29. NE Italy

Question 1

What is the latitude of the Po River?

Answer 1

45 degrees north

Question 2

What are the key red grapes in Alto Adige?

Answer 2

Schiava, Lagrein

Question 3

What are the key white grapes in Alto Adige?

Answer 3

Riesling, Gewurtztraminer (Italian/German labels)

Question 4

What are the key red grapes in Trentino?

Answer 4

Teroldego

Question 5

What are the key white grapes in Trentino?

Answer 5

Pinot Grigio (remember this Italian area, so not Pinot Gris)

Question 6

What Italian area has the highest percentage of exports?

Answer 6

Alto Adige

Question 7

What Italian area has the highest proportion of DOC production?

Answer 7

Alto Adige

Question 8

What is the largest wine producing region in Italy?

Answer 8

Veneto

Question 9

What Italian region is the biggest producer of DOC wine?

Answer 9

Veneto

Question 10

What color are Gewurztraminer grapes?

Answer 10

(white wine from) pink grapes

Question 11

What are the classic aromas of Soave Classico?

Answer 11

iris, camomille (some say cherry blossom)

Question 12

What is the grape of Soave?

Answer 12

Garganega (though Pinot bianco, Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) and Chardonnay are permitted in varying percentages - Wiki)

Question 13

What is Italy’s most important grape by quantity?

Answer 13

Garganega (in the 1970’s Soave surpassed Chianti as the leading exported DOC Italian wine, but no longer the case)

Question 14

What is the style of Soave?

Answer 14

mostly dry, but also sparkling and sweet (Recioto di Soave DOCG)

Question 15

What is the soil type for the Soave Classico?

Answer 15

volcanic hills east of Verona

Question 16

What are the grapes of Valpolicella?

Answer 16

Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara

Question 17

What are the grapes of Bardolino?

Answer 17

Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara