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Number of administrative regions in Italy?

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20

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How many varieties and sub varieties in Italy

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400 varieties with 2000 subvarieties

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4 Levels of wine in Italy

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Vino
IGT - Indicazione Geografica Tipica
DOC - Denominazione di Origine Controlata
DOCG - DOC e garatita

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Percentages of Vino / IGT / DOC(G) respectively

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40 / 30 / 30

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When was the IGT created

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1992 (in response to Super Tuscan Movement(

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Number of IGT zones

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120

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Number of DOCG

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76

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Number of DOC

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330

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Label of wine coming from historical center / subzone

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Classico

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Label indicating greater than normal alcohol

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Superiore

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Label indicating greater than normal aging

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Riserva

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Top red grapes in Veneto region

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Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella
Merlot
Cab Sauv
Cab Franc

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Top White grapes in Veneto region

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Garganega
Glera
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianca
Chardonnay

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Wine making method that uses partially dried grapes with long cool fermentation

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Appassimento

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Alcohol level of Amarone

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15 - 16%

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What is Recioto

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Sweet style of appassimento (12%)

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What is Ripasso

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Wine made by reuse of sediment / lees of Amarone or Recioto. New wine is poured over and a 2nd fermentation is started

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Number of DOCG in Veneto

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14

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Name the 4 Valpolicella DOC/DOCG

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Amorone Della Valpolicella DOCG
Valpolicella DOC
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
Recioto Della Valpolicella DOCG

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Min requirements for Amarone? Aging and alcohol

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2 years again, 14% alc

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Grapes of Amarones and Valpolicellas?

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Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, (Molinara)

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Wine of Bordalino. What grapes

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Corvina, Rondinella: Bordalino DOC, Superiore DOCG, Rose style: Chiaretto

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Rose style wine of Bordalino

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Chiaretto

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Renowned white wine of Veneto

