Italian wine law/general/history

Question 1

When was DOC introduced

Answer 1

1963

Question 2

What was the first DOCG’s in Italy and when was it introduced?

Answer 2

Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo, and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in 1980

Question 3

What was Goria’s law and when was it introduced?

Answer 3

1992 The law established the category of Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), a more relaxed regualtion, offering winemakers wider freedoms. IGT wines are considered PGI (Protected Designation of Origin), on par with AOC/AOP. IGT status may be used as a springboard to DOC.

Question 4

How long must a region be recognized as DOC before it may apply for DOCG status?

Answer 4

5 years

Question 5

What mountain range serves as the spine of Italy?

Answer 5

Apennine Mountains

Question 6

What mountains range brackets the northern regions?

Answer 6

The Alps

Question 7

When was the province of Trentino-Alto Adige added to Italy?

Answer 7

After the collapse of Austro-Hungarian Empire at the end of World War I, 1918.

Question 8

What are the five seas that surround Italy?

Answer 8

From west swinging down to the south around to the east

Ligurian Sea Northwest
Tyrrhenian Sea West
Mediterranean Sea South
Ionian Sea Southeast
Adriatic Sea Northeast

Question 9

What are the 6 sweetness levels of Italian wine?

Answer 9

Asciutto- bone dry (officially synonymous with secco: less than approx. 7 g/l residual sugar for still wines, 17–32 g/l for sparkling wines)

Secco- dry (less than 4-9 g/l residual sugar, depending on acidity level, for still wines; 17-32 g/l for sparkling wines; less than 40 g/l for fortified wines)

Abboccato- off-dry; somwhat sweet (approx. 7–15 g/l residual sugar for still wines, 12–35 g/l for frizzante wines, and 32–50 g/l for sparkling wines)

Amabile- semisweet; demisec (approx. 15–45 g/l residual sugar for still wines, 30–50 g/l for frizzante wines, and 40–100 g/l for fortified wines; not used for sparkling wines)

Dolce- Sweet (more than 45 g/l residual sugar for still and frizzante wines, more than 50 g/l for sparkling wines, more than 100 g/l for fortified wines)

Question 10

What is Vendemmia Tardiva and Muffa Nobile?

Answer 10

Vendemmia Tardiva-late harvest

Muffa Nobile-Noble rot; botrytis

Question 11

When did the armies of Sienna and Florence rise up to to fight each other?

Answer 11

1260