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1
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Grapes typically used for vin santo

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Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Grechetto Bianco
Trebbiano Toscano

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Occhio di Pernice is made with this grape, often aged 8 years in cask

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Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese)

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as of this year white grapes no longer allowed in Chianti Classico

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2006

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Baron Ricasoli, in his original Chianti Classico of 19th century, used this strain of Malvasia

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Malvasia Bianca Lunga

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Chianti Classico stretches between these two cities

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Florence and Siena

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name for bush training (traditional) in Chianti now they train guyot

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Alberello

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minimum percentage Sangiovese: all levels of Chianti

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Chianti Classico DOCG: 80% Sangiovese
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG: 90% Sangiovese
Chianti Normale DOCG: 70% Sangiovese
Chianti Colli Senesi: 75% Sangiovese

For Colli Senesi Riserva, a minimum 8 months of the total aging must occur in wood and 4 months in bottle

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this commune has the highest elevation vineyards in Chianti Classico at above 650 m

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Radda

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this commune in Chianti Classico is for furthest south and warmer

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Castelnuovo Berardenga

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In 1988 the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico isolated 7 new Chianti clones under this winemaker (Chianti Classico 2000 initiative)

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Carlo Fernini

CCL 2000 nos. 1 – 8

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aging requirements for all levels of Chianti:

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Chianti DOCG: Not released till March 1 of year following harvest
Chianti Classico DOCG: May not be released until October 1 of the year following the harvest
Chianti Superiore: May not be released until September 1 of the year following the harvest
Chianti Classico Riserva: Minimum 2 years aging from January 1 of the year following the harvest, !!including 3 months in the bottle!!
Chianti Riserva: Minimum 2 years aging from January 1 of the year following harvest
Colli Fiorentini Riserva and Rufina Riserva: a minimum 6 months of the total aging period must occur in wood
Colli Senesi Riserva: a minimum 8 months of the total aging must occur in wood and 4 months in bottle
Chianti Gran Selezione: 30 months aging from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 3 months in the bottle

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12
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Barrels 50L for Vin Santo aging

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Caratelli (chestnut)

Renzi Francesco

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13
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Seven Subregions of Chianti DOCG (1932)

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Colline Pisane
Colli Aretini
Colli Fiorentini
Montespertoli (1997)*
Montalbano
Colli Sinesi
Rufina

Chianti Classico also

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14
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what year did Chianti get DOC status

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1967

DOCG in 1984

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Vin Santo is traditionally a blend of these grapes

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Malvasia Bianca Lunga (body and aroma)
Trebbiano Toscano

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Name of the drying room for Vin Santo

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Apassiotoio,

Fruttaio

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17
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provinces of Chianti (6)

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Firenze
Siena
Arezzo
Pisa
Prato
Pistoia

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Vin Santo is aged in these barrels

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Caratelli, chestnut barrels 50-225L

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What are minimum sugar percentage requirements for Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice

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27%

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aging requirements for vin Santo del Chianti Classico

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Wined may not be released until November 1 of third year following harvest after being aged minimum 24 months wood from January 1 of the year following harvest

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21
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varieties of Vin Santo Del Chianti Classico DOC

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Minimum 60% Trebbiano Toscana/malvasia

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Varieties for Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice (Chianti Classico)

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Minimum 80% Sangiovese

maximum 20% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Toscana

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23
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Chianti DOCG may include white grapes. T/F

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True, but not for Classico or Gran Selezione.

Max 10%

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24
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red grapes typically blended into Chianti

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Colorino, Canaiolo Nero, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Also Malvasia Nera

Colorino like Petit Verdot, dark
Canaiolo Nero and Malvasia Nera add brightness and lift

Mammolo (“Violet”) aromatic
Ciliegio (parent offspring relationship)

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25
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Max abv for all Chianti levels

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Chianti Classico: 12%
Riserva: 12.5%
Gran Selezione: 13%

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26
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In 1924 Italian law legalized labeling a wine by type rather than region. how did Chianti producers react ?

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Organized “Consorzio per la difesea del vino tipco del Chianti e della sua marca di origine”

Black Rooster!