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Soave

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Main grape of Soave and %
Garganega, 70%
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3 designations of Soave
Soave DOC, Soave Superiore DOCG, Recioto DOCG
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Assemblage of Soave
70% Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio), Chardonnay
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Assemblage of Prosecco
85% Glera, up to 15% Pinot Noir (especially for Rose)
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Two DOCG for Prosecco
Conegliono Valdobiadene Asolo
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What type of wine is made in Lugana
Light fresh whites from Turbiana (similar to Verdicchio)
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What type of wine is made in Piave
Dry and appasimento from range of grapes but know for Piave Malenotte DOCG
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What is Piave Malenotte DOCG
Red wine from Raboso grapes
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What type of wine is made in Lison
Reds and whites, but Lison DOCG makes whites from Friulano
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Tri region name in between Veneto, Friuli, and Trentino
Delle Venezia
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When was delle Venezia established as DOC
2017
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What is Tre Venezie
Region of Veneto, Friuli, Trentino and Alto Adige combined
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What is Trentino-Alto Adige as know as?
Sudtirol
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How are most wines labeled in Trentino - Alto Adige?
Varietal labeled
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Name 3 regions in Trentino Alto Adige
Alto Adige Trentino Valdadige
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What is the traditional method sparkling wine DOC of Trentino Alto Adige?
Trento DOC
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Top red grapes in Trentino Alto Adige
Cab Fran, cab Sauv, largrein, merlot, marzemino, schiava, teraldego
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Top white grapes in Trentino Alto Adige
Chardonnay, Pinot grigio, Pinot Bianco, Muller Thurgau, gewurtztraminer
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What type of wine is Ramandolo DOCG
Sweet white from Verduzzo
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What wine is made in Rosazzo DOCG
Dry white with at least 50% Friulano
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Where is Ramandolo?
Friuli Venezia Giulia
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What wines are made in Coli Orientali
White wine of PIcolet grape: -Friuli Coli Orientali DOC: dry from PIcolet -Coli Orientali del Friuli DOCG: Sweet from PIcolet
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What is Collio Bianco
Orange wine from Ribolla Giala grape in FVG (Colio Gariziano)
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Top red grapes in Piedmont
Barbara, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Bracchetto
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Top white grapes in Piedmont
Moscato, Arneis, Cortese, Erbaluce
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Number of DOCG and DOC in Piedmont
18 and 40
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Number of IGT in Piedmont
None
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Italian region with most DOCGs
Piedmont
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What is the area of Barolo, Barberesca, and Roero combined called
Langhe
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How many DOCG are dedicated to only Nebbiolo
7
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Assemblage of Barolo
100% Nebbiolo, 38 mo aging, riserva 62 mo
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Assemblage of Barbaresco
100% Nebbiolo, 26 mo aging, riserva 50 mo
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3 styles in Asti DOCG
Spumante: fully sparkling Charmat method, semi sweet —> sweet Methodo Classico: 9 mo on lees Dry: ‘secco’
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Grape of Asti DOCG
Moscato
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Where is Asti DOC/G
PIedmont
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What is Muscato d’Asti DOCG
Frizante, lightly sparkling, semi sweet, partial fermentation
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Assemblage of Barbera DOCG
90% Barbera
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When was Barbera named DOCG?
2018
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Assemblage of Nizza DOCG
100% Barbera, 18 mo aging, riserva 30 mo
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When was Nizza made DOCG
2014
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What grape is used in the aromatic white wine of Roero
Arneis
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Wines of Gattinara and Ghemme?
Nebbiolo (Spanna) blends
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What is Spanna
Nebbiolo (from Gattinara / Ghemme)
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Renowned white of Piedmont
Gavi from Cortese grapes
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Sweet red sparkling from piedmont
Brachetto
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Assemblage of Franciacorta
Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Erbamat, 18 mo lees, vintage 30, riserva 60
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What region is know for Franciacorta
Lombardy
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Brut Blanc de Blancs version of Franciacorta, aged for 24 mo on lees
Sater
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What is Sater
Franciacorta, blanc de blancs, 5 atm pressure, 24 mo lees
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Name of Nebbiolo in Lombardy
Chiavenasca
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Area in Lombardy that grows good Nebbiolo
Valtellina
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3 types of wine from Nebbiolo in Valtelina
Rosso Superiore Sferzato: dried grapes Pasito style
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What is Sferzato
Dried grapes, passito style, 14% alcohol wine from Valtellina (Lombardy) from Nebbiolo
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The following are sub zones from ? : Grumello, Inferno, Maroggia, Sasseta, Valpella
Valtellina
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Top red grapes in Tuscany
Sangiovese, Canaiolo, colorino, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir
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Top white grapes of Tuscany
Trebbiano Tuscano, Malvasia, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Viognier
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Rare style of wine making for Chianti where dried grapes added at end of fermentation to extend it
Governo all’usso Toscano
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Assemblage of Vin Santo
Trebbiano and Malvasia Red: Sangiovese 3+years in barrels with temp extremes
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When was DOCG established in Italy and when / who were the first ones
1967 but not until 1980 Brunello, Barolo, and Montepulciano
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First Super Tuscan
1968, Sascicaia by Tenuta San Guido: Cab Sauv / Franc
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2nd and 3rd Super Tuscans
