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1
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Who did what?
Introduced the concept of terror by matching grape to soil types

A

The Romans

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2
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Who did what?
** Advanced viticulture and winemaking in Italy’s south**

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The greeks

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3
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Who did what?
Taught the indigenous tribes of brthern Italy how to grow vines and how to make wine

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The Estruscans

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4
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Put civilizations in order: romans, estruscans, lombards, greeks, kingdom of Sardegna

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Etruscans, greeks, romans, lombards, kingdom of Sardegna

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5
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True or false about middle ages
Wooden barrels became widespread to the detriment of winw quality

A

True

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6
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True or false about middle ages
The first mentions of nebbiolo, barbera and garganega appear

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True

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7
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True or false about middle ages
. The overall quality of wine imoproved tremendously

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False

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8
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True or false about middle ages
Monaesteries preserved wine culture and viticulture

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True

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9
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True or Flase
Spain’s controlling interest in Italy was cosiderably reduced by the Austrian Habsburg Empire

A

True

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10
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True or false about Modern Age
Corks and glass bottles were in widespread use in Italy by early 18 th

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False

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11
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True or false about Modern Age
KIngdom of Sardegna united the country into the kingdom of Italy in 1861

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True

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12
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True or false about Modern Age
A winter freeze in 1709 almost all vineyards north -italy

A

True

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13
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True or false about Modern Age
Discovering of America caused economic crisis in Italy

A

True

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14
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In which province would be most likely volvanic hills?

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Veneto

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15
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The majority of Italy’s vioneyards are found on:

. Hillsides
. In the plains
. In the mountains

A

Hillsides

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16
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True or false
The Alpes block humid air currents from thr Adriatic sea

A

False

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17
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True or false
The Prealps are a lower altitude range contiguous to the Alps

A

True

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18
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True or false
The Padana plain separates de Alps from the Apenines

A

True

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19
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True or false
The Apenines are considerably lower in Altitude than the Alps

A

True

20
Q

The climate of the Padana plain is:

. Fully continental
.Mediterranean
. Sem continental
. Alpine

A

Fully continental

21
Q

Locate the Garda Lake

A

K

22
Q

Which of the following regions do not enjoy autonomous status:

. Valle dÁosta
. Piemonte
. Trentino Alto Adige
. Friuli Venezia Giulia

A

. Piemonte

23
Q

What is the longest river?

Dora Baltea
Po
Brenta
Adige

A

Po

24
Q

Which sea does not border Italy?
Ionian
Adriatic
Tyrrhenian
Baltic

A

Baltic

25
Q

True and false about mezzadria system :

. Was widespread in northern and central Italy
. Favored landowners
. Farmers tend to plan only one crop
. Abolished in the 60’s
. More focused on quality rather than quantity

A

1, 2 and 5 ar ecorrecot

26
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True or false
Pergolas train vines to grow as high as 1.9 mts off the ground

A

True

27
Q

True or false
Tendone in only used for high quality wines

A

False

28
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True or false
As a rule, vines trained on a pergola deliver large crop loads

A

True

29
Q

True or false
**Grapes grown on pergolas have little risk og sunburn

A

True

30
Q

Which is the most planted red grape in Italy?

Sangiovese
Montepulciano
Barbera
Merlot

A

Sangiovese

31
Q

True or false
Isolation of winegrowing areas led to the extintion of indigenous grapes

A

False

32
Q

True or false
Phylloxera was the cause of extintion of several indgenous grapes

A

True

33
Q

True or false
There are at least 350 grapes varietes cultivated in Italy

A

True

34
Q

True or False
*Some indigenous Italioan grapeshave been written since middle ages**

A

True

35
Q

True or false
Most of Italy’s sparklings are made in traditional method

A

No.

36
Q

True or Flase
Italian sparklings: low dosage levels

A

True

37
Q

True or false
Both Pinot noir and chardonnay are used for sparkling wine in several wine regions**

A

True

38
Q

True or false
Italian sweet wine production pre-dates middle ages

A

True

39
Q

True or false
Italy’s white wines were traditionally made with skin contact

A

True

40
Q

True or false
Red wines were traditionally aged in small french oak**

A

False

41
Q

Talento indicates
. A sparkling wine made Trentino
. A wine made in the Talento region
. A wine made by a member of talento association
. A sparkling made in the traditional method

A

A sparkling made with traditional method

42
Q

On which wine bottle would yo expecto to see a gold fascetta?

. Venezia Giulia IGT
. Barolo DOCG
. Prosecco DOC
. Langhe DOC

An a blue one?

A

Barolo Docg

And
. Prosecco DOC
. Langhe DOC

43
Q

True or false regarding classic dessignation :

A. Indica una larga tradición reproducir un vino específico
B. Es la área original histórica de unaDOCG o DOC
C. Indica una mayor calidad y prestigio
D. El vino tiene las mismas regulaciones que la apelación regular

A

D no es correcta

44
Q

Cuál de las siguientes aseveraciones es falsa?

. El Consorcio llega a cabo las pruebas de control de calidad de las DOC y DOCG

. Los consorcios son asociaciones voluntarias que comprenden los productores a los mercaderes y se relacionan determinadas DOC y DOCG

. La DISCIPLINARE es el documento oficial y legal detrás de cada denominación de origen e indicaciones geográficas típicas

. Los Consorcio puede representar múltiples denominaciones de origen garantizadas o no

A

. La A es la respuesta incorrecta ya que se encargan los exámenes de calidad a terceros partidos

45
Q

Poner en orden de categoría las categorías de la Unión Europea de la más alta a la más baja

. Indicación geográfica protegida
. Vini
. Vino con variedad de uva o cosecha
. Denominación de origen protegida

A

. DOP
. IGT
. Vino con indicación de añada o de variedad
.  Vino

46
Q

Cuál de las siguientes variedades no puede aparecer en una etiqueta de vino italiano genérico

Pinot noir
Cabenret sauvignon
Syrah
Merlot

A

Pinot noir

47
Q

Cuál de los siguientes ítems debe estar regulados por una DOCG

Crianza
Estilo del vino
Densidad del vino
Tecnicas de vinificacion
Rendimiento por hectarea
Limies fisicos
Alcohol final

A

Todas

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