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Ch 10 - Italy Flashcards

1
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Contrast climates of Italy - northern vs. southern

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Northern portion is cooler, southern portion is hot - there is considerable overall difference

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T/F - very few parts of Italy are more than 75 miles from the sea

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True

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Mountain range that forms the northern border of Italy

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the Alps

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Flatland of Italy in the north

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Po River Valley

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How do the Alps affect climate in Italy?

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form a solid wall that holds back most of the Arctic air masses from northern Europe

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Sea located off the western coast of Italy

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Tyrrhenian Sea

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Sea located off the eastern coasts of Italy

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Adriatic Sea

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Sea located off the southern coast of Italy (along the coasts of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria)

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Ionian Sea

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9
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Most widely planted red grape in Italy

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Sangiovese

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Most widely planted white grape in Italy

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Trebbiano (aka Ugni Blanc)

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Designation, grape, and style of: Amarone della Valpolicella

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DOCG / Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Recioto della Valpolicella

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DOCG / Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella / sweet red still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Valpolicella

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DOC / Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Bardolino Superiore

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DOCG / Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella / sweet red still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Bardolino Chiaretto

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DOC / Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella / dry rose still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Soave

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DOC / Garganega (min 70%), Trebbiano, Chardonnay / dry white still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Recioto di Soave

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DOCG / Garganega (min 70%), Trebbiano, Chardonnay / sweet white still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Asolo Prosecco

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DOCG / Glera (min 85%) / dry sparkling white wines (allowed to be dry to demi-sec)

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Designation, grape, and style of: Prosecco

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DOC / Glera (min 85%) / dry sparkling white wines (allowed to be dry to demi-sec)

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Designation, grape, and style of: Barolo

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DOCG / Nebbiolo / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape, and style of: Barbaresco

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DOCG / Nebbiolo / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Moscato d’Asti

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DOCG / Moscato (Muscat) / white sweet sparkling wines (frizzante)

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Designation, grape and style of: Asti

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DOCG / Moscato (Muscat) / white, dry, off-dry, or sweet sparkling wine (frizzante)

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Designation, grape and style of: Roero

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DOCG / Nebbiolo (red) or Arneis (white) / dry still red or white wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Gattinara

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DOCG / Nebbiolo (Spanna), min 90% / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Ghemme

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DOCG / Nebbiolo (Spanna), min 90% / dry red still wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Gavi

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DOCG / Cortese / dry still white wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Barbera d’Alba

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DOC / Barbera / dry still red wines

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Designation, grape and style of: Acqui

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DOCG / Brachetto / sweet red sparkling wine

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30
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Grape variety used in orange wines

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Ribolla Gialla

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31
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Winemaking process that uses dried grapes

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Appassimento

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32
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Blanc de blancs sparkling wine produced in Lombardy

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Saten

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33
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Local name for Nebbiolo used in Lombardy

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Chiavennasca

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34
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One of the subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Inferno

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Alternative name for the Trentino-Alto Adige region

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Sudtirol

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36
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DOC in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, known for white blends and orange wines

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Collio Goriziano

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37
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DOCG for sparkling wines from Lombardy

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Franciacorta

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38
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Term used in Italy to refer to process of creating high-quality sparkling wines

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Metodo Classico

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Term used to refer to sweet wines made using grapes that are partially dried after harvest

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Recioto

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40
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Local name for Nebbiolo used in some parts of Piedmont

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Spanna

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41
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High-alcohol wine made using partially dried Nebbiolo grapes

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Sforzato

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42
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Region in Lombardy known for producing red wines from Nebbiolo

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Valtellina

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43
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Traditional wine-making technique that uses sediment or lees from a prior batch to make a full-bodied wine

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Ripasso

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44
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large DOC in Piedmont that covers many smaller regions, including Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero

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Langhe

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45
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Three main cities of Tuscany

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Florence, Siena, and Pisa

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46
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What percentage of total Tuscan wine output is red?

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90%

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47
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Term that was created in response to the fact than 100% sangiovese wines from Chianti had to be classified as vino da tavola

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Super-Tuscan

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48
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Basic Chianti DOCG must contain (at least) what percentage of Sangiovese?

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70% (many references say 75%, but production guidelines from Chianti DOCG say 70%)

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49
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What grapes, other than Sangiovese, are allowed in basic Chianti?

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Caniolo Nero, “other suitable red varieties”, Trebbiano (white) and Malvasia (white)

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50
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Seven subzones of Chianti DOCG

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  1. Colli Arentini
  2. Colli Fiorentini
  3. Colli Senesi
  4. Colli Pisane
  5. Montalbano
  6. Montespertoli
  7. Rufina
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51
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Chianti Classico DOCG must contain (at least) what percentage of Sangiovese?

52
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Classification approved by Chianti Classico Consortium in 2014 for use with high-quality wines produced exclusively from estate-grown grapes

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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

53
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Aging requirements for Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (both in wood and in bottle)

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minimum 2 years in wood

minimum 4 months in bottle

54
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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wines cannot be released before what date?

