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CH 10 - Italy Flashcards

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Leading red grape of Piedmont, my acerage

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Barbera

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Other leading red grapes of Piedmont (in addition to Barbera)

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Nebbiolo, Dolcetta, Freisa, Grignolino, Brachetto, Bonarda, Vespolina, Ruche

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Leading white grapes of Piedmont

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Moscato Bianco, Arneis, Corteses, Erbaluce

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Grape variety of Barolo and Barbaresco

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Nebbiolo (must be 100%)

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Aging requirements for Barolo

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Minimum 38 months; Riserva: min 62 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year

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Aging requirements of Barbaresco

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Min 26 months; Riserva: min 50 months - Counted from November 1 of the harvest year

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Grape variety of Gavi

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Cortese

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Name for Nebbiolo as used in Northern Piedmont

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Spanna

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Grape variety of Asti DOCG

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Muscat (Moscato)

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Three styles of wine made in the Asti DOCG

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Asti - Sparkling, charmat
Asti Metodo Classico - sparkling traditional method
Moscato d’Asti - slightly sparkling, partial fermentation method

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Style of wine approved in 2017 for the Asti DOCG

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Asti Secco

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Required assemblage for Barbera d’Asti DOCG

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Min 90% Barbera

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Required assemblage for Nizza DOCG

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100% Barbera

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DOCG approved for red (Nebbiolo) and white (Arneis)

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Roero DOCG

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2 Nebbiolo-based DOCGs in Northern Piedmont

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Ghemme DOCG; Gattinara DOCG

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Grape variety of Acqui DOCG

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Brachetto

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Four wines produced in Valpolicella region

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Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

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Primary grape variety of Valpolicella

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Corvina

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Minor grape varieties of Valpolicella

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Corvinone, Rondinella

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Sweet wine of Valpolicella

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Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

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21
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Term used for Bardolino rose

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Chiaretto

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Primary grape of Soave

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Garganega

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Required assemblage of Soave

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Min 70% Garganega; Remainder can be Trebbioano di Soave (Verdicchio) and/or Chardonnay

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Three wines produced in Soave region

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Soave DOC
Recioto di Soave DOCG
Soave Superiore DOCG

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25
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Primary grape of Processo

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Glera (min 85%)

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Two DOCGs that produce Prosecco

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Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Colli Asolani DOCG)

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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Style of wine produced in Lugana DOC

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White wine based on Trebbiano di Lugana (related to Verdicchio)

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Location of the Lugana DOC

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South of Lake Garda, straddles border between Veneto and Lombardy

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Style of wine produced in the Piave Malanotte DOCG

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Red wines based on Raboso

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Style of wine produced in Lison DOCG

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White wines based on Friulano

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Three-region DOC of northern Italy

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Delle Venezie DOC - encompasses the total area of Veneta, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino

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32
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The 4 levels of Italian wine classification

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Vino (basic table wine)
Idicazione geographica tipica (IGT)
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)

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33
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Italian label term meaning “the central or historic part of a larger region”

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Classico

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34
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Italian label term indicating a wine with a higher level of alcohol than required of the normale version

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Superiore

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Italian label term applied to wines with a longer minimum aging time than required of the normale version

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Riserva

36
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Dried-grape process

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Appassimento

37
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Process that re-uses the sediment from Amarone (or other wines)

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Ripasso

38
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Appellation used for sparkling wines produced in Trentino

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Trento DOC

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Leading white grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige

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Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller-Thurgau, Traminer (Gewurztraminer)

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Leading red grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige

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Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Lagrein, Merlot, Marzemino, Schiava, Toroldego

41
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Sweet wine made in Colli Orientali

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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit DOCG

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Grape variety of the “orange wines of Collio Bianco DOC (FVG)

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Ribolla Gialla

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Style of wine produced in the Ramandolo DOCG (FVG)

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Verduzzo-based sweet white wines

44
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Style of wine made in the Rosazzo DOCG (FVG)

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Dry white wines made using min 50% Friulano

Other allowed grapes: Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Ribolla Gialla

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Metodo Classico sparkling wine produced in Lombardy

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Franciacorta DOCG

46
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Grape varieties of Franciacorta DOCG

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Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero

47
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Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta DOCG

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18 months

48
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Minimum lees aging of vintage-dated Franciacorta DOCG

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30 months

49
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Minimum lees aging of Franciacorta Riserva DOCG

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60 months

50
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A type of brut blanc de blancs Franciacorta DOCG

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Saten

51
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Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtellina

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Chiavennasca

52
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Style of wine made in the Valtellina Rosso DOC (and the Valtellina Superiore DOCG)

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Red wines (min 90% Chiavennasca/Nebbiolo)

53
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DOCG red wine made in Lombardy using partially dried (passito grapes)

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Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG

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5 Subzones of the Valtellina Superiore DOCG

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Grumello, Inferno, Margoggia, Sassella, Valgella

55
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DOCG white wines of Emilia-Romagna

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Romagna Albana (Albana di Romanga)

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3 DOCs for Lambrusco based in Emilia-Romagna

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Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC
Lambrusco Grasparaossa di Castelvetro DOC
Lambrusco di Sorvara DOC

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DOC for Lambrusco based in Lombardy

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Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

58
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Two DOCG-level wines based on Verdicchio

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Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG

Verdicchio do Matelica Riserva DOCG

59
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Region of origin: Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG and Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG

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Marches

60
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Region of origin: Orvieto DOC

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Umbria

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Styles of wine produced in the Orvieto DOC

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White wines based on Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano; dry to sweet

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Terms used for Dry, Semi-Dry, Semi-Sweet, Sweet

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Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce

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Two DOCG wines of Umbria

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Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

Torgiagno Rossa Riserva DOCG

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Required assemblage: Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG

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100% Sagrantino grape

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Required assemblage: Torgiano Rossa Riserva DOCG

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Minimum 70% Sangiovese

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Region of production: Frascati DOC

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Lazio

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One of Lazio’s best-known wines: Est! Est!! Est!!! di

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Montefiascone

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DOCG of Lazio that produces sweet (late harvest) white wines

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Cannellino di Frascati DOCG

69
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Two red wine DOCGs of Campania

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Taurasi DOCG

Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

70
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Main grape of Taurasi DOCG

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Aglianico

71
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Two white wine DOCGs of Campania

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Greco di Tufo DOCG

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

72
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DOC that produces Lacyma Christi wines

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Vesuvio DOC (Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio)

73
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Two DOCGs of Abruzzo

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Colline Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOCG

Tullum / Terre Tollesi DOCG

74
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Best known DOC wines of Abruzzo (one white, one red(

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Montepulcianco d’Abruzzo DOC

Trebianno d’Abruzzo DOC

75
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Abruzzo-based DOC for “cherry-colored” wines based on the Montepulciano grape

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Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

76
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Main red grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

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Gaglioppo

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Main white grape of Calabria’s Ciro DOC

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Greco Bianco

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Style of wine made in the Greco di Bianco DOC

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Copper-colored Dessert wine; made using partially-dried Greco Bianco grapes

79
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Late-harvest DOCG wine produced in Puglia

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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

80
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Main grape variety of the Salice Salentino DOC

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Negroamaro

81
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DOCG wine of Sicily

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

82
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Grape varieties used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

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Nero d’Avola; Frappato

83
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3 leading white grapes of Marsala

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Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia

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