Italy

Question 1

Profile of
Cortese

Answer 1

Dry
Light Body
High Acid
Crisp Green apple, pear, lemon, blossom

Gavi DOCG

Question 2

Profile of Corvina

Answer 2

Dry to off-dry
Light to full body
Low to medium tannin
High acid
Cherry plum, fig, florals

Valpolicella

Question 3

Profile of
Verdicchio

Answer 3

Dry
Medium body
High acidity
Green apple, pear, lemon, fennel/anise
with age: honey and nuts

Verdicchio de Castelli di Jesi DOC

Question 4

Profile of
Garganega

Answer 4

Dry
Medium Body
High Acid
Green apple, pear, peach, lemon

Soave

Question 5

Style associated with
Recioto di Soave Classico DOCG

Answer 5

Sweet white made from dried grapes appassimento

Question 6

Profile of Fiano

Answer 6

Dry
Medium to full body
Medium acid
Peach, melon
if lees: bread, biscuit, smoke

Fiano di Avellino DOCG

Question 7

Profile of Barbera

Answer 7

Dry
Low to Medium tannin
High acid
Cherry, plum, maybe black pepper

Question 8

Profile of Nebbiolo

Answer 8

Dry
Full body
High Tannin
High acid
High alcohol
red cherry, plum, rose/violet
Age: leather, truffles, tar, tobacco

Barolo, Babaresco