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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 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 Verona Rosso 883 Vintage Card ____________________________________________________31 Prosecco Description Sheet ________________________________________________________32 Prosecco Vintage Card ___________________________________________________________33 Sparkling Rosé Description Sheet ___________________________________________________34 Sparkling Rosé 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 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 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. 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. • 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/ 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. 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. 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. TRADITION, HERITAGE, CONSISTENCY: Bolla decided to make and serve his own wine as a means of 130 years of winemaking has built offering his guests a superior experience. His wine, Soave, quickly a strong reputation and trust in the saw immense success, not only at his inn, but in the surrounding Bolla family of wines. Bolla is a regions as well. His wine endeavors grew, and with them, the fame world-renown name in wine and of Bolla on an international scale. In 1947, Fratelli Bolla made has been among the Top Best- its first shipment to the United States – 200 cases of Bardolino Selling Italian Wine Brands in the – and America’s love affair with Bolla wines began. Today, all US for the past three decades. award-winning Bolla wines are hand-harvested and created in Italy. The distinct flavors of the grapes can be attributed to the 2. BALANCED, DEVELOPED PORTFOLIO unique climate, soil and temperature of the region in which they OF WINES: Bolla has a selection of are grown. Our goal is to capture those nuances so consumers will