Central & Southern Italy

Question 1

Chianti was elevated to DOCG in ______ (year).

Answer 1

1984

Question 2

Name 3 subzones of Chianti.

Answer 2

Rùfina, Colli Fiorentini, Montespertoli, Montalbano, Colli Senesi, Colli Aretini, Colline Pisane

Question 3

What type of soil is found in Chianti?

Answer 3

Soft, friable, marl-like galestro and alberese, or sandstone; clay schist and sand

Question 4

Morellino di Scansano is a DOCG of ______ (region).

Answer 4

Tuscany

Question 5

Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG wines are 100% ______ (grape).

Answer 5

Sagrantino

Question 6

What is the main grape of Marche?

Answer 6

Verdicchio

Question 7

What is the most cultivated grape of Abruzzo?

Answer 7

Montepulciano

Question 8

Which region is known for Falernian wine? Bonus: what is the famous vintage?

Answer 8

Campania, 121 BC

Question 9

Name the two most important white grapes of Lazio.

Answer 9

Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia

Question 10

True / False: Molise does not contain any DOCG zones.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Vesuvio is a DOC of ______ (region).

Answer 11

Campania

Question 12

Apulia / Puglia has climatic influences from which two seas?

Answer 12

Adriatic and Ionian Seas

Question 13

What is the most cultivated red grape of Apulia?

Answer 13

Negroamaro

Question 14

(_____*) di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG produces wines that are 100% ______ (grape). Bonus: what is the minimum required RS?

Answer 14

Primitivo; 50 g/L RS

Question 15

Name the one DOCG of Basilicata.

Answer 15

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

Question 16

Gaglioppo is a thick-skinned red grape found mostly in the ______ region.

Answer 16

Calabria

Question 17

Sicily is separated from Calabria by the ______.

Answer 17

Narrow strait of Messina

Question 18

What is Zibibbo also known as?

Answer 18

Muscat of Alexandria

Question 19

Name one grape used for Oro and Ambra Marsala and one used for Rubino Marsala.

Answer 19

Oro / Ambra: Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino; Rubino: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese

Question 20

True / False: Spumante wines are produced in the Enta DOC.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What type of soil is found in Sardegna?

Answer 21

Poor, rocky, granitic soils

Question 22

Name the sole DOCG zone of Sardegna.

Answer 22

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

Question 23

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wines are 100% Brunello / ______.

Answer 23

Sangiovese Grosso

Question 24

What is a fiasco?

Answer 24

Traditional squat, straw-covered Chianti bottles

Question 25

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva is a DOCG of the ______ (region) producing wines from a minimum 85% Verdicchio.

Answer 25

Marche

Question 26

Name the native red grapes of Sicily.

Answer 26

Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Perricone, Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio

Question 27

What is Sardinia’s only DOCG?

Answer 27

Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

Question 28

Rosés made from the Montepulciano grape in Abruzzo are called_______?

Answer 28

Cerasuolo. (Reference to its light cherry color)

Question 29

What body of water triggers botrytis in Orvieto?

Answer 29

Lago di Corbara

Question 30

Vin Santo Riserva must age a minimum of ____years.

Answer 30

4 years and may not be released until November 1 of that fourth year.

Question 31

What’s the only white DOCG in Tuscany?(Extra extra) What’s unique about this DOCG?

Answer 31

Vernaccia di San Gimignano( Extra. It was Italy’s first DOC in 1966)

Question 32

What 2 seas have a major influence on Central Italy?

Answer 32

Mediterranean to the west. Adriatic to the East

Question 33

What is Governo?

Answer 33

The re fermentation with the juice of dried grapes to strengthen wine

Question 34

What year were white grapes in the Chianti Classico Blend banned?

Answer 34

2006 vintage

Question 35

What year did the Sassicaia Estate get appellation status?

Answer 35

1994 Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC

Question 36

What are the main white grapes of Offida DOCG?

Answer 36

Pecorino, Passerina

Question 37

What’s Sicily’s most heavily planted grape?

Answer 37

Catarratto

Question 38

Carmignano DOCG requires how much Sangiovese?

Answer 38

Min. 50%

Question 39

What is Morellino?

Answer 39

Local Name for Sangiovese in Morellino di Scansano DOCG

Question 40

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva ages for how long?

Answer 40

3yrs with at least 6 months in bottle

Question 41

Where in Tuscany is the Moscato Bianco grape used for sweet, still, or sparkling wines?

Answer 41

Moscadello di Montalcino DOC

Question 42

What’s the min. Alcohol content for Chianti-Classico Gran Selezione?

Answer 42

13%

Question 43

What are Caratelli barrels mainly used for in Tuscany?

Answer 43

Aging Vin Santo

Question 44

How many DOCGs does Tuscany have?

Answer 44

11

Question 45

Who created the Tignanello bottling?

Answer 45

Piero Antinori ( the nephew of the Sassicaia producer)

Question 46

Primitivo di Manduria (___*) DOCG produces wines of what style(s)?

Answer 46

Dolce Naturale * 100% Primitivo * Minimum 50 g/L RS

Question 47

Where would you find the Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?

Answer 47

Basilicata

Question 48

If I was recently in Calabria and enjoyed a lot of local white wine, what would I have likely been drinking? (grape variety)

Answer 48

Greco Bianco *Could be traminer aromatico, chardonnay, mantonico