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27
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aging requirements for Chianti Classico riserva

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Minimum 24 months aging from January 1 of year following harvest three months bottle

28
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In 2021 UGAs were added to Chianti Classico for Gran Selezione only (not published officially):

(11)

Unite Geografiche Aggiunitive

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Florence:
Greve in Chianti
Barberino Tavarnelle
San Casciano Val di Pesa

**Siena: **
Radda in Chianti
Gaiole in Chianti
Castellina in Chianti
Castelnuovo Berardenga
Poggibonsi

**San Donato subzone: ** (Barbarino Tavarnelle and Poggibonsi

** Greve:**
Lamole
Montefioralle
Panzano
Vagliati

29
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in Rufina vineyards are cultivated east of Florence in proximity to this river

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Sieve

Tributary of Arno

30
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Producers of Chianti Rufina

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Selvapiana

Frescobaldi

31
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when did Chianti become DOCG

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1984

Was DOC in 1967

32
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when did Chianti Classico become DOCG

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1996 (1984 established with Chianti as DOCG, separated in 1996 for own DOCG)

33
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what year were white grapes banned from Chianti Classico

34
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in this year French varieties were raised from 15 to 20% of Chianti Classico

35
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What year was gran selezione approved for Chianti Classico DOCG

36
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These subzones of Chianti have minimum wood aging requirements

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For Colli Fiorentini Riserva and Rufina Riserva, a minimum 6 months of the total aging period must occur in wood

For Colli Senesi Riserva, a minimum 8 months of the total aging must occur in wood and 4 months in bottle

37
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Three soil types of Chianti Classico

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Galestro (friable clay-schist), Alberese (white calcerous marl), Macigno (grey/blue sandstone)

38
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legislation delimiting the Chianti zone dates to this date (now the classico area)

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1716

delimited by Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici in 1716, including the four original villages of Radda, Gaiole, Castellina, and Greve—each of which later appended “in Chianti” to their names

39
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What is the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico’s “Chianti Classico 2000 Project

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Started in 1987, clonal research on Sangiovese

40
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These two republics are the oldest in Tuscany

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Florence and Siena

41
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Who is Paolo Carrai

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Invented the modern fiasco that allowed for mass production

42
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What was poured into the wine of fiaschi to protect the early wines of Chianti Classico

43
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Modern producers still using the Fiaschi

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Monte Bernardi
I Fabbri

44
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In addition to Bordeaux bottles, Baron Bettino Ricasoli made these changes to Chianti production

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Shortening post fermentation maceration periods
Sealed fermentation vessels
Lower vine training systems

45
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In 1967, when Chianti was granted DOC status, it was mandated that this % of the wine be comprised of Malvasia Bianca Lunga and Trebbiano Toscana

46
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What year was the rooster fomalized as the symbol of the Conzorzio per la difesa del vino tipico del Chianti?

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1924

(Conzorzio del Gallo)

47
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In the early 1990s, the Consorzio per la difesa del bino tipico del Chianti e della sua marca di origine (Consorzio del Gallo) was in a legal battle with this brand

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E.&J Gallo accused Chianti of trademark infringement
So Chianti named it instead: Consorzio del Marchio Storico Chianti Classico (1992)

48
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The Southern End of Chianti Classico DOCG has terrain like this

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Flatter and more exposed

49
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What is a UGA? What year were they approved for Chianti Classico?

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2021

Additional Geographical Unit or Unita Geografiche Aggiunitive
11 have been approved

50
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This hamlet in Greve has its own winegrowers association, and is recognized for the Conca d’Oro

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Panzano
A galestro rich, south facing concave slope

51
Q

Ideal planting density and training system for Chianti Classico

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5000-7000 vines/ha

Guyot (moved away from Alberello with the Chianti Classico 2000 initiative)

52
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What is the clone of Malvasia Nera cultivated in Tuscany?

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Malvasia Nera di Brindisi

53
Q

Mammolo means this in Italian

A

Violet
(aromatic intensity)

54
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Ciliegiolo shares a parent offspring with this grape

A

Sangiovese

55
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White grapes may account for this % of the Chianti Normale blend

56
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If governo is used in the process of Chianti DOCG, this must appear on the label

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Governo all’uso Toscano

57
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Requirements for Chianti Classico Gran Selezione

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estate fruit
Minimum 30 months aging from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 3 months in the bottle
90% Sangiovese (2021)
Tasting Panel

(new category was approved in 2014 for wines beginning with the 2010 vintage)

58
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Montepulciano fits within the boundaries of this Chianti subzone

A

Chianti Colli Senesi

59
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In this year, vin santo production doubled, after White grapes were banned in Chianti Classico

60
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Of the two methods of drying grapes for Vin Santo, which is preferable

A

Hanging, offers 360 degree exposure.

However, Bamboo shelves reduce gravity on the bunches and does permit some aeration beneath the spacing of the reeds

61
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This helps enhance Vin Santo Oxidation

A

High evaporation rates

62
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In 1870s, Bittino Ricasoli started using these for his Castello di Brolio bottlings making them superlative

A

Bordeaux Bottles

63
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The name of Bettino Ricasolis project in the 1870s that used Bordeaux Bottles

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Castello di Brolio

64
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Max Elevation for Vin Santo di Chianti Classico DOC

65
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UGA Map of Chianti Classico

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