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1
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What are the aging requirements for Brunello di Montalcino DOCG / Riserva?

A

Brunello - must age 5 years from Jan 1 with 2 years in oak
Riserva - must age 6 years with 3 years in oak

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2
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What percentage of Rosso di Montalcino must be sangiovese?

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100%

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What is the diffrence between Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino?

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  • same area of production, but vines are younger or in less prestigious areas
  • can age in oak or stainless
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What is the min percentage of sangiovese required in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?

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70%

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What is the max yield in Brunello di Montalcino?

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54.4 hl/ha (vigna 47.6)

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What is the age requirement for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano / Riserva?

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Vino Nobile - must age 2 years with 1 year in oak
Reserva - must age 3 years with 1 in oak

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What is the appellation of Ornellaia?

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Bolgheri Superiore DOC

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8
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What is the assemblage for Chianti Classico DOCG?

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80-100% sangiovese
max 20% other grapes (colorina, canaiolo, cab sauv, merlot)

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In what year were white grapes banned from Chianti Classico DOCG?

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2006

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10
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What are the 2 areas of Banfi’s holdings?

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  • Poggio all Mura
  • Poggio all’Oro
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11
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What DOCG is prugnolo gentile associated with?

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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12
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What wines does La Cerbaiola produce?

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  • Brunello di Montalcino
  • Rosso di Montalcino
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13
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In what year was the IGT category established?

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1992

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14
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In what 2 areas does Biondi-Santi have holdings?

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  • Greppo
  • Pieri
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What is the primary grape of Morellino di Scansano DOCG and in what region is it located?

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Toscana
- sangiovese

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What are the primary grapes of Falerio DOC?

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  • trebbiano toscana
  • pecorino
  • passerina
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17
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Toscana shares the DOC Colli di Luna with what other region?

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Liguria

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18
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What is the age requirement for Chianto DOCG?

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Chianti - can be released March 1, YFH
Superiore - can be released Sept 1, YFH
Reserva - must be aged min 2 years from Jan 1, YFH

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19
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What are the 6 provinces of Chianti?

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  • Firenze
  • Siena
  • Arezzo
  • Prato
  • Pisa
  • Pistoia
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What are the 3 DOCGs of Lazio?

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  • Cannellino di Frascati
  • Cesanese del Pglio
  • Frascati Superiore
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What are the aging requirements for Sagrantino di Montefalco?

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  • min 37 months from Dec 1
  • including 12 months in wood
  • including 4 months in bottle
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22
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What styles of wine are allowed in Frascati DOC?

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white and sparkling based in malvasia di Candia / del Lazio

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What is the age requirement for Torgiano Rosso Reserva DOCG?

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min 3 years from Nov 1, YFH including 6 mos in bottle

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24
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What is the only white allowed to be varietally labelled in Atina DOC (Lazio)?

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semillon

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25
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What are the primary white grapes of Bolgheri DOC?

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  • vermentino
  • sauv blanc
  • viognier
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What are the requirements for Chianti Classico Gran Selezione and what will be the first vintage of these requirements?

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2027
- estate fruit
- min 90% sangiovese
- min 30 months age from Jan 1, YFH including min 3 months in bottle

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27
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What are the primary grapes in Orvieto DOC?

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  • trebbiano toscano
  • grechetto
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What is the age requirement for Bolgheri DOC rosso?

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Rosso - not sold until Sept 1, YFH
Rosso Superiore - min age 2 years from Jan 1, YFH including 1 year in oak

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29
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What is the age requirement for vin santo del Chianti Classico DOC?

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not released until Nov 1, 3YFH including min 24 months in wood

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30
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What is the assemblage for reds of Montefalco DOC?

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60-80% sangio
10-25% sagrantino
max. 30% other umbrian reds

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31
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What are the primary grapes of Rosso Piceno DOC?

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  • montpulciano
  • sangiovese
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32
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What is the appellation of Le Pergole Torte and when was the first vintage?

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IGT Toscana
1977

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33
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What styles of wine are allowed in Bianco dell’Empolese DOC?

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still white and vin santo based on min 60% trebbiano toscana

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34
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Prugnolo gentile is a specific clone of what grape?

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sangiovese

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35
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Who produces Paleo Rosso (cab franc), Messorio (merlot), and Scrio (syrah)?

A

Le Macchiole

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36
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In what region is Occhio di Pernice commonly found?

A

Toscana

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37
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What can Rosso di Montalcino be released for sale?

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Sept 1, YFH

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38
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Carmignano DOCG is based on wines of min 50% sangiovese plus what other grape?

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10-20% cab sauv or cab franc

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39
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What is the min abv in Chianto Classico DOCG?

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12%

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40
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What are the primary grapes of Colli Albani DOC (Lazio)?

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  • malvasia
  • trebbiano
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41
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What sea influences the Marche region?

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Adriatic

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42
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What style of wine is Occhio di Pernice?

A

Vin Santo rose

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43
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What is the climate of Tuscany?

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dry, mediterranean

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44
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What was Italy’s first DOC?

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano (est 1966, elevated to DOCG in 1993)

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45
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Who produces Sassicaia?

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Tenuta San Guido

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46
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What flagship wine started the Super Tuscan movement and who was the producer?

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Antinori ‘Tignanello’
- cab sauv, sangio

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47
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What are the primary grapes in vin santo del Chianti Classico DOC?

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  • trebbiano toscana
  • malvasia bianca lunga
  • malvasia bianca di candia
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48
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What two famous Bordeaux inspired wines are the backbone of Tuscany’s Bolgheri DOC?

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  • Sassicaia
  • Ornellaia
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49
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What are the age requirements for Chianti Classico and Reserva?

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Classico - not released until Oct 1, YFH
Reserva - min 24 mos age from Jan 1, YFH including 3 mos bottle

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50
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What type of wine is Rosso dell Val Di Cornia DOCG (Tuscany) known for?

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red blends based on sangio, cab sauv, and merlot

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51
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What are the common soil types in Chianti Classico DOCG?

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galestro - soft, friable marl
albarese - marlstone
macigno - sandstone

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52
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In what region is Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG?

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Tuscany

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53
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What were the first 3 DOCGs in Italy and in what year were they awarded?

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1980
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Barolo
- Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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54
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What is the age requirement for Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane?

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min 2 years age from Nov 1 including 1 yr in oak and 6 mos in bottle
*reserva in min 3 years including 1 yr in oak or chestnut and 6 mos in bottle

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55
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What style of wines are allowed in Lago di Corbara DOC?

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red, white, passito, late harvest

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What are the age options for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?

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min 2 years age from Jan 1 PLUS
- 24 months in wood OR
- 18 months in wood and 6 months in another container OR
- 12 months in wood, 6 months in another container, and 6 months in bottle
* reserva requires 3 years age

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57
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What is the blend of Antinori’s Tignanello and when was the first vintage?

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1971
85% sangiovese plus cab sauv and cab franc

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58
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What are the most common grapes in Tuscan vin santo?

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  • trebbiano
  • malvasia
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59
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What is the most important red wine appellation in Umbria?

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Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

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What is the min abv for Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?

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13%

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What are the 2 communes of production for Chianti Classico DOCG?

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  • Siena
  • Firenze
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62
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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo must be made with 85% which grape?

A

montepulciano

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63
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In what region is Poggio di Sotto located?

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Brunello di Montalcino

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64
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What is the appellation of Antinori’s Guado al Tasso?

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Bolgheri Superiore DOC

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65
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Procanico is an alias for what grape?

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trebbiano toscana

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66
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What is the min percentage of cab sauv required in Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC?

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80%

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67
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What are the primary soil types in Brunello di Montalcino?

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  • clay and moraine sediment at low elevation
  • galestro at high elevation
68
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What is the primary white grape of the Marche region?

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verdicchio

69
Q

What is the blend of Sassicaia and what was the first vintage?

A

1968
- 85% cab sauv
- 15% cab franc

70
Q

What does vigna mean?

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single vineyard

71
Q

What producer is credited with being the first to isolate and bottle the Brunello clone?

A

Biondi Santi

72
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What are the 2 DOCG zones for Verdicchio in Le Marche?

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  • Verdicchio di Matelica Reserva DOCG
  • Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Reserva DOCG
73
Q

Cesanese is an indigenous red grape in what region?

74
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What is the blend of Antinori’s Solaia and what was the first vintage?

A

1978
- 75% cab sauv
- 20% sangio
- 5% cab franc

75
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What is the only white DOCG in Tuscany?

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

76
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What styles of wine are made in Bianchello del Matauro DOC and in what region is it located?

A

Le Marche
- bianchello based still white wines
- sparkling
- passito

77
Q

What is Monsanto’s 100% cabernet sauv bottling?

A

Nemo (IGT Toscana)

78
Q

What styles of wine are produced in Terre di Offida DOC?

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passerina based sparkling, vin santo, and passito

79
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What Marche DOCG is known for sparkling reds made with 40% passito grapes?

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Vernaccia do Serrapetrona

80
Q

What are the 4 DOCs of Molise?

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  • Biferno
  • Molise
  • Pentro di Isernia
  • Tintilia del Molise
81
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What are the 7 subzones of Chianti?

