Central and Southern Italy

Question 1

Two DOCG level wines based on Verdicchio

Answer 1

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

Question 2

Region of origin:
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

Answer 2

Marches

Question 3

Region of origin:

Orvieto DOC

Answer 3

Umbria

Question 4

Style of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC

Answer 4

White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano; dry to sweet

Question 5

Terms used for:
Dry
Semi-dry
Semi-sweet
Sweet

Answer 5

Dry = secco
Semi-dry = Abboccato
Semi-sweet = Amabile
Sweet = Dolce

Question 6

Two DOCG wines of Umbria

Answer 6

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Question 7

Required assemblage:

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Answer 7

100% Sagrantino

Question 8

Required assemblage:

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

Answer 8

Min 70% Sangiovese

Question 9

Region of production:

Frascati DOC

Answer 9

Lazio

Question 10

One of Lazio’s best known wines: Est! Est!! Est!!! di __________

Answer 10

Montefiascone

Question 11

DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines

Answer 11

Cannelioni di Frascati DOCG

Question 12

Two red wine DOCGs of Campania

Answer 12

Taurasi DOCG

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

Question 13

Main grape of Taurasi DOCG

Answer 13

Aglianico

Question 14

Two white wine DOCGs of Campania

Answer 14

Greco di Tufo DOCG

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Question 15

DOC that produces Lacryma Christi wines

Answer 15

Vesuvio DOC (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio)

Question 16

Two DOCGs of Abruzzo

Answer 16

Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG

Tullum/Terre Tollesi DOCG

Question 17

Best known DOCG wines of Abruzzo (one white, one red)

Answer 17

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 18

Abruzzo based DOC for cherry colored wines based on the Montepulciano grape

Answer 18

Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 19

Main red grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

Answer 19

Gaglioppo

Question 20

Main white grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

Answer 20

Greco Bianco

Question 21

Style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC

Answer 21

Copper colored dessert wine; made using partially dried Greco Bianco grapes

Question 22

Late harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia

Answer 22

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

Question 23

Main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC

Answer 23

Negroamaro

Question 24

DOCG wine of Sicily

Answer 24

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Question 25

Grape varieties used in the Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

Answer 25

Nero d’Avola

Frappato

Question 26

3 leading grapes of Marsala

Answer 26

Catarratto
Grillo
Inzolia

Question 27

3 leading styles of Marsala

Answer 27

Oro (golden)
Ambra (amber)
Rubino (ruby/red)

Question 28

3 styles of Marsala (based on sweetness)

Answer 28

Secco (dry)
Semisecco (semi dry)
Dolce (sweet)

Question 29

Minimum required aging:

Marsala Fine

Answer 29

1 year

Question 30

Minimum required aging:

Marsala Superiore

Answer 30

2 years

Question 31

Minimum required aging:

Marsala Superiore Riserva

Answer 31

4 years

Question 32

Minimum required aging:

Marsala Vergine and Marsala Solera

Answer 32

Min of 5 years in a solera

Question 33

Minimum required aging:

Marsala Vergine Stravecchio Riserva

Answer 33

Min. of 10 years cask aging

Question 34

Grape variety known as Cannonau

Answer 34

Grenache/Garnacha

Question 35

Required assemblage:

Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

Answer 35

Min. 85% Cannonau (90% for riserva)

Question 36

DOCG wine of Sardinia

Answer 36

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG