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Italian History and Geography Flashcards

1
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What was Piedmont called in the early 1800s?

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Piedmont-Sardinia

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Lombardy was called this in the 1800s

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Lombardy-Venetia

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3
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What year was the new Kingdom of Italy created after the Risorgimento? (unification)

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1861

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4
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Where did phylloxera enter Italy first?

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Lombardy and Sicily

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5
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What year did Italy pass a law requiring wine to be only fermented from fresh grapes without additives?

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1904

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6
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What year was Alto Adige annexed to Italy

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1920

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7
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What was “vino tipo”

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An italian law passed in 1924 whereby wines could be legally labeled by their perceived character rather than true place. Like coupage in France

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8
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What did the 1957 Treaty of Rome do?

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Formed the European Economic Commission, over time dissolved the Mezzadria system

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9
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What year was the appellation scheme of Italy created?

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1963

First DOCs in 1966 and 1980

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10
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What year was Gorias law passed for IGT

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1992

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11
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Largest island in the meditteranean

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Sicily

Sardinia is second

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12
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Latitude of Italy

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36.5 and 47 degrees

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13
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Countries Italy touches in the North

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France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia

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14
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Two micronations within Italy

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Vatican City
San Marino

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15
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Where is the nation of San Marino

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Borders Emilia-Romagna and the Marche region

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16
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This mountain in Valle d’Aosta is shared with France

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Mont Blanc

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17
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This Italian Mountain in Alto Adige is shared with Switzerland

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Matterhorn

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18
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What are Sammarinese wine bottles?

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Wines of the nation of San Marino sport coded bands: Sangiovese, Biancale, Ribolla and Moscato

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19
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Most important Winery of the nation of San Marino

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Cantina San Marino

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20
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This sea separates Italy from the Balkans on the East coast

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Adriatic

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21
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This sea sits below Puglia

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Ionian sea

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22
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Seas to the West of Italy

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North West: Liguria
South West: Tyrrhenian

23
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Longest river in Italy

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the Po, at 650km

24
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The three largest freshwater lakes in Italy

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Garda
Maggiore
Como

25
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what is pozdol

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an ashy, acidic soil derived from quartz, found in the mountain regions
of Italy

26
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Which is warmer in Italy: the West or the East coast

A

West

27
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Which recieves more rainfall: Sicily or Veneto?

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Sicily

28
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This wind gusts north from Africa, affecting sicily and Southern Italy

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Sirocco

29
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What is the name for the Mistral in Italy

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Maestrale
Near the French Italian border

30
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What is the name for the winds experienced on the leeward slopes of mountain ranges in Northern Italy

A

Foehn (same as Switzerland)

31
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Four tiers of Italian Wine Law

A

Vino
IGT
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
Denominazione de Origine Controllata e Garantita

32
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First DOC of Italy

A

Vernaccia di San Gimignano
1966

33
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What is the disciplinare di produzione?

A

Document that stipulates regulations for each DOC

34
Q

Each Denominazioni in Italy is owned by this

A

Consorzio
(grower producers of a region)

35
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Before 2016, Colli Teramane Montepulciano d’Abruzzo was known as this

A

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane

36
Q

How long must a producer wait to achieve DOCG status after achieving DOC status

A

10 years

37
Q

States in Italy without DOCG regions

A

Calabria
Trentino-Alto Adige
Liguria
Molise
Valle d’Aosta

38
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Describe “novello” wines of Italy (Bardolino and Alto Adige are best examples)

A

Not sold till Nov 6 the year after harvest
Min 30% carbonic maceration

39
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What does Vigna Vecchie mean?

A

Old Vines

40
Q

Pinot Grigio is a pink skinned mutation of these grapes

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc

41
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In what DOC/DOCGs is Pinot Bianco authorized for sparkling wine production

A

Trento DOC
Franciacorta DOCG

42
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Trebbiano Toscana is this synonym:

A

Ugni Blanc
Also the main grape for Balsamic of Modena

43
Q

Prosecco Tondo is this

A

Glera

44
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What is Prosecco Nostrano

A

Malvasia Bianca Lunga
Prosecco Lunga

45
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Where did Glera originate?

A

Istria

46
Q

Where can one find the best Glera

A

Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene

Grand Cru Cartizze

47
Q

Verdicchio is identical to these grapes

A

Trebbiano di Soave
Trebbiano Valtenesi
Trebbiano di Lugana

48
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Where did the name Vermentino come from

A

Ferment (spritzig and slight effervescence)

49
Q

Where is Chardonnay featured in Italy as a high quality grape

A

Franciacorta DOCG
Trento DOC
Sebino IGT

50
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Parentage of Sangiovese

A

Cilegiolo x Calabrese di Montenuovo

51
Q

Synonym for clairet in Italy

A

Chiaretto

52
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Montepulciano has long been believed to be identical to this grape

A

Pugnitello

53
Q

Merlot is the _ most cultivated red grape in Italy

A

third

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