Tignanello: 1968, Piero Antinori: Sangiovese / Cab Sauv Solaia: 1968, Piero Antinori: Cab Sauv / Franc
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Year when white grapes are no longer required in Chianti
2006
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Chianti assemblage
70% Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Trebbiano, Malvasia, etc
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Chianti Classico Assemblage
80% Sangiovese, no whites, 12%+ alc, Riserva: 12.5%+, 2 years aging
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Which subzone of Chianti requires 75% min Sangiovese
Coli Senesi
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7 sub zones of Chianti
Coli Aretini, Rufina, Coli Fiorentina, Montalbano, Montespertoli, Coline Pisano, Coli Senesi
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What is Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Top tier of Chianti, 2014, 30 mo aging
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Assemblage of Brunello di Montelcino DOCG
100% Sangiovese, 4 years aging (2 year wood, 4 mo bottle)
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What is lighter version of Brunello called
Rosso
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What is prugnolo gentile?
Sangiovese (called in Montepulciano, Tuscany)
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Assemblage of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
70% Sangiovese
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Name of DOCG in Tuscany that has been making ‘Super Tuscans’ for over 100+ years
Carmignano
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Name of Sangiovese in Scarsano (Tuscany)
Morellino
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Place of first Super Tuscans
Bolgheri
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Most super Tuscans are labeled?
Toscano IGT. (Or Bolgheri DOC)
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3 super Tuscan DOC
Bolgheri Bolgheri Sascicaia Maremma Toscano
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Italian area on coastal piedmont know for red blends like super Tuscans
Maremma
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Only white DOCG in Tuscany
Vernaccia di San Gignanno
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4 Vin Santo DOC in Tuscany
Vin Santo del Chianti Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Vin Santo di Montepulciano Vin Santo di Carmignano
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What style of wine is Emilia Romagna know for
Lambrusco
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What and were was Italy’s first white DOCG?
Romagna Albana DOCG, in Emilia Romagna
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Describe Lambrusco
Can be dry to sweet, rose or red, frizzante style
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Where is Modena DOC
Emilia Romagna
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Famous Lambrusco for Lombardy
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
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What is Le Marche known for
Verdicchio , crisp neutral white
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2 Verdicchio DOCG in Le Marche
Castelli di Jesu Verdicchio Verdicchio di Matelica
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Assemblage of Conero DOCG
75% Montepulciano (and Sangiovese)
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Where is Picero DOC
Le Marche
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What grape is Abruzzo know for
Montepulciano grape
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4 Abruzzo DOC(G) of Montepulciano
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC: 85% Montepulciano Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC Colline Teramare Montepulciano d’Abrruzzo DOCG: 100% Tullum DOCG: 100%
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White DOC in Abruzzo
Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
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Where is Tulum DOCG and what is it
Abruzzo, 100% Montepulciano grape
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Where is Orvietto DOC and what is it
Umbria: white wine from Trebbiano Toscano grapes, usually dry ‘secco’
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Name styles of Orvietto
Dry: secco Off dry: Abbocato Semi sweet: amabile Sweet: dolce
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What grape is used in Montefalco
100% sagrentina
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Name for Trebbiano Toscano in Umbria
Procanico
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Sweet, obscure late harvest wine in Lazio
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
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Where is EST EST EST
Lazio
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Where is Frascati and what is it
Lazio , white wine from Trebbiano and Malvasia
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Grape of Taurasi DOCG
Aglianico
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Where is Taurasi
Campania
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White wine DOCGs of Campania
Fiano di Avelino Greco di Tufo
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Grape of red Ciro DOC
Gaglioppo
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Where is Ciro
Calabria
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White grape in Calabria
Greco Bianca
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What is Greco di Bianca and where is it from
Sweet white copper in color from Greco Bianca grape in Calabria
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1st DOCG in Puglia and when
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale: 2011: sweet late harvest wine
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Next 3 DOCGs after Primitivo di Manduria Dolce in Puglia
Castel del Monte Nero, Rosso, Bambino
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Where is Salice Salentino DOC
Puglia
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Grape of Salice Salentino
Negroamaro
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Only DOCG of Sicily
Cerasuolo di Vittoria
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What is Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Red blend of Nero d’avola and Frappato
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Where is Etna DOC and what wines do they make
Sicily Reds from Nero Mascalese Whites from Cataratto
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Wine of Lipor DOC
Sweet from Sicily, Malvasia delle Lipor, On the decline
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Grapes of Marsala
Grillo, Inzola, (cataratto, Nerello Mascalose)
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Where is Marsala from?
Sicily
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Marsala colors
Oro: golden Ambro: amber Rubino: Ruby
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Marsala styles (sweetness)
Secco: dry <4% RS Semi-secco: semi sweet: <10% RS Dolce: sweet >10% RS
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Marsala styles (aging)
Fino: 1 year Superiore: 2 years Superiore Riserva: 4 years Vergine / Solera: 5 years Vergine Stravecchio Riserva: 10 years
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Only DOCG in Sardinia
Vermentino di Gallura: Aromatic white in any style
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Grenache wine in Sardinia
Canonau di Sardigna

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