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  • Chianti Montespertoli
  • Chianti Colli Senesi
  • Chianti Colli Fiorentinio
  • Chianti Colli Aretini
  • Chianti Montalbano
  • Chianti Rufina
  • Chianti Pisane
82
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What is the assemblage for Torgiano Rosso Reserva DOCG?

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  • min 70% sangio
  • max. 39% red grapes of Perugia
83
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What are the primary red grapes of Cortona DOC?

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  • syrah
  • merlot
84
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What is the min abv in Chianti DOCG?

85
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What type of wine is allowed in Morellino di Scansano?

86
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What is the combined max percent of cab sauv and cab franc allowed in Chianti DOCG?

87
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What is the max percent of white grapes allowed in Chianti DOCG?

88
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What is the primary grape in Pergola DOC (Le Marche)?

89
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What are the 4 subzones of Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC?

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  • Terre Aquilane
  • Colline Pescaresi
  • Colline Teramane
  • Terre di Chieti
90
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What is the primary white grape of Molise?

91
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Avignonesi is known for what single vineyard sangiovese?

92
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What are the 2 alluvial soil types of Ca’Marcanda?

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Terre Brune - loamy clay
Terre Bianche - calcareous clay and limestone

93
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Where is the Lacrima di Morra a’Alba DOCG located?

94
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Where is Orvieto located?

95
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What percentage of wine made in Tuscany is red?

96
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Who owns Poggio al Tesoro?

97
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What is the grape makeup of Masseto?

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100% merlot

98
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What is the purpose of Sant’Animo DOC?

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To give Montalcino producers an outlet for Super Tuscans

99
Q

Lake Corbara is found in what region?

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Ovrieto, Umbria

100
Q

What is the primary soil type in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano?

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volcanic, sandstone

101
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What is the min percentage of montepulciano required in Montepulciano d’Abruzzo?

102
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What is the assemblage of Conero DOCG?

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  • min 85% montepulciano
  • max 15% sangiovese
103
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What is the assemblage in Rosso Conero DOC?

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  • min 85% montepulciano
  • max 15% other red marche grapes
104
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What is galestro?

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crumbly, schistous soils (found in chianti classico)

105
Q

Felsina’s Maestro Raro is 100% what grape?

106
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Vin Santi del Chianti Classico DOC Occhio di Pernice must be min what percent sangiovese?

107
Q

How many DOCGs are in Tuscany?

108
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What are the 2 SUper Tuscans of Avignonesi?

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  • Grifi
  • Desiderio
109
Q

Where is Frascati DOC located?

110
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What is cappello sommerso?

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techniqoe (used in Barolo) where the cap is held within the fermenting wine

111
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What are the primary grapes of Carmignano DOCG?

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  • sangio
  • cab sauv
  • cab franc
  • canaiolo nero
112
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What are the primary grapes of Suvereto DOCG?

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  • cab sauv
  • merlot
  • sangiovese
113
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List 3 subzones of Chianti Classico DOCG

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  • Castellina
  • Castelnuovo Berardegna
  • Gaiole
  • Greve
  • Lamole
  • Montefioralle
  • San Casciano
  • San Donato in Poggio
  • Vagliali
  • Radda
  • Panzano
114
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What is teh age requirement for the 2 verdicchio DOCGs of Le Marche?

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18 months from Dec 1
* including 6 mos in bottle in Castelli di Jesi

115
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What are the 5 DOCGs of Le Marche?

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  • Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva
  • Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
  • vernaccia di Serreptrona
  • Conero
  • Offida
116
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In Abruzzo, cerasuolo refers to what?

117
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Describe ‘governo all’uso toscano’

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  • specific grapes are selected to be dried
  • collected by hand
  • dried approx 20 days
  • added to already fermented new wine
  • starts a 2nd fermentation
    (similar to ripasso method)
118
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Who is credited with creating the classic Chianti blend?

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Baron Bettino Ricasoli

119
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What is the primary grape of Cinque Terre?

120
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What styles of wine are allowed in Orvieto DOC?

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white only - dry, sweet, late harvest, noble rot

121
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What is the min percentage of sangiovese required in Chianti Classico DOCG?

122
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What are the geographic classifications of Italian wine law?

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  • Vino
  • IGT
  • DOC
  • DOCG
123
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What 2 white grapes dominate the Lazio region?

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  • trebbiano toscano
  • malvasia
124
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What are the 2 DOCGs of Umbria?

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  • Sagrantino di Montefalco
  • Torgiano Rosso Riserva
125
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What appellation in Umbria is known for sangiovese based wines?

A

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

126
Q

What is the minimum percent of sangiovese required in Chianti DOCG?

