Italian Wine

Question 1

Number of Italian DOCGs?

Answer 1

73

Question 2

Number of Italian DOCs?

Answer 2

329

Question 3

Italian wine classification that Super Tuscans fall under?

Answer 3

IGT

Indicazione geografica tipica

Question 4

Regions of Northwest Italy?

Answer 4

Valle d’Aosta
Piemonte
Liguria
Lombardy

Question 5

Regions of Northeast Italy?

Answer 5

Veneto
Friuli-Venezio Giulia
Trentino-Alto Adige

Question 6

Regions of Central Italy?

Answer 6

Toscana
Emilia Romagna
Marche
Abruzzo
Umbria
Lazio
Molise

Question 7

Regions of Southern Italy (+ islands)?

Answer 7

Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia / Sardegna

Question 8

“Piemonte” translates to…

Answer 8

“the foot of the mountain”

Question 9

Red wines of Piemonte?

Answer 9

Barolo
Barbaresco
Barbera
Dolcetto

Less notable: Ghemme and Gattinara (Spanna), Nebbiolo d’Alba

Question 10

White wines of Piemonte?

Answer 10

Arneis
Asti
Gavi
Moscato d’Asti

Question 11

What does Nebbiolo derive its name from?

Answer 11

“Nebbia” - fog

Question 12

Barolo classifications and aging requirements?

Answer 12

Barolo: 3 years (1.5 yrs in oak)

Barolo Riserva: 5 years (1.5 yrs in oak)

Question 13

Barbaresco classifications and aging requirements?

Answer 13

Barbaresco: 2 years (9 months in oak)

Barbaresco Riserva: 4 years (9 months in oak)

Question 14

Most widely planted grape in Piemonte?

Answer 14

Barbera

Question 15

Where do top expressions of Barbera comes from in Piemonte?

Answer 15

Alba and Asti

Question 16

What does Dolcetto translate to?

Answer 16

“little sweet”

Question 17

Variety in Gavi?

Answer 17

Cortese

Question 18

What does Arneis translate to?

Answer 18

“little rascal”

Question 19

What is the leading northern wine producing region by volume?

Answer 19

Veneto

Question 20

Top wines of Veneto?

Answer 20

Amarone
Soave
Valpolicella
Prosecco
Pinot Grigio

Question 21

What is the appassimento method? Which famous Italian wines are produced with this method?

Answer 21

Process of drying grapes on mats or from hanging canopies in order to raisinate the grapes and concentrate sugars and flavors.

Amarone
Recioto di Valpolicella
Recioto di Soave

Question 22

Primary grape in Soave (and min. percentage)?

Answer 22

Gargenega

Min. 70%

Question 23

Soave classifications?

Answer 23

(1) Soave DOC
(2) Soave Classico DOC

(3) Soave Superiore DOCG
(4) Soave Classico Superiore DOCG

Question 24

Primary variety in Prosecco?

Answer 24

Glera

Question 25

What does Amarone translate to?

Answer 25

"great bitter one"

Question 26

What method is used to produce Prosecco?

Answer 26

Charmat

Question 27

Primary variety in Amarone?

Answer 27

Corvina

Question 28

Averave ABV of Amarone?

Answer 28

15-16%

Question 29

Primary variety in Valpolicella?

Answer 29

Corvina

Question 30

Difference between Valpolicella Ripasso and Valpolicella?

Answer 30

Post-fermentation wine is put in contact with Amarone pomace (leftover mass of skins and seeds from Amarone fermentation). Contact for several weeks provides greater tannins, color extract, flavor and structure.

Question 31

How is Recioto della Valpolicella produced?

Answer 31

Similar to Amarone (riper grapes, appassimento) Fermentation is halted to maintain RS and create a sweet wine