21. Italian White Wines

Question 1

What are the seven main wine regions in Italy?

Answer 1

Tuscany
Piemonte
Marche
Veneto
Abruzzo
Campania
Puglia

Question 2

What level of acidity does Cortese have?

Answer 2

High acidity

Question 3

What level of acidity does Garganega have?

Answer 3

High acidity

Question 4

What level of acidity does Verdicchio have?

Answer 4

High acidity

Question 5

What level of acidity does Fiano have?

Answer 5

Medium acidity

Question 6

What flavours does Cortese usually exhibit?

Answer 6

Floral - blossom
Green fruit - apple, pear
Citrus - lemon
Minerality

Question 7

What flavours does Garganega usually exhibit?

Answer 7

Floral - chamomile
Green fruit - apple, pear
Citrus - lemon
Stone fruit - peach
Almond

Question 8

What flavours does Verdicchio usually exhibit?

Answer 8

Green fruit - apple, pear
Citrus - lemon
Herbal - fennel

Question 9

What flavours does Fiano usually exhibit?

Answer 9

Stone fruit - peach

Tropical fruit - melon, mango

Question 10

What level of body does Cortese have?

Answer 10

Light bodied

Question 11

What level of body does Garganega have?

Answer 11

Medium bodied

Question 12

What level of body does Verdicchio have?

Answer 12

Medium bodied

Question 13

What level of body does Fiano have?

Answer 13

Medium to full bodied

Question 14

Which Italian white varieties are commonly oaked?

Answer 14

Fiano

Question 15

Which Italian white varieties can age well?

Answer 15

Garganega
Fiano
Verdicchio
(Wines must be v good or outstanding to age)

Question 16

What flavours develop when Italian white varieties are bottle aged?

Answer 16

Honey

Nuts

Question 17

What grapes is Gavi made from?

Answer 17

Cortese

Question 18

What wine has the following characteristics:
High acidity
Flavour of blossom, green apple, pear, lemon and minerality
Dry
Light bodied
Unoaked, usually drunk young?

Answer 18

Gavi di Gavi from Piemonte, Italy

Made from Cortese grapes

Question 19

Where is Cortese commonly grown?

Answer 19

Piemonte - Gavi

Question 20

Where is Gavi from?

Answer 20

Piemonte in Northern Italy

Question 21

Which Italian grape varietal can be used to make sweet wine?

Answer 21

Garganega

Question 22

What grapes is Soave made from?

Answer 22

Garganega

Question 23

Where is Garganega commonly grown?

Answer 23

Veneto - Soave

Question 24

What does Classico refer to on Italian wine labels?

Answer 24

Historic centre of the region

Better wine due to best aspect for wine growing, often hilliest spot

Question 25

Where is Soave from?

Answer 25

Veneto

Question 26

What wine has the following characteristics: High acidity Flavour of chamomile, green apple, pear, lemon and peach Medium bodied Can be dry or sweet?

Answer 26

Soave from Veneto | Made from Garganega grapes

Question 27

What is a recioto wine?

Answer 27

Sweet wine made from dried grapes using the appassimento method

Question 28

What are the two common types of recioto wines?

Answer 28

Recioto di Soave | Recioto della Valpolicella

Question 29

What wine has the following characteristics: High acidity Flavour of apple, pear, lemon and fennel Medium bodied Unoaked Outstanding examples may age in bottle to produce honey and nut flavours?

Answer 29

Verdicchio from Marche

Question 30

Where is Verdicchio commonly grown?

Answer 30

Marche region of Italy

Question 31

Where is the best Verdicchio grown?

Answer 31

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesu

Question 32

What wine is common in the Marche region?

Answer 32

Verdicchio

Question 33

Where is the Marche region?

Answer 33

Italy

Question 34

Why does Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesu produce high quality wines?

Answer 34

Coastal breezes

Question 35

What wine has the following characteristics: Medium acidity Flavour of peach, melon, mango Medium-full bodied May be oaked May be aged on lees producing bread and biscuit flavours?

Answer 35

Fiano from Campania

Question 36

Where is Fiano commonly grown?

Answer 36

Campania region of Italy

Question 37

Where is the best Fiano grown?

Answer 37

Fiano di Avellino

Question 38

What wine is common in Campania?

Answer 38

Fiano

Question 39

Why does Fiano di Avellino produce high quality wines?

Answer 39

Altitude has a moderating influence

Question 40

What are the seven main white grapes grown in Italy?

Answer 40

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