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What are the primary white of Vesuvio DOC?

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Coda di Volpe and Verdecca

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What are the 4 DOC of Molise?

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Biferno
Molise
Isernia
Tintilia de Molise

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Top 3 red grapes of Apulia

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Nero di Troia
Negroamaro
Primitivo

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Top Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG producers?

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Paolo Bea, Marco Caprai

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Min RS of Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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50 g/L

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What are the DOCG of Castel del Monte in Apulia?

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Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
-90% Nero di Troia
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
-min 65% Nero di Troia

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-Aging requirements for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG? Riserva?

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3 years (1 in wood)
Riserva - 5 years (2 in wood)
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what is the most prominent DOC of Calabria

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Ciro DOC

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What is the primary grape of Ciro DOC?

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Gaglioppo (min 80%)

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Name a top producer of Ciro DOC

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Librandi

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what separaes Sicily form Calabria

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Straight of Messina

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When did John Woodhouse discover Marsala

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1773

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Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG encepagement?

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min 85% Montepulciano

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What are the subzones of Costa d’ Amalfi DOC

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Furore
Tremonti
Ravello

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Name a few top Sicily producers

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Planeta, COS, Palari, Feudo Maccari, Donnafugata

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Style of wine produced in Vernaccia di Serrepatrona DOCG

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Rosso Spumante with a minimum of 40% Vernaccia that must be dried

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Sicily’s most planted grape

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Catarratto (not as good as Inzolia or Grillo

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Name a producer of Faro DOC

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Palari

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Where is Faro DOC and is the dominant grape?

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Sicily. Nerello Mascalese

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Which Umbrian DOC or DOCG produces the best and most ageworthy wines?

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Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG or Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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what is a synonym for Zibibbo? Name a DOC that uses it

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Muscat of Alexandria. Moscato di Pantelleria DOC

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3 subzones of Cannounau di Sardegna DOC

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Oliena
Jerzu
Capo Ferrato

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What is the primary grape of Campo Flegrei DOC

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Falanghina

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Who is Costa d’ Amalfi’s best producer

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Marisa Cuomo (in Furore subzone)

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where is the Amalfi coastline?
Campania
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What area are the wines Torrevento "Vigna Pedale" and Rivera "Cappellacio" in?
Castel del Monte DOC in Puglia
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Dominant grape of Salice Salento DOC
reds - min 75% Negroamaro | whites - min 70% Chardonnay
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primary grapes of Orvieto DOC
min 60% Trebbiano Toscano (Procanico) and Grechetto
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Where is Orvieto DOC?
Umbria
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who is the primary producer of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?
Lungarotti
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grapes of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
min 70% Sangiovese
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name the DOCG of Umbria
Torgiano Rosso Riserva, Montefalco Sagrantino
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name a top producer of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Paolo Bea
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Name several DOCs of Campania where Falanghina does well
Sannio DOC, Campi Flegrei DOC, Costa d'Amalfi DOC
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Name the DOCG of Marches
``` Conero Rosso Riserva Verdicchio Matelica Superior Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Vernaccia di Serrepatrona Offida ```
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Is Verdicchio di Matellica Riserva or Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio DOCG usually better?
Castello di Jesi Verdicchio DOCG | fuller, rounder wines
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Taurasi DOCG aging requirements? Riserva?
``` 3 years (1 in wood) Riserva 4 years (18 months in wood) ```
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Where is Lago di Corbara DOC and what style of wine is produced?
Umbria. Red, rose, white, and late harvest
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Top Taurasi DOCG producers:
Mastoberadino, Terredora, Feudi San Greggorio
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what are the white wine DOCG of Campania?
Fiano di Avellino | Grecco di Tufo
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what is the best zone in Abruzzo for Montepulciano?
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
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name a top producer of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Illuminati, Villa Medoro
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name the only DOCG of Basilicata
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
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what is the grape of Sannio DOC? Where is Sannio DOC?
Falanghina. Campania
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min. Aglianico in Taurasi DOCG
85%
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min aging for Taurasi DOCG? Riserva?
``` 3 years (1 in wood) 4 years for Riserva (18 months in wood) ```
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Umbria DOCG
Torgiano Rosso Riserva | Sagrantino di Montefalco
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name a producer of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG
Paolo Bea, Marco Caprai
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name the primary grapes of Falero DOC and Offida DOCG
Pecorino (Passerina) for white, Montepulciano for reds
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principal grapes of Lazio
Trebbiano Toscano | Malvasia
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name a notable producer from Castel del Monte
Torrevento
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where is Castel del Monte and what is the major grape
Puglia. | - Nero di Troia
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what is the primary red grape of Calabria?
Gaglioppo
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where is Ciro DOC located?
Calabria
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which communes are in Soave Classico DOC?
Montefort | Soave
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what is the most cultivated grape in Apulia?
Negroamaro
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name 2 DOC of Apulia?
Salice Salentino DOC | Brindisi DOC
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name 3 DOC that use the Falanghina grape:
Capri DOC Costa d'Amalfi DOC Campi Flegrei DOC
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who are some notable producers in Taurasi
Mastroberadino Colli di Lapro Luigi Tecce
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what is the major grape of Castel del Monte region?
Nero di Troia
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name 2 DOCG of Campania devoted to Aglianico
Taurasi DOCG | Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
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dominant grapes of Etna DOC
Nerello Mascalese | Nero d'Avola
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Campania DOCG
Taurasi DOCG Aglianico del Taburno DOCG Greco di Tufo DOCG Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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