Italy

Question 1

Name a couple reasons why Italy has tremendous diversity of vines and winemaking techniques

Answer 1

Italy’s rugged terrain + political discord restricted travel in centuries past

Question 2

The ____ form the northern bordern of Italy

Answer 2

Alps

Question 3

The _______ mountains runs the length of Italy

Answer 3

Apennines

Question 4

The ______ Sea is on the west coast of Italy

Answer 4

Tyrrhenian Sea

Question 5

The _____ Sea is on the east coast of Italy

Answer 5

Adriatic

Question 6

The ___ sea is on the south of Italy

Answer 6

Ionian

Question 7

Italy has __ administrative regions

Answer 7

20

Question 8

The two leading white grapes of Italy

Answer 8

Trebbiano Toscano and Pinot Grigio

Question 9

T/f: Italian wines made by the same grape often taste different due to clonal differences among regions

Answer 9

tru

Question 10

Why was the IGT category created?

Answer 10

many winemakers felt that the DOC/DOCG designations were too strict

Question 11

There are close to ___ IGT zones

Answer 11

120

Question 12

Italy has __ DOCGs and over ___ DOCs

Answer 12

76, 330

Question 13

What does “Superiore” indicate on a label?

Answer 13

HIgher ABV; typically lower yields or riper grapes

Question 14

Meaning of “riserva” on label

Answer 14

extended aging

Question 15

t/f: very few parts of Italy are further than 75 miles from the sea

Answer 15

true