Italian wine regions

Question 1

How many wine regions in Italy?

Answer 1

20

Question 2

Name the 20 main wine regions in Italy

Answer 2

From North to South / from West to East : 1- Valle D’Aosta. 2- Piedmont 3-Lombardi 4-Trentino /Alto Adige 5-Liguria 6-Emilia Romana 7- Veneto 8- Friuli/Venezia Giulia 9- Tuscany 10-Umbria 11- Marche 12-Lazio 13-Abruzzo 14-Campania 15-Molise 16-Basilacata 17- Puglia 18-Sardegna 19-Sicily 20-Calabria.

Question 3

How many official wine varietals in Italy?

Answer 3

Around 350

Question 4

How many grapes varietals identified in Italy?

Answer 4

Around 2000 …

Question 5

What is Vermouth?

Answer 5

one of the most important table wine produced

Question 6

What is Marsala

Answer 6

one of the most famous cooking wine produced

Question 7

What are the 3 major regions producing the most high quality drinking wines?

Answer 7

Veneto - Piedmont - Tuscany

Question 8

Name the 5 main regions of North Italy

Answer 8

Alto Adige - Trentino - Friuli Venezia Giuilia - Veneto - Piedmont

Question 9

Name the 5 main regions of Central Italy

Answer 9

Tuscany - Umbria - Lazio - Marche - Abruzzo

Question 10

Name the 4 main regions of South Italy

Answer 10

Campania - Basicalata - Puglia -Sicily

Question 11

Grapes in ALTO ADIGE (North Italy)?

Answer 11

WHITE : PINOT GRIGIO
Style : Dry. 
Body : L to M.
Acidity: high.
Flavours : agrumes/ green fruits.
Also Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc.

RED : SCHIAVA
light wines and fruity
Tannin : L to M
Flavours : Raspberry, plum

Most all wines have the label DOC Alto Adige

Question 12

Legislation in Italy?

Answer 12

For all regions in Italy : DOP / DOC/DOCG/IGP/IGT/Classico/Riserva

Question 13

What DOP means?

Answer 13

Denominazione di Origine Protetta = AOP

Question 14

DOC?

Answer 14

Denominazione di Origine Controllata : Delimitation geographic and respect grapes and wine methods authorised.

Question 15

DOCG?

Answer 15

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita : like OC +bottling in the region where they are produced and must have been tasted by the Ministry of Agriculture.

Question 16

IGP/IGT

Answer 16

Indicazione Geografica Protteta but IGT ( Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is most used

Question 17

Classico and Riserva

Answer 17

CLASSICO : wines exclusively from vineyards initialy classés and couvre many of the best regions

RISERVA : % of alcohol higher and aged longer than the minimal time asked by the regulation of the appellation

Question 18

Grapes from Piedmont

Answer 18

RED : NEBBIOLO / BARBERA/DOLCETTO
WHITE : CORTESE /MOSCATO ( Muscat)

Also : BAROLO /BARBARESCO/ASTI/ALBA/DOLCETTO/GAVI

Question 19

Grapes in TRENTINO?

Answer 19

in the south of Alto Adige.
WHITE : CHARDONNAY & PINOT GRIGIO
RED : MERLOT & TEROLDEGO
most of them are sold under DOC Trentino.

Question 20

Grapes from Friuili-Venezia Giuilia

Answer 20

FRIULI : Pinot Grigio ( most rich of Italy). Merlot and Friulano.

• Wines from the plaine : DOC Friuli Grave ( white simpe and fruity).
• Wines from the hills : DOC Collio and DOC Colli Orientali (High quality Whites, more concentrated). Colli Orientali also produces famous reds.

Question 21

Wines from Veneto

Answer 21

One the biggest wine region in Italy. Best wines are in Soave (GARGANEGA) & Valpolicella (CORVINA)
Pinot grigio, chardonnay, merlot, corvina, garganega, trebbiano. Because bulk production, wines are simples and fruity and are labelled IGT Veneto.

PROSECCO * DOC mainly produced in Veneto and in some Friuli) venezia giuilia).

Question 22

Wine in Soave region

Answer 22

East from Verona and divided in 2 dfferents parts : northern slopes and Pô slopes in the south.
North :