127
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Who produces Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli?

128
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What is the min abv for Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

129
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In what area are all of Fattoria di Felsina’s holdings located?

A

Rancia, Chianti Classico

130
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Who produces Camartina?

A

Querciabella

131
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What is Volpaia’s Super Tuscan bottling?

132
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What are the 4 original villages of Chianti Classico DOCG?

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  • Radda
  • Gaiole
  • Castellina
  • Greve
133
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What is the mountain range of central Italy?

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Apennine mountains

134
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When was the first delimitation of the Chianti zone?

135
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What it the name of the traditional Chianti bottle?

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Fiasco (poor quality glass had to be straw wrapped)

136
Q

Who is Marquis Mario della Rocchetta?

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The owner of Bolgheri Sassicaia

137
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What is the name of the Argentinian winery of the Marquis (Mario) della Rocchetta?

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Bodegas Chacra
- Rio Negro, Patagonia
- pinot noir based

138
Q

What grapes are often to Sangiovese blends to soft the wine? to add color and power to it?

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softened - canaiolo
color - colorino, cab sauv

139
Q

What are the parents of the Sangiovese?

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Ciliegiolo x Calabrese di Montenuovo

140
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What is the most planted white grape in Italy?

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Trebbiano Toscano

141
Q

When did Chianti become a DOC and when was it upgraded to DOCG?

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  • DOC 1967
  • DOCG 1984
142
Q

What is the regulation to be labelled Chianti Superiore?

A
  • 12% ABV (rather than 11.5% )
  • 54hl/ha
143
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What are the Frazioni (sub area) of Brunello di Montalcino?

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  • Sant Angelo in Colle
  • Castelnuovo Abate
  • Torrenieri (tavernelle, montalcino)
144
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What DOCG in Tuscany allowes the highest percent of Bordeaux grapes in a blend?

A

Rosso della Val di Cornia DOCG
- up to 60% cab sauv/merlot

145
Q

What is the First 100% Merlot wine from Tuscany?

A

L’apparita from Castello di Ama - 1985

146
Q

Explain Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG

A
  • 100% Aleatico
  • must air dry for 10 days
  • min 19% ABV
147
Q

What grapes are not allowed in Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG?

A

no aromatic varities (malvasi/traminer)

148
Q

What are caratelli?

A
  • small oak barrels (often chestnut) use in vin Santo maturation
  • 50 L
149
Q

Marco Caprai and Paolo Bea are famous producers where?

A

Sagrantino di Montefalco

150
Q

Who is the largest producer of wines in Torgiano Rosso?

A

Lungarotti family

151
Q

Explain Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

A
  • 70 - 100% Sangiovese
  • 3 years of ageing including at least 6 mth in bottle
  • DOCG: 1990
152
Q

What are the rivers of Torgiano area?

A
  • Tevere
  • Topino
153
Q

What style of wine is made in Vernaccia di Serreptrona?

A
  • semi sparkling wine (dry to sweet)
  • made with vernaccia nera (grenache)
  • 40% of grapes must be air dried
  • tank method
154
Q

What are the communes of production of Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?

A
  • Piglio
  • Serrone
  • Acuto
  • Anagni
  • Paliano
155
Q

What are the grapes of Offida DOCG?

A

white - pecorino, passerina
red - montepulciano

156
Q

What is the min RS for Cannellino di Frascati?

157
Q

What styles of wine are made in Est!Est!!Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC?

A

dry and sweet white wine and sparkling made from trebbiano and malvasia

158
Q

In Lazio, what grape is known as rossetto?

A

trebbiano giallo

159
Q

When were DOC and DOCG introduced in Italy?

A
  • DOC 1966
  • DOCG 1980
160
Q

Poggio Civitella is the highest elevation point in which DOCG?

A

Brunello di Montalcino

161
Q

What is the parentage of sangiovese?

A

ciliegiolo X calabrese di montenuovo

162
Q

What styles of wine are allowed in Terre di Pisa DOC?

A

Terre di Pisa Rosso
- min 70% combined sangio, cab sauv, merlot

Terre di Pisa Sangiovese
- min 85% sangio

Terre di Pisa Bianco
- min 70% combined vermentino and trebbiano toscano

Terre di Pisa Vermentino
- min 85% vermentino

Terre di Pisa Rosato
- min 50% sangio

163
Q

When was the inaugural vintage of Masseto?

A

1986 - experimental vintage, mot commercially available
1987 - first commercially available vintage

164
Q

What is the DOC for white wine in Montalcino?

A

Muscadello di Montalcino DOC

165
Q

What is the Goria Law?

A

1992 law that established the IGT category in Italy

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