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1
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What is the mountain chain that runs the length of the Italian peninsula?

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Apennines

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2
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The northern border of Italy is formed by the ____ which creates a barrier.

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Alps

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3
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How many administrative areas are there in Italy?

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20

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4
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Which Italian island has more vineyards?

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Sicily

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5
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What 2 Italian varieties can now be found throughout the world?

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Sangiovese and Barbera

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6
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How many grape varieties are allowed in Italy? with subvarieties?

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around 400; 200,000 subvarieties

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7
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Italy’s most ubiquitous white grape variety is ____ known as _______ in France.

A

Trebbiano; Ugni Blanc

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8
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Trebbiano covers ______ acres in Italy.

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200,000 acres

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9
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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Italy?

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Sangeovese

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10
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What grape is known primarily as the grape of Tuscany?

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Sangeovese

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11
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Who deliniated the areas of production for Chianti?

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The Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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12
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What is the lowest catagory of Italian wine?

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vino/vini varietali

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13
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Vino/vini varietali accounts for _____% of Italian wine production?

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40%

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14
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The early outstanding, limited production wines from Tuscany that didn’t follow DOC restrictions were called

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Super Tuscans

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15
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As a result of Super Tuscans, IGT wine catagory was created in what year?

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1992

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16
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Italy’s DOC stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata

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17
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Italy’s IGT stands for

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Indicazione Geografica Tipica

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18
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Italy’s DOCG stands for

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Denominazione de Origine Controllata e Garantita

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19
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When was Italy’s DOCG created?

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1963

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20
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What was the first DOCG wine awarded in Italy and what year?

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Brunello di Montalicino, 1980

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21
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DOC/DOCG account for _____ of all Italian wine production.

A

1/3rd

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22
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How many DOCs are there in Italy?

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333

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23
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How Many DOCGs are there in Italy?

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74

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24
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The Italian term applied to wines that has a specific higher alcohol by volume than required is

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Superiore

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25
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The Italian term applied to wines to indicate they are from a central or historic area is

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Classico

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26
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The Italian term applied to wines that have been aged for a longer minimum period of time than regular wines is

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Riserva

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27
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What Italian region has the most DOC/DOCG’s?

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Venito

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28
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What Italian river forms the south boundry of the Veneto?

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The Poe

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29
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What are two other rivers other than the Poe that are important in Italy’s Veneto area?

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Adige and Piave

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30
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What lake on the western side of Veneto moderates temperatures?

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Lake Garda

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31
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What are the primary red grapes of Veneto?

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Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara

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32
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What is the grape used in Veneto for sparkling wines?

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Glera

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33
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Prosecco is made using what grape?

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Glera

34
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The Italian grape Glera used to be known as

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Prosecco

35
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The Veneto is noted for it’s dried grape wines produced by the ______ process.

A

Appassimento

36
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The appassimento method produces a sweet Italian wine called

A

recioto

37
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Italy’s Amarone wines come what DOC?

A

Valpolicella DOC

38
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Italy’s Valpolicella is known for producing what sweet wine?

A

Amarone

39
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Recioto alcohol level is around _____%

A

12%

40
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Amarone alcohol level is around ____ to ____%

A

15-16%

41
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Amarone DOCG requires ____% alcohol with ___ minimum months in barrel.

A

14% alcohol, 20 months in barrel

42
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Amarone is fermented completely

A

dry

43
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What are the two most well known sweet DOCGs in Valpolicella?

A

Amarone DOCG and Recioto della Valpolicella

44
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Prosecco must be made from a minimum of _____% of Glera

A

85%

45
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The preeiminent still white wines from Veneto are from what DOC?

A

Soave

46
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Soave DOC main grape is

A

Garganega

47
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Trebbiano de Soave is also known as

A

Verdiccihio

48
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Trentino-Alto Adige is known in German as

A

Sudtirol

49
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What are the 3 primary DOCs in Trentino-Alto Adige?

A

Trentino, Alto Adige and Valdadige

50
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Collio Gorizano DOC is found in what region of Italy?

A

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

51
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Piedmont’s most famous grape is the tannic, high acid

A

nebbiolo

52
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The grape Barbera is well known in what area in Italy?

A

Piedmont

53
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Barbaresco DOCG and Barolo DOCG require ____ % of what grape?

A

100% nebbiolo

54
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Barolo DOCG requires a minimum of ____ months aging.

A

38

55
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Asti DOCG is found in what Italian region?

A

Piedmont

56
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Asti DOCG is a fully sparkling wine made from ___% of what grape?

A

100% moscato

57
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Asti DOCGs fully sparkling wine is known as

A

spumante

58
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for reds based on the indiginous grape Raboso?

A

Piave Malanotte DOCG

59
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What DOCG in Veneto is approved only for whites using only the Fruilano grape?

A

Lison DOCG

60
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Italian IGT wines account for ____ % of all Veneto production?

A

80%

61
Q

Trentino-Alto Adige’s border touches what country?

A

Austria

62
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What is the appellation on Trentino AA known for its traditional method sparkling wine?

A

Trent DOC

63
Q

Collio Goriziano DOC is found in what region of Italy?

A

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

64
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Ramondolo DOCG produces what style wine from where and what grape?

A

Sweet whites from Friuli -VG from the Verduzzo grape.

65
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A sweet white wine from Fruili comes from what DOCG and from what grape?

A

Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit from the picolit grape.

66
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The Langhe and Monferrato hills are ideal for grapes in what region of Italy?

A

Piedmont

67
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Barolo DOCG riserva wines must be aged for _____ months.

A

62

68
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Barbaresco DOCG wines must be aged for a minimum of ____ months and ____ for the riserva.

A

26 and 50 months

69
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Barbera d’Asti DOCG is located in what region in Italy?

A

Piedmont

70
Q

Roero DOCG is located in what area of Italy?

A

Piedmont

71
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Gattinara and Ghemme DOCGs are located in what part of Italy?

A

Piedmont

72
Q

A crisp, floral white wine made from the Cortese grape grown in Piedmont is from what DOCG?

A

Gavi DOCG

73
Q

A unique sweet red sparkling wine made from the Brachetto grape is from what DOCG in what region?

A

Acqui DOCG or Brachetto d’Acqui, Piedmont

74
Q

Nebiollo is known as ______ in Lombardy.

A

Chiavennasca

75
Q

Lombardy is known for the sparkling wines of what DOCG?

A

Franciacorta

76
Q

Vintage dated Franciacorta must be aged on the lees for ___ months.

A

30 months

77
Q

Riserva Franciacorta requires ____ months of ageing on lees.

A

60

78
Q

Valtellina is located in what region of Italy?

A

Lombardy

79
Q

Sforzato di Valtellina is made with ____% of ______.

A

90% of Chiavennasca

80
Q

What passito style wine comes from Lombardy?

A

Sforzato di Valtellina

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