Ep. 1989 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 75 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Episode 1989

Ep. 1989 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 75 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

June 29, 2024
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Marco Gandini
Italian Wine
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Episode Summary

Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. Detailed descriptions of Italian native grape varietals. 2. Characteristics of specific grapes including their ""in the vineyard"" and ""in the glass"" profiles. 3. Associated regions and DOPs/IGTs for various Italian grape varieties. 4. Promotional content for the Italian Wine Podcast, its publications, and community. 5. The importance of listener support for independent wine content. Summary This segment from the Italian Wine Podcast serves as both a promotional message and an educational resource on Italian grape varietals. It begins by encouraging listeners to support the podcast through donations and by purchasing their related books and new series, emphasizing its role as a community-driven platform for wine enthusiasts. The core of the content provides in-depth descriptions of several Italian native grapes: Dindarella, Dorona, Dutavi, Dorella, Enantio, Famoso (two variants), and Fogarina. For each grape, the podcast details its physical characteristics in the vineyard (e.g., bunch/berry size, vigor, disease resistance, productivity) and its typical wine profile in the glass (e.g., color, body, alcohol, acidity, aromas, and flavors). It also specifies the regions where these grapes are primarily grown and their associated DOP/IGT classifications, highlighting unique aspects like Dorella's name origin, Fogarina's historical use in blends for acidity, and the intense aromatics of Famoso. Takeaways * The Italian Wine Podcast is a platform for wine enthusiasts, encouraging community engagement and financial support. * Specific Italian native grape varietals, such as Dindarella, Dorona, and Enantio, possess unique viticultural and enological characteristics. * Grape descriptions include details on vigor, productivity, disease resistance, and physical traits like bunch and berry size. * Wines made from these grapes offer diverse profiles, ranging from light-bodied rosatos (Dindarella) to intensely aromatic whites (Famoso) and high-acid reds (Fogarina). * Many Italian grapes are deeply tied to specific regions and benefit from particular soil and climate conditions. * Some grapes, like Fogarina, were historically important for blending to improve wine characteristics like color and acidity. * The podcast offers additional educational resources, including books like ""Italian wine unplugged"" and study maps. Notable Quotes * ""The Italian wine podcast is the community driven platform for Italian winegeeks around the world."

About This Episode

The Italian wine podcast is a community-driven platform for Italian winegeeks around the world. hosts offer free copies of their latest book and new series of wine recommendations, including new wine from Red, Ven-yes, and Ove. Speakers discuss the characteristics and potential uses of several wine wines, including glass and wine from the rest of the world. The podcast is a combination of a podcast and website for more wine content. Speaker 1 and Speaker 4 talk about the quality and yields of various wine wines, including glass and wine from the vineyard, and the various varieties and regions used in the glass. Speaker 2 reminds listeners to check out the Italian wine podcast and subscribe to their website.

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. Dindarela. Red, associated regions and DOPs. The wines are usually labeled as In the vineyard, large punches, medium berries. Dinderella has good vigor, productivity, and disease resistance, but it is unfortunately very subject to cooler, which can greatly reduce yields. The thick skins and large loosely packed punches make Dinderella ideal for air drying. End glass. Dinderella gives lighter bodied lower alcohol red and rosato wines. Made as rosato, it is a lovely dainty wine, exuding a delicately aromatic nose reminiscent of cinnamon, bay leaves, and red currants. Wides. Description. It was almost always viewed in the past as a table grape, probably because of the big round juicy berries associated regions and DOPs. Veneto. Today, the only important Dorona vineyard is currently found on Mazzorbo, one of the islands of the lagoon of Venice. In the Pisaw family estate, the wine is called In the vineyard, Mirphologically Dorona looks very much like an opulent garganiga with bigger berries and bunches. It is vigorous and produces constant and abandoned yields. It is also resistant to fungal diseases particular butchitis. In the glass, didorona produces a light crisp white wine not so different from that made with Garganaga. Dutavi, red associated regions and DOPs. Piedmont nowadays, its diffusion is limited to small pockets on the outskirts of Torino. To Piedmont's Pineroleza area, and to the and the wines are probably best, but the variety is also included in the TOC rosso pine rosso wine blends. In the vineyard, difficult, medium large bunches and berries is affected by miller and age and berry shutter. And when its bunches are compact, but try this bunched rod becomes a problem too. It is an early ripener. In the glass, it has always been used in plants, adding perfume to wines. There are a number of very good refreshing monomerado red wines made. Characterized by flavors and aromas of sour red cherry and red berries. Dorella white description Dorella takes its name from its redder tough skin Dorella means hard or angry in Italian. Associated regions and DOPs. Venetal, Tuscany, lombardy, it grows mainly in Venetal between verona and Vicenza, But it's also found in North Eastern Tuscany near Masakarara where it is called Dorella gintile, and in Lumbergy. The Lecimidorello DOC, at least eighty five percent Dorella in its plan, but there are producers making hundred percent Dorella wines. Other DUC wines that includes small percentages of Dorella are Montelicini Bregance and There are also numerous IGT wines to choose from too. Are you enjoying this podcast? There's so much more high quality wine content available from 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 Vazil, Lambrusco, and other stories, and much much more. On our website, mama jumbo shrimp dot com. Now back to the show. In the vineyard, medium bunches, medium berries. It is vigorous and produces constant and abundant yields. In the glass, high acid wines blast with delicate aromas and flavors. White flowers and fresh fruits, especially green apple and lemon, and mineral notes. Enantio, red description in Tarantino and Veneto, Enantio is still most often called associated regions and g o p's. Trentino Veneto. Enantio has been grown for centuries in the countryside of the low Valagarina in Trentino, specifically in the terra de forty, along the river Adige. DOC wines are and in the letter, it is blended with other varieties. In innovator, it has medium sized berries and bunches. It is a vigorous and reliable producer and is very disease and frost resistance. In the glass, The wine is bright and juicy with sneaky concentration to raspberry and delicately herbal aromas and flavors. Famoso white description, there is not one famozzo variety in Italy, but two, the famozo al Chezina, and famozo de Pizarro rimini associated regions and DOPs. Emilia Romania. Cultivated for centuries in the Romania portion of Emilia Romania, mainly in the countryside around Cesena, has the Dichesena descriptor still used today by many locals. And throughout most of the Savia River Valley. Most familiar wines are puddled as IGT Ravena Biananko or Frolibianco. And a vineyard. It is generally characterized by large bunches and berries. It is both vigorous and protective. In the glass, it is intensely aromatic. The bats are characterized by an obvious aromatic node of rose petals, talcum powder, light sheet, and peach with hints of white pepper. White associated regions and DOPs. Given that the variety is not yet officially recognized, the wise made with it can only be labeled as in the vineyard. Compared to famozo, has a much smaller bunches and its berries are also smaller and have thinner skins. It is a non aromatic variety. In the glass, it has a delicate white flower, lemony herbal aroma, and flavor profile. It's light bodied and high in acid without any spicy or pungent qualities typically associated with the aromatic grapes. Fogarina. Rat, description, Fogarina is also known as Fogarina de Guarri and Uva Fogarina. Associated regions and DOPs. Today, Figarina grows mainly around the hamlets of and wild thierry around Modena. Its variety can be included in the DOC wines and such IGT wines as Ravin Naroso forli and Rubicone. End of vineyard medium sized bunches and berries. It is a very vigorous and productive variety. In the glass, Fogarina wines are characterized by good color and extremely high acidities, and so were historically used in blends to add color lower pH value and increase aroma. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple podcasts, modify himalaya FM and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italianwine podcast dot com. 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