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DOCG RANDOM QUESTIONS Flashcards

1
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What is the most well known DOCG in Southern Maremma?

A

MORELLINO di SCANSANO DOCG

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2
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What DOCG was a former sub-zone of Val di Cornia?

A

SUVERTO DOCG

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3
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Name the MGAs

A

Aglianico del Vulture - 70 MGAs (15 villages)

Etna DOC - 133 MGAs

Castel del Monte - 33 MGAs

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva - 99 MGAs

Verdicchio di Matelica - 13 MGAs

Montecucco Sangiovese - 25 MGAs

Aglianico di Vulture - 70 MGAs

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4
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What are the Southern Italian Provinces with no DOCG?

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Calabria & Molise

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5
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What DOCG has the same blend as Frascati DOC?

A

CANNELLINO DI FRASCATI DOCG (2011)

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6
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What wine can claim its historical fame for being Roma’s principal libation?

A

Frascati

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7
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What river separates Lazio and Umbria in Orvieto?

A

Tevere River

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8
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What wine area takes its name from an octagonal, medieval caste?

A

Castel del Monte - 13th c

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9
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What DOC had 3 subcategories elevated in Puglia to DOCG status in 2011?

A

Castel Del Monte

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10
Q

What province is Sicilia was known for its wine production in Roman and Greek times?

And what is the best appellation there today?

A

Town of Vittoria in Ragusa Province

Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

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11
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What soils are ideal for Frappato?

A

Terra Rosa

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12
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What area does Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG cover that is considered best zone for Nero d’Avola?

A

Riesi DOC - best zone

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13
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What is considerd the finest and long-lived of all Sangiovese-based wines?

A

​Lungarotti’s Rubesco Vigna Monticchio

In Umbria’s Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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14
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What hill is the famous Lungarotti’s Vigna Monticchio estate situated?

A

Brufa north section of the winegrowing area

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15
Q

What does Cacc e mmitte mean?

A

Take out and put in

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16
Q

What is the largest lake in Central / South Italy? And Where?

A

Lake Trasimeno in Umbria (4th largest in Italy)

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17
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What is Italy’s only landlocked region in C/S Italy?

A

Umbria

and mostly mountains

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18
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What is ’ il gomito d’Italia’ the elbow of Italy?

A

Monte Cònero

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19
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What is the highest peak in Abruzzo?

A

Massif Gran Sasso (3,000m) in the North

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20
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What separates Abruzzo from Lazio and Marche?

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Monti della Laga

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21
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What is unique about Abruzzo’s mountains?

A

Amphitheater-like mountains

Rising Steeply from the hills, mostly grass and used for animal grazing, vines and olives

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22
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What is the longest river in southern Italy?

A

The Volturno in Campania

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23
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What region has the highest population density in Italy?

24
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What latitude does Campania sit?

A

Between 40-41st Parallel

Means hot and late harvest October and November

25
Q

What are the Southern Apennines known in Basilicata?

A

Appennino Lucano - up to 2000m

26
Q

What does “Sassi di Matera” refer to?

A

Stones of Matera

The historic part of Matera for ancient cave homes

27
Q

What is the higest and active volcano in Europe?

28
Q

Where has the highest concentration of UNESCO heritage sites in Italy?

29
Q

What is the native language of Sardinia?

A

Sardo - independent language similar to Latin

30
Q

How did Toscana get its name?

A

Derived from Etruscan - “Etruci” became “Tusica” then Toscana

31
Q

What is the man-made lake in Umbria near the Lazio Border?

A

Lake Corbara

32
Q

What are the 2 grapes required for Bolgheri Sassicaia?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon (>80%)

Cabernet Franc (<20%)

usually 85/15

Plus 2 years aged and 1.5 in oak

33
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What is the differnce between Lacrima di Morro d’alba and Lacryma Christi de Vesuvio

A

Lacrima di Morro d’aAlba is an aromatic red grape from Ancona, Marche is a different grape than Lacryma Christi de Vesuvio is Piederoso Campania

34
Q

How far back does wine growing in Sicilia go?

A

2nd millennium BC

35
Q

Who founded Palermo?

A

Phoenicians

36
Q

What are names of the famous and ancient Greek wines from Sicilia?

A

Byblinos - Siracusa

Murgentium - Central Sicilia

37
Q

What are the 5 autonomous regions of Italy?

A

Sicily

Sardina

Trentino-Alto Adige

Friuli-Venezia

Val d’Aosta

38
Q

What is the largest region in Italy?

39
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What is the most Southern Region in Italy?

40
Q

What is Bradyseism?

A

The volcanic phenomenon of a periodic and gradual rising and lowering of the ground.

Noteable in Campi Flegrea which moves about 1cm per year - in 2,000 years Campi Flegrea has move from 6m above sea level to 6m below

In 1980s - Pozzuoli (neighboring volcano) rose 2 meters.

41
Q

What is the mount of Ischia?

A

The center of the island is Mt Epomeo

42
Q

What is IGP Limone Costa d’Amalfi?

A

Legal protection for lemons grown on Amalfi

43
Q

Variety of lemons grown in Amalfi?

44
Q

What are lemon groves in Amalfi called?

A

Giardini di limoni

45
Q

What drink do they produce in Amalfi with lemons?

A

Limoncello

46
Q

What is the ancient Latin name for Fiano?

47
Q

What do Sardinia’s call Carignano?

A

Uva di Spagna

48
Q

Calangianus, Gallura, Sardegna

A

Large Cork Production

3rd in Europe

49
Q

What are the only wines produced with biological ageing?

A

Vernaccia di Oristano

&

Malvasia di Bosai

Both in Sardegna

50
Q

What is one of the most ancient red grapes in all of Italy?

51
Q

What is the IGT that shares regions with both Lazio and Campania?

A

Terra di Lavoro

52
Q

What is the sweet dessert wines made in Sardegna?

53
Q

What is Sangiovese known in Malvasia delle Lipari?

A

Cortino Nero

54
Q

What is a Conca?

A

Used in Pantelleria and are shallow holes with alberello (protects from wind, collects rain)

55
Q

What is a Cuddie?

A

irregular hills of volcanic origin

Italian Wine Scholar Unit 2 TB (49 decks)

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