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January 1st of the fifth year following harvest

55
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Another name for light red or amber Vin santo

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Occhio di pernice

56
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Tuscany’s only white wine DOCG

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

57
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Original Super Tuscan, produced by Tenuta San Guido

58
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Tuscan wine produced in and around Montepulciano

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Vino Nobile

59
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Tuscan wine that must be produced using 10%-20% Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc

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Carmignano

60
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Major red grape variety of Tuscany

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Sangiovese

61
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Another name for Sangiovese grapes in Scansano

62
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Ancient winemaking technique that involves addition of overripe grapes to a vat of new wine as it finishes fermenting

63
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Historic heart of the Chianti region (not a city)

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Chianti Classico

64
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type of sweet wine made in Tuscany (and elsewhere) using dried grapes and extensive aging

65
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Another name for Sangiovese grapes in Rosso di Montepulciano

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Prugnolo Gentile

66
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Italian red grape variety known for its rich color and hearty tannins

67
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Birthplace of the Super Tuscan movement

68
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Red grape used throughout Tuscany as a blending partner for Sangiovese

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Canaiolo Nero

69
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One of the earliest Super Tuscans, created by Marchese Piero Antinori

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Tignanello

70
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triangular region that stretches across the Italian peninsula from one side to the other

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Emiglia Romagna

71
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Region where Est! Est!! Est!!! is produced

72
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first white Italian wine to achieve DOCG designation

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Romagna Albana DOCG (formerly Albana di Romagna)

73
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Minimum % of Montepulciano grapes in Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC wines

74
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One of the leading white wines of Umbria

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Orvieto DOC

75
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What color wine is Frascati DOC in Lazio?

76
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Umbria’s two DOCG wines

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Montefalco Sagrantino and Torgiano Rosso Riserva (both red)

77
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where/what type of wine is Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG?

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crisp, dry white wine made from the Marches region in Italy

78
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Where/what type of grapes are used in making Conero DOCG wines?

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red wine made with Montepulciano and Sangiovese grapes, made in the Marches region in Italy

79
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Where is most Lambrusco produced / where else in Italy is a small amount produced?

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Most is produced in Emilia-Romagna, but some is also made in Lombardy

80
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Leading white grape variety of Abruzzo

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo

81
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Term on labels for semi-dry Orvieto wines

82
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Cherry-colored, lighter style of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo

83
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Number of DOCs for Vin santo in Tuscany (and the most famous one)

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Four / Vin Santo del Chianti DOC

84
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only DOCG wine made in Siciliy

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria

85
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production zone for Lacryma Christi wines

86
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Region that can be described as the “toe of the boot” in Italy

87
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Red grape variety used to make a sweet, late-harvest DOCG wine in Manduria (Puglia)

88
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Boldly flavored red DOCG wine produced in Campania

89
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DOC wine of Calabria (the red version uses Gaglioppo grapes)

90
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Red grape variety used in Salice Salentino DOC

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Negroamaro

91
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Dried-grape dessert wine produced in small amounts in Calabria

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Greco di Bianco

92
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Main grape used in Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

93
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DOCG white wine from Sardinia

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Vermentino di Gallura

94
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Island just west of Calabria

95
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Main grape used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria

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Nero d’Avola

96
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Main grape used in Taurasi DOCG

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Anglianico

97
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Wine region surrounding Naples

98
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Location, main grapes, and 3 main types of Marsala DOC

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Sicily; Cataratto, Grillo, and Inzolia; Oro (golden), Ambra (amber), and Rubino (ruby/red)

99
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Sweetness level for Secco (dry) Marsala

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Maximum 4% residual sugar

100
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Sweetness level for Semisecco (semidry) Marsala

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4% - 10% residual sugar

101
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Sweetness level for Dolce (sweet) Marsala

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Minimum 10% residual sugar

102
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Aging requirements for Marsala Fine

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minimum of one year

103
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Aging requirements for Marsala Superiore

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minimum of two years

104
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Aging requirements for Marsala Superior Riserva

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minimum of four years

105
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Aging requirements for Marsala Vergine / Marsala Solera

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Aged in a solera system for a minimum of five years

106
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Aging requirements for Marsala Vergine Stravecchio

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minimum of 10 years in a cask

107
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Grape variety used in production of Gavi

108
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Minimum % of Sangiovese in Chianti Classico

109
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What type of wine is Recioto di Soave?

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a sweet white wine produced in Veneto

110
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wine produced in the DOCG surrounding the town of Asolo

111
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What grapes are used in Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo

A

Montepulciano

112
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What two wines must be made from 100% Nebbiolo grapes?

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Barolo and Barbaresco

113
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Lightly sparkling wine made in Piedmont

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Brachetto d’Acqui

114
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What grapes are used in Taurasi wine?

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Anglianico

115
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Where Marsala is produced

116
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Wine region surrounding city of Naples

117
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Alternative name used for Trentino-Alto Adige region

118
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1st white wine to achieve DOCG status in Italy

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Romagna Albana

119
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Where is Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG made?

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Marches region

120
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Main grapes used in Orvieto wines

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Trebbiano Toscano and Grechetto

121
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Lambrusco is primarily made in which region

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Emilia-Romagna

122
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What grapes are used in Salice Salentino

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Negroamaro

123
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Minimum % Sangiovese grapes in Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wines

A

100% Sangiovese

124
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Furthest south of Montalbano, Colline Pisane, Colli Senesi, and Barbera D’Asti

A

Colli Senesi

125
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DOC that extends from Veneto into Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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Lison-Pramaggiore

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