History

Question 1

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

Answer 1

The Romans

Question 2

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

Answer 2

The greeks

Question 3

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

Answer 3

The Estruscans

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Etruscans, greeks, romans, lombards, kingdom of Sardegna

Question 5

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

Answer 5

True

Question 6

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

Answer 6

True

Question 7

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

Answer 7

False

Question 8

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

Answer 8

True

Question 9

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

Answer 9

True

Question 10

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

Answer 10

False

Question 11

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

Answer 11

True

Question 12

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

Answer 12

True

Question 13

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

Answer 13

True

Question 14

In which province would be most likely volvanic hills?

Answer 14

Veneto

Question 15

The majority of Italy’s vioneyards are found on:

. Hillsides
. In the plains
. In the mountains

Answer 15

Hillsides

Question 16

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

Answer 16

False

Question 17

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

Answer 17

True

Question 18

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

Answer 18

True

Question 19

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

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The climate of the Padana plain is:

. Fully continental
.Mediterranean
. Sem continental
. Alpine

Answer 20

Fully continental

Question 21

Locate the Garda Lake

Answer 21

K

Question 22

Which of the following regions do not enjoy autonomous status:

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

Answer 22

. Piemonte

Question 23

What is the longest river?

Dora Baltea
Po
Brenta
Adige

Answer 23

Po

Question 24

Which sea does not border Italy?
Ionian
Adriatic
Tyrrhenian
Baltic

Answer 24

Baltic

Question 25

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

Answer 25

1, 2 and 5 ar ecorrecot

Question 26

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

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or false **Tendone in only used for high quality wines**

Answer 27

False

Question 28

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

Answer 28

True

Question 29

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

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Which is the most planted red grape in Italy? Sangiovese Montepulciano Barbera Merlot

Answer 30

Sangiovese

Question 31

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

Answer 31

False

Question 32

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

Answer 32

True

Question 33

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

Answer 33

True

Question 34

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

Answer 34

True

Question 35

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

Answer 35

No.

Question 36

True or Flase **Italian sparklings: low dosage levels**

Answer 36

True

Question 37

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

Answer 37

True

Question 38

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

Answer 38

True

Question 39

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

Answer 39

True

Question 40

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

Answer 40

False

Question 41

**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

Answer 41

A sparkling made with traditional method

Question 42

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?

Answer 42

Barolo Docg And . Prosecco DOC . Langhe DOC

Question 43

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

Answer 43

D no es correcta

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Cuál de las siguientes variedades no puede aparecer en una etiqueta de vino italiano genérico Pinot noir Cabenret sauvignon Syrah Merlot

Answer 46

Pinot noir

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Todas