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1
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Only white wine region in Tuscany to have DOCG status and its grape

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

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Grape of the Super Tuscan “Scrio”?

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Syrah

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Sassicaia’s second wine?

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Guidalberto (60 CS/40 Merlot)

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Sassicaia consultant until 2010

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Giacomo Tachis

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Name of Antinori’s Gran Selezione

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Badia a Passignano

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Red blends from Cortona DOC are based on this grape

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Syrah

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Tuscany’s DOCG for sweet wine

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Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG

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What is “vin ruspo”?

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Rosé from Carmignano

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Vin santo is aged in what type of barrel? Size?

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Caratelli (50-250L)

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Ornellaia’s second wine

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Le Serre Nuove (comes from young vines)

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Blend of Solaia? Tignanello? Both from Antinori

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  • Solaia: 75 cab sauv, 20 sangio, 5 cab franc

- Tignanello: 75-85 sangio + cab sauv/franc

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What is Trebbiano Toscano called in Orvieto?

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Procanico

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13
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What are the grapes of Orvieto?

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Grechetto and Procanico (min 60% combined)

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14
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Who produces Pagliaro?

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Paolo Bea

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Lungarotti is a producer associated with what appellation?

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Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG (Umbria)

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Aging requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG?

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  • Aging: no mandate on vessel of aging!! Producers can age their wines entirely in concrete, or stainless steel or any other vessel (except for Chianti Reserva DOCG)
  • Rosso: min 12m, may not be released until Oct 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Riserva: min 24m (12.5%) from january 1st (3 in bottle)
  • Gran Selezione: min 30m (13.0%) from january 1st (3 in bottle). New category introduced in 2013. Must be produced from estate fruit
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Main white grapes in Offida DOCG in Marches (2)?

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Pecorino and Passerina (min 85%)

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The Marches region hugs which side of Central Italy (East or West)? Which sea is directly east?

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Eastern, Adriatic

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOCG is what color and which grape?

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Montepulciano, Rosé only!

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Bombino bianco is a synonym to which main Italian white grape?

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

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White, red and sparkling grapes and its minimum % for Tullum/Terre Tollesi DOCG?

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  • Red: min 95% montepulciano
  • White: min 90% pecorino or passerina
  • Sparkling: min 60% chardonnay
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First 100% Merlot in Tuscany?

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  • Castello di Ama, “L’Apparita”: 1985

- predates Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, “Masseto”: 1987

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Which DOCG is Sangiovese known as Prugnolo Gentile and what is the min %?

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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, min 70% Sangio

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Which DOCG has a higher min % of Sangio? Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmignano or Morellino di Scansano?

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  • Morellino: min 85%
  • Vino Nobile: min 70%
  • Carmignano: 50-90%
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Westernmost Chianti DOCG subzone? Easternmost?

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  • W: Montespertoli

- E: Colli Aretini

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Name all Chianti DOCG subzones

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Colli Fiorentini, Rufina, Aretina, Colli Senesi, Montespertoli, Colline Pisane, Montalbano

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4 villages of Chianti, and which were the original 3?

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Radda, Gaiole, Castellina, *Greve (Greve was added later)

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The first Super Tuscan?

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Sassicaia - first commercial release 1968 (Marchese Mario Incisa della Rochetta had been making the wine for private consumption since 1948)

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Name the 3 Super Tuscans from the Classico zone

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Tignanello (Antinori), Cepparello (Isole e Olena), Flaccianello (Fontodi)

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Traditional bottle enclosed in a straw basket used in Chianti

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Fiasco

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T or F? Producers can age their Chianti DOCG wines entirely in concrete, or stainless steel or any other vessel

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True, no mandate on vessel of aging!!

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Aging for Chianti DOCG Reserva and Superiore?

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  • Superiore: until september 1 of the year following the harvest
  • Riserva: min 24 months from january 1st (3 in bottle)
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Min % Sangiovese for Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG?

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Min 75% (5% higher minimum than overall Chianti DCOG)

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34
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What is the Governo process? Pros and Cons?

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  • Traditionaly practiced in Chianti Classico, it is a 2nd fermentation created by the addition of dried unfermented grapes into wine which has just finished fermentation. It was used in high acid wines like Chianti to encourage ML.
  • Pros: It reduces acidity, adds body, fruit & glycerin
  • Cons: VA and oxidation
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35
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2 soil types in Chianti Classico?

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  • GALESTRO: soft, friable, marl-like (most important), rocky, schist
  • ALBERESE: marly limestone
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What is the aging for Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG, and which wine was the first to be released?

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  • min 30m (13.0%) from january 1st (3m in bottle). New category introduced in 2013
  • Isole e Olena 2006 (released in 2013)
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37
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The only true monopole DOC in all of Italy?

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Bolgheri-Sassicaia DOC

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38
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100% Sangiovese Super Tuscans

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  • Montevertine “Le Pergole Torte”
  • Isole e Olena “Cepparello”
  • Felsina “Fontalloro”
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39
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100% Bordeaux-blend Super Tuscans

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  • Sassicaia “Tenuta San Guido”
  • Ornellaia
  • Lupicaia
  • Paleo Rosso
40
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Name 2 Super Tuscans that are a mix of Sangio and Bordeaux varietals

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  • Tignanello (Antinori)
  • Solaia (Antinori)
  • Sammarco (Castello di Rampolla)
41
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What are Antinori’s estates in Chile and in Hungary?

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Chile, Maipo (Haras de Pirque)

Hungary (Tűzkő)

42
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Name 2 white grapes grown in Abruzzo DOCG

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo (aka Bombino), Pecorino, Passerina

43
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Which DOC is shared between Lazio and Umbria?

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Orvieto DOC

44
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Which has a higher min alc %, Barolo DOCG or Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

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Barolo (min 13%); BdM (min 12.5%)

45
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Soldera’s estate is called _______

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Case Basse

46
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T or F? The Colli Senesi subzone includes the areas of Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

47
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Name 2 synonyms for the Montepulciano grape

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Cordisco, Morellone and Uva Abruzzese

48
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Which of the (2) Abruzzo DOCGs has a higher min % Montepulciano?

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  • Tullum (min 95%), also new DOCG since 2019!

- Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane (min 90%)

49
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T or F? Tullum DOCG can make red, white and sparkling

50
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What is the minimum % for Montepulicano for both Offida DOCG and Cornero Rosso Riserva DOCG in Marches?

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Both min 85%

51
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The vineyards for Montepulicano DOCG are separated by this stretch of land

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Val di Chiana (this stretch of land between the two portions of the DOCG is too low and soils too fertile for top-quality wine production)

52
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Which DOC is the outlet for Montalcino to make Super-Tuscan styles with the same geographic boundaries as well?

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Sant’Animo DOC

53
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Antinori’s estate in Montepulciano?

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La Braccesca

54
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Greppo is the famed estate of which Brunello producer?

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Biondi Santi

55
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Which basin of the Mediterranean sea is Tuscany located?

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Tyrrhenian coast of Italy, west of the Apennine Mountains

56
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Provinces of Tuscany

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Firenze (Florence) and Siena

57
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Geography of Montalcino the town, and the growing area

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Montalcino growing area lies directly to the N and S of the town of Montalcino

58
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What sits at higher elevation; Etna DOC, Bolgheri DOC, Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG

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  • Etna DOC: 3,500 ft
  • Bolgheri DOC:
  • Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG:
59
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Antinori’s projects in Italy, and respective appellations

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  • Guado al Tasso: Bolgheri Superiore
  • Tignanello: Chianti Classico
  • Solaia: Chianti Classico
  • Pian delle Vigne: Montalcino
60
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Antinori’s projects in Italy, and respective appellations

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  • Guado al Tasso: Bolgheri Superiore
  • Tignanello: Chianti Classico
  • Solaia: Chianti Classico
  • Pian delle Vigne: Montalcino
61
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Aging for Brunello and Riserva

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  • Normale: 60 (2yrs in oak, 4m in bottle)

- Riserva: 72 (2yrs in oak, 6m in bottle)

62
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This DOC has the same boundaries as Brunello

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  • Sant’Antimo DOC
  • any grape authorized in Tuscany may be utilized, red or white
  • provides Montalcino producers an outlet for ‘Super-Tuscan’ wines
  • created in 1996 in attempt to classify all the vineyards around Montalcino
63
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano min % Sangio, alc and aging

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  • Normale: 12.5%, 24m aging
  • Riserva: 13%m 36m aging
  • min 70% sangiovese (prugnolo gentile)
64
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Which vineyards sit at a higher elevation? Barolo, Brunello, Chianti Classico DOCG?

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  • Barolo: 557-1,771 (170-540m)
  • CC: 820-1,640 ft (250-500m)
  • BdM: 1,148 to 1,640 ft (350m-500m)
  • both max at the same
65
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When and by whom demarcated the first Chianti wine zone now known as Chianti Classico

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  • Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de’Medici

- in 1716

66
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Min Sangio % in Chianti DOCG/+Colli Senesi/Classico DOCG

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  • Chianti
  • DOCG: min 70%
  • Colli Senesi DOCG: min 75%

*Chianti Classico
Classico DOCG: min 80%

67
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Aging requirements for Chianti DOCG, Superiore, Reserve, Colli Fiorentini Riserva, Rufina Riserva, Colli Senesi Riserva

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  • Chianti DOCG: March 1st following harvest
  • Superiore: Sept 1st following harvest
  • Riserva: Min 2 years from January 1 of the year following harvest
  • Colli Fiorentini Riserva: min 6m in oak
  • Rufina Riserva: min 6m in oak
  • Colli Senesi Reserve: min 8m in oak; 4m in bottle
68
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T or F? Since 2006, white grapes are no longer allowed in Chianti Classico DOCG

69
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Chianti Classco DOCG subzones (9)

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  • IN FLORENCE PROVINCE (NORTH):
  • 1pm San Casciano Val di Pesa
  • 3pm Greve in Chianti
  • 7pm Barberino Val d’Elsa
  • 9pm Tavernelle Val di Pesa
  • IN SIENNA PROVINCE (SOUTH):
  • 1pm Radda in Chianti
  • 3pm Gaiole in Chianti
  • 6pm Castelnuovo Berardenga — (southern part of Chianti Classico). Fontalloro from Felsina is located here.
  • 8pm Castellina in Chianti
  • 9pm Poggibonsi
70
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2 DOCGs elevated from Val di Cornio DOC in 2011

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  • Suvereto

- Val di Cornia Rosso/Rosso della Val di Cornia

71
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Largest 3 estates in Bolgheri DOC

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  • 1st: Antinori “Guado al Tasso”
  • 2nd: Ornellaia “Masseto”
  • 3rd: Mario Incisa della Rochetta “Tenuta San Guido”
72
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Tenuta San Guido wines

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  • Sassicaia: 85% cab s, 15% cab f, 1968 (100pts Robert Parker for 1985, 2016)
  • 2nd wine: Guidalberto
  • 3rd wine: Le Difese
73
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Ornellaia wines

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  • Ornellaia: 60% cab s, 20% merlot, 15% cab f, 5% petit verdot, 1985
  • 2nd wine: Le Serre Nuove 1997
    3rd wine: Le Volte
  • In 2002, Robert Mondavi was full owner of the estate, but when Constellation bought Mondavi in 2005, Frescobaldi took over it.
  • MASSETO: 100% merlot since 1986 (named Tenuta dell’Ornella II Merlot dell’Ornella)
  • Ornellaia Blanco (SB/Viognier), 2013
74
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2 DOCGs of Umbria, grapes and producers (2)

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  • Sangrantino di Montefalco: 100% Sangrantino, 13/13.5 for Vigna, 37 months (min 12m in wood, 4m in bottle)
  • Paolo Bea, Còlpetrone, Marco Caprai, Adanti, Scacciadiavoli
  • Torgiano Rosso Riserva: min 70% Sangio, 12.5%, 3 years (6m in bottle)
  • famous Lungarotti family
75
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Pagliaro, Pipparello wines made by this producer and DOCG

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Palo Bea, Sangrantino di Montefalco

76
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Grape in Orvieto DOC

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40-60% trebbiano toscana (procaccio) and grechetto

77
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River that forms the border between Abruzzo and Marche

78
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Min % of Montepulciano authorized for the following Abruzzo DOCs (Abruzzo, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Villamagna)

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  • Abruzzo: min 80%
  • Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: min 85%
  • Villamagna: min 95%
79
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Italy’s 2nd most planted red grape

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Montepulciano

80
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Min % of Montepulciano authorized for the following Abruzzo DOCGs (Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane, Tullum)

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  • Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane: min 90%

- Tullum: min 95%

81
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Most important grape in Marches and its 2 DOCGs for the Montepulciano grape

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  • Verdicchio

- Cònero Riserva and Offida: both min 85%

82
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Rome is in this DOCG

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Lazio/Latium

83
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(4) Italian regions with no DOCGs

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Alto-Adige, Calabria, Liguria, Molise

84
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Torgiano DOC in Umbria grapes

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White: 50% - 70% Trebbiano Toscano (if varietal then min 85%)
Red/Rose: min 50% Sangio!!

85
Q

Synonym for Riesling Italico

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Welschriesling

86
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The Appenines helps moderates this north wind in Tuscany

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Trasmontana

87
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(2) famous soils in Tuscany and others in central Italy

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  • Galestro: crumbly schist
  • Albarese: similar soil of argillo-calcareous, more soil and granular
  • Maremma: lot of gravel, like Bdx
  • Orvieto and Frascati: Tufo
88
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River flows through the city of Rome and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea of the Mediterranean near Ostia Antica

89
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Chianti subzone Montalbano overlaps with this DOCG

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Carmignano DOCG

90
Q

Baron Bettino Ricasoli

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credited with defining the classic blend of Chianti

91
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Min Sangio % Rosso di Montalcino and Rosso di Montepulciano

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Rosso di Montalcino: 100%

Rosso di Montepulciano: min 70%

92
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Bolgheri DOC red grape requirements

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  • Sangiovese and syrah (both max 50%)

- Cab sauv, merlot, cab franc (all up to 100%)

93
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Bolgheri DOC, +superiore, Bolgheri Sassicaia min alc & and aging

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  • Bolgheri: September 1, 11.5%
  • Bolgheri Superiore: min 2yrs from jan 1, 12.5%
  • Bolgheri Sassicaia: min 2 years from jan 1, min 18m in 225-liter barriques, 12%
94
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River that gores through Rome and Umbria

95
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River that runs along Firenze and Chianti Rufina

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