journal"" and ""Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0,"" and explore other resources from Mama Jumbo Shrimp, positioning the podcast as a community-driven platform for Italian wine enthusiasts. Takeaways * The Italian Wine Podcast provides specific, detailed information on various Italian grape varieties, including lesser-known ones. * Profiles include insights into general description, regional associations (DOPs/IGTs), vineyard characteristics, and tasting profiles. * Catalanesca is a white grape from Campania, known for high acidity and mineral notes. * Chintasimino, a red grape from Emilia Romagna, offers red berries and sweet spices with fresh acidity. * Chatus, a red grape from Piedmont, is easy to grow and produces wines with deep purple hues and spicy, herbal aromas. * Chividin, a white grape from Friuli Venezia Giulia, is characterized by high alcohol, high acidity, and notes of citrus, tropical fruits, and minerals. * Chanoidia (or similar variant mentioned as ""canore"") is a vigorous red grape from Friuli Venezia Giulia, producing light, aromatic red wines or rosatos. * An unnamed rediscovered red variety (likely Casetta) from Pordenone is a reliable producer with red berry, black iron, and fresh herb aromas. * Cornalen, a red grape from Aosta Valley, offers intense red currant and smoky-spicy aromas, requiring aging. * Corniola, a horn-shaped red grape from Umbria, is typically made from air-dried grapes, yielding sweet, red, and black fruit aromas. * The podcast strongly promotes its educational books and resources for ""super wine geeks."

About This Episode

The Italian wine podcast My Italian Great Geek journal offers free copies of its hosts and a new series of wine recommendations, including a description of a new wine textbook and a wine cluster initeria. The podcast also mentions a new wine brand called Chintasimino wine, blended fruit drink with pepper, lime, and spices. Speakers discuss the production of Italian wines, origin and cultivation, and potential uses, including the use of traditional wines, new discoveries, and wine study maps. They also mention the importance of the wines' characteristics and aromas, as well as their use in various industries. The podcast is promoted and viewers are encouraged to donate through Italian lineup.

Transcript

The Italian wine podcast is the community driven platform for Italian winegeeks around the world. Support the show by donating at italian wine podcast dot com. Donate five or more Euros, and we'll send you a copy of our latest book, my Italian Great Geek journal. Absolutely free. To get your free copy of my Italian GreatGeek journal, click support us at italian wine podcast dot com, or wherever you get your pots. 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. Katalanesca. White description only since two thousand six. Catalalanesca has been recognized as a cultivar from which to make wine It was previously considered only a good table grape associated regions and DOPs. Campaign, catalanesca del Montezoma is the main IgT wine can be produced in a townships around of a Soviet volcano. The guidelines also allow for a passito or air dry versions to be made. End of vineyard, Catalanesca's cluster is various parts, and the berries thickened. It is a lay ripener, rustic, productive variety, but it is exclusively sensitive to oedium. In the glass, Catalaniska is characterized by high total acidity, very good wines, all of which seems to have an obvious mineral bands with a little bottle age, but start out live soft and fruity with hints of pineapple, apricot, and apple. Description. It is also known in Emilia Romanias area as Salvigno Roso or Sabigno Roso. Associated regions and DOPs. Emilia Romagna, mainly planted in the countryside around Oriolo south of Finesa. Chintasimino wine can be labeled as an IGT with the Chintasimino name in full view or more often than not as Sabignon Russo or sovignon, but also in other IGT wines, such as Ravin Rosa, Enelia, forli, and rubicorna. In the vineyard, medium small bunches, medium berries. It is an early ripening variety, very vegetative, but it produces very little. In the glass, red berries and sweet spices with telltale fresh acidity and lively tenants packed on a light to medium bodied frame. Shatus, rat, description, usually also known as in Piedmontese dialect, or as associated regions and DOPs, Piedmont, Once very common, Chatus is found today only in the lower Valmira, mainly on the hills around Saluzzo and in the Canada areas. It is often blended with other local varieties such as Barbera or Niretta Kunis, providing such blends with body and structure. In the vineyard, medium batches, small berries, Chatus is an easy variety to grow, and it is resistant to gray rot. Very vigorous and productive and slightly sensitive to powdery mildew. In the glass, characterized by deep purple black hues and delicately spicy, herbal aromas, complicated by hints of blueberry and prunes. Chividin, white description. The parentage of this grape are unknown, but the name chividin derives from the town of chividale where the grapes was traditionally grown. Associated regions and DOPs. Recently recently rediscovered, it grows only in small vineyards plots around though recently vines have been located near the upper reaches of the Vipaca River and even in the Carso near Trieste. In the vineyard, medium sized cylindrical and very tightly packed bunches, medium small berries, Very sensitive to oedium. It is also a very late retinor. In the glass, generally high alcohol and high total acidity levels. Aromas of citrus and tropical fruits plus a hint that recalls the white buried mosquitoes with celine and mineral notes. Are you enjoying this podcast? There's so much more high quality wine content available for mama jumbo shrimp. Check out our new wine study maps. Our books on Italian wine, including Italian wine unplugged, the jumbo shrimp guide to Italian wine, Sanjay Vazzy Lambrusco, and other stories, and much, much more. On our website, mama jumbo shrimp dot com. Now back to the show. Red, also known as canore, canore, canore, canore, canore, canaria, rosario, and Vinoza, associated regions and DOPs, free to live in Etsy, Julia, was never intensely cultivated in Frioli Vanessa, Julia. Today, it is limited to the hillsides of the spielinburgo in the province of and far east near NIMis. Manavarrile wines are rare. End of vineyard, medium size loosely pack bunches, medium berries. Chanoidia is a very vigorous fertile and disease resistant variety. In the glass, China makes an ideal light delicately aromatic red wine, even a rosato with pretty if delicate aromas and flavors of red berries and roses. Red description, also called is a rediscovered variety that until recently was no longer used to make wine, associated regions and DOPs. It is only grown in sporadic vineyards plots of the Pordenone province. It is most typically found in the spilling cargo hills around San Vito Elta Yamento. In the vineyard, a reliable large producer. The gray bunch is medium size and conical. These small round berries are characterized by thin but resistant blue dart skins. Eribents very late in the season. In the glass, aromas of red berries, black iron, and fresh herbs. The wine is uncomplicated and is it going soft and fruity? Cornelen. Red. Description is believed by some to take its name from or the semi precious mountain gem stone while other thing, it stems from the town of Colignola, one of the epicenters of initial Cornaline cultivation associated regions and DOPs, Aosta Valley, In addition to be used in Validosta DOC plants such as Dorrete, this grape has been ordered its own sub denomination, Validosta Cornalene. In the vineyard, similar to Petirous is characterized by a medium small, pyramidal, or cylindrical bunch, more or less tightly packed with medium small, dark blue brown berries. It is both vigorous and a dependable producer. In the glass, intense red, current, and delicately smoky spicy aromas, and flavors, pepper, vanilla, thyme, tobacco, are typical as our medium low acidity. Tannic, This one really needs to age to show off all of its considerable potential. Red description, it takes its name from its berries. Which are horn shaped, means horn in Italian associated regions and DOPs. Umbria, it grows only near Canada in the province of perugia, between Torgiano and Montevalco. Vernacha de canada has to be made with at least eighty five Cornita, but most examples are monomeridal or close to it. In the vineyard, it is very susceptible to oedium, less so to botrytis, and it is very vigorous. In the glass, the wine is always made from air dried grapes and is bright deep red, redolent, of sweet, red, and black cherry aromas and flavors complicated by notes of blackberry jam and cinnamon and other sweet aromatic spices. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcast. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, email ifm, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italianline podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, and publication costs. Until next time.