Italy Flashcards

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Soave and Recioto di Soave are made from what grape

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Garenga 70% min. plus Trebbiano and Chardonnay

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Name the Veneto style wines that use Corina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molniara

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Valpolicella DOC (Basic Dry), Valpolicella Ripasso DOC (reuse of Amarone/Recioto must) Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (Passito) , Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Bardonlino Superiore (Dry Red) DOCG, Bardolino Chiaretto DOC (Rose)

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What type of wine is Colli Asolani DOCG

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Prosecco / Glera grape 85% White Dry Sparkling

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Does Piedmont have any IGT or lower level wines

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No. Only DOC and DOCG

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What type of grapes do Barolo and Barbaresco are use in the Piedmont Region

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Nebbiolo

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Muscat based appellations in Piedmont Region

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Moscato d’Asti DOCG and Asti DOC

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What kind of wine style is Barchetto d’Aqui Piedmont Region

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Red sparkling wine dry or off dry made with Barchetto grape in Aqui Piedmont

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What white grape is approved in Roero DOCG Piedmont Region

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Arneis

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What grape is used in thee Gattinara and Ghemme DOCG’s Piedmont Region

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Nebbiolo or “Spanna”

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10
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What white grape is used in Gavi Piedmont Region

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Cortese

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What Grape does Barbera d’Alba DOC use

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100% Barbera

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12
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Cities of Tuscany

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Florence, Sienna, Pisa

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13
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Red wine makes up what percentage of Tuscan wines

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85%

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14
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A term created in response to the fact 100% Sangiovese made in the Chianti region once had to be categorized as Vino de Tavola

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Super Tuscans

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15
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Basic Chianti DOCG must contain what % of Sangiovese

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70%

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16
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Chianti Classico DOCG contains what % of Sangiovese

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80%

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17
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What grapes other than Sangiovese are permitted in Chianti Classico

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Cainolo Nero, Trebbiano, Malvasia, plus other suitable international grapes

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New Chianti Classico designation use for high quality estate grown wines

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Chianti Classico Gran Selezion

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How long does Brunello di Montalcino RISERVA age before release

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5 years

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20
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How long does Brunello di Montalcino age before release

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4 years

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21
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What is Tuscany’s best known white wine

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Vernaccia di San Gimanagno

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22
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Original Super Tuscan produced by Tenuta San Guido

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Sassicaia

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23
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Wine made anywhere in the Chianti -zone but which has standards equal to or higher than sub zones

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Chianti Superior

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24
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A Tuscan wine in Toscana using 10-20% Cab Sauv or Cab Franc

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Carmignano

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25
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The major red grape of Tuscany

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Sangiovese

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26
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Term used for the Sangiovese grape in the region of Scansano

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Morellino

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27
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An ancient white wine making technique that involves the addition of overripe grapes to a vat of new wine as it is finishing fermentation.

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Governo

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28
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The historic heart of the Chianti Region

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Chianti Classico

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29
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A type of sweet wine made in Tuscan and other areas using dried grapes and excessive aging

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Vin Santo

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30
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The local name for Sangiovese as used in Montepulciano

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Prugnolo Gentil

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A grape variety used in Tuscany in small amounts prized for it’s rich colors and hearty tannins.

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Colorino

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32
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Town known as the birth place of Super Tuscans

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Bolgheri

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33
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A red grape variety used widely throughout Tuscany as a blending partner for Sangiovese

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Canailo Nero

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34
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One of the earliest Super-Tuscan style wines created by Marchese Piero Antinori

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Tignanello

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35
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Sicily’s sole DOCG

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria

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36
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Region famous for “Lacryma Christi” wines

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Vesuvio

37
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Region located on Italy’s “toe of the boot”

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Calabria

38
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Red grape variety that produces both dry and sweet wines in Apulia

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Primativo

39
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One of the best known wines of the Campania region

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Taurasi (a town in Campania) uses the Aglianico grape

40
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Wine region that produces both red and white wines within Calabria

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Ciro

41
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Main Grape in Salice Salento (Apulia)

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Negroamara

42
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Dessert wine produced in Calabria

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Greco de Bianco

43
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Main grape used in Cannonau di Sardegna

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Grenache

44
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DOCG white wine produced in Sardinia

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Vermentino

45
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Region that recently won approval of a large DOC designation that covers most of the regions land

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Sicily

46
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Main grape used in Cerasuolo di Vittoria

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Nero d’Avola

47
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Main grape used in Taurasi DOCG

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Aglianico

48
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Wine region surrounding the town of Naples

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Campania

49
Q

What quality wine designation does Marsala fall under

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DOC

50
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What grape varietals comprise Marsala wine

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Catarratto, Grillo, and Inzolia

51
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What are the sweetness designations of Marsala

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Secco, Semi-secco, and Dolce