IT_Piemonte

Question 1

3 Major Red Varieties of Piemonte

Answer 1

• Nebbiolo
• Barbera
• Dolcetto

Question 2

6 Minor red varieties of Piedmont

Answer 2

• Vespolina
• Croatia
• Ruchè (roo-kay)

• Brachetto
• Fresia
• Grignolino

Question 3

2 Major white varieties of Piemonte

Answer 3

• Arneis
• Moscato Bianco
  (Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains)

Question 4

3 Minor white varieties of Piedmont

Answer 4

• Cortese “courteous”: Gavi
• Vermentino
• Erbaluce (air-bah-looch-aye)

Question 5

2 geological features that create rain shadows in Piemonte

Answer 5

• Alps: North and West
• Apennine Mountains: South

Question 6

What does “Vigna” indicate in Piedmont

Answer 6

A single vineyard

Question 7

What does “Sori” indicate in Piedmont

Answer 7

A high-quality, south-facing vineyard

Question 8

Barolo and Barolo reserva minimum aging requirements

Answer 8

• Barolo: 38 months with 18 months in oak or chestnut
• Barolo Reserva: 62 months with 18 months in oak or chestnut
• 100% Nebbiolo

Question 9

Barberesco and Barberesco Reserva minimum aging requirements

Answer 9

• Barbaresco: 26 months with 9 months in wood
• Barbaresco Reserva: 50 months with 9 months in wood
• 100% Nebbiolo

Question 10

3 Major Villages of Piemonte

Answer 10

• Alba
• Asti
• Turin

Question 11

5 Main Communes of Barolo

Answer 11

• La Morra slang for “girl or woman”: softer character, more approachable, leass powerful
• Castiglione Falleto (cas-tea-yo-knee fah-leh-toe): more fragrant / less tanic than those from Serralunga and Monforte. Good balance bc “middle commune”
• Barolo
• Serralunga d’Alba: “a long ridge”
• Monforte d’Alba (mon-for-tay): “strong mountain”

Question 12

3 Characteristics of La Morra
2 Producers
1 Vineyard

Answer 12

• more approachable.
• Softer character
• less powerful
• Elio Altare and Mauro Molino
• Arborina: only 2.5 Ha

Question 13

3 Characteristics of Barolo (commune)
1Producer
1 Vineyard

Answer 13

• Softer character
• Rich in Tannin with a slight austerity
• Giacomo Borgogno: Oldest continuously running winery in Barolo (1761) “Jzack-omo”
• Cannubi

Question 14

4 Characteristics of Castiglione Falleto
2 Producer
1 vineyard

Answer 14

• More fragrant and less tannic than those from Serralunga and Monforte.
• Wines here are balanced (center of Barolo Appelation)
• Red cherry and strawberry aromas and flavors
• Vietti and Paolo Scavino
• Rocche (raw-kay)

Question 15

2 Characteristics of Monforte d’Alba
“a strong mountain”
1 producer

Answer 15

• Very powerful with an emphasis on ripe red fruit (more than Serralunga d’Alba)
• Domenico Clerico “clerk”

Question 16

4 Characteristics of Serralunga d’Alba
1 producer / 2 wines

Answer 16

• Serravalian soils (oldest in area) force roots to dig deep.
• Firm, aggressive tannins that provide beautiful structure and demand time
• Gaja Sperss (nostalgia)
• Gaja Degromis (half of fruit is from La Morra)

Question 17

3 Main communes of Barbaresco

Answer 17

Barbaresco
Neive (nay-veh)
Treiso (tray-zo)