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Central Italy Red Wine Flashcards

1
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC is located in which region?

A

Abruzzo

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Which rose (rosato) wine is made with Montepulciano?

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC - it is ideal for rose wine due to the grapes high anthocyanin content ( the pigment compounds responsible for the colour of red grapes) and the nearly pink colour of the juice

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Chianti Classico DOCG is located in which region?

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Toscana

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Which Italian region was delimited in 1716?

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Chianti Classico DOCG - it is one of the world’s oldest demarcated wine appellations

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Chianti DOCG is produces in larger or smaller volumes than Chianti Classico DOCG?

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Larger - typically the wines are inexpensive, fruity and light and are meant for early consumption.

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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is located in what region?

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Toscana

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7
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What is considered to be the most structured, powerful and long lived version of the Sangiovese grape?

A

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

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What wine is considered a ‘second wine’ to Brunello di Montalcino DOCG?

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Rosso di Montalcino DOC - made from 100% Sangiovese sourced from lesser vineyards. Generally lighter, fruitier and less expensive.

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Bolgheri DOC is located in which region?

A

Toscana

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10
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Which appellation is home to ‘Super Tuscans’

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Bolgheri DOC

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11
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Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG is located in which region?

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Umbria

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12
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What is Umbria’s flagship red wine?

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Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

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TRUE OR FALSE

The regional appellation of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC covers the entire wine growing area of Abruzzo?

A

True

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14
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The Chianti region lies between which two cities?

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Florence and Sienna

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15
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Which coastal territory is Bolgheri DOC located in?

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Maremma

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16
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What is the only land locked region in Centra Italy?

A

Umbria

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17
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Which one of these regions is NOT located in Toscana?

  1. Bolgheri DOC
  2. Chianti Classico DOCG
  3. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
  4. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
A

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

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18
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What minimum percentage of Montepulciano is required for a wine to be labelled as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC?

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85% - although most are 100%

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19
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What minimum percentage of Sangiovese is required to label a wine as Chianti Classico DOCG?

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80% - although most producers will make 100%

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20
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The Sangiovese grape is called many different things in Toscana depending on where it is grown. Can you name four common synonyms and where they are used?

A
  1. Brunello in Montalcino
  2. Pugnolo Gentile in Montepulciano
  3. Morellino in Scansano
  4. Sangiovese Grosso is used across Toscana
21
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TRUE OR FALSE

Brunello di Montalcino must be 100% Sangiovese

22
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TRUE OR FALSE

The wines of Bolgheri DOC are typically Bordeaux blends

A

True - generally they are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc blends. Small proportions of Sangiovese, Petit Verdot and Syrah are occasionally included.

23
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TRUE OR FALSE

Both dry and sweet versions of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG must be 100% Sagrantino.

24
Q

Sagrantino is an ancient red variety native to which region?

25
Q

Which of these appellations must contain a minimum percentage of Sangiovese:

  1. Bolgheri DOC
  2. Chianti Classico DOCG
  3. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC
  4. Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
  5. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
A

Chianti Classico DOCG and Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

26
Q

What is the primary red grape in Toscana?

A

Sangiovese

27
Q

Which wines are Bordeaux style red blends that offer a combination of lush, concentrated fruit and sweet oak notes with a distinctive hint of Mediterranean garrigue (resinous herbs).

A

Bolgheri DOC

28
Q

Which wines possess a tangy acidity which makes them incredibly versatile food wines?

A

Chianti Classico DOCG

29
Q

Which wines are native to Abruzzo and are produced in a wide range of styles from light, easy drinking, fruit forward to significantly more robust, fleshy and oak aged

A

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

30
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Which wine is grown almost exclusively around the area of Montefalco where it produces intensely structured, powerful and long lived wines?

A

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

31
Q

The tannins of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wines are usually high or low?

32
Q

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC can be produced as Riserva with what ageing requirements?

A

2 years of ageing of which 9 months are in oak

33
Q

To be labelled as Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG the wine must be aged for a minimum of?

A

24 months - this wine is fuller, more complex and has longer ageing potential

34
Q

To be labelled as Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG the wine must be aged for a minimum of?

A

30 months - the wine must also be exclusively estate grown. These are the best representations of the Chianti Classico region

35
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Which local grape can be blended in small amounts to Sangiovese in the Chianti Classico region?

36
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What are the most well known sub-zones of the Chianti Classico region?

A
  1. Rufina
  2. Colli Senesi
  3. Colli Fiorentini
37
Q

Which wine has the longest ageing requirements in Itay?

A

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

38
Q

The wines of Brunello di Montalcino must be aged for how long?

A

4 years - 2 of which must be in oak

39
Q

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva wines are aged for a minimum of how long?

40
Q

Which family shined a spotlight on Montalcino when they bottled the first wine labelled as Brunello in the late 1800s?

A

Biondi-Santi

41
Q

Historically, Italian red wines were aged in large wooden casks known as?

42
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

Smaller barrels exert more wood influence as proportionally more of the wine is in contact with the wood

A

TRUE - wooden barrels contribute tannin and woody, spicy, vanilla flavour components to the wine stored inside

43
Q

TRUE OR FALSE

The age of the barrel plays no role in the flavour of the wine.

A

FALSE - it plays a significant role. After three years, the majority of tannins and flavour compounds have been leached out; this renders the barrel fairly neutral with regard to imparting flavour

44
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Bolgheri Rosso DOC wines must be aged for a minimum of?

45
Q

Bolgheri Rosso Superiore DOC wines have what ageing requirements?

A

Minimum of 2 years - 1 must be in oak

46
Q

What is Italy’s first and only single estate DOC

A

Sassicaia DOC - sassi (stones) describing the stony vineyard site

47
Q

Montefalco Sagrantino DOC has what minimum ageing requirements?

A

37 months, including 12 in oak. Oak maturation helps soften the strong tannin structure of the wine

48
Q

Montefalco Sagrantino Passito wines have what ageing requirements?

A

Grapes must be air-dried for at least 2 months. The wine must be aged for a minimum of 37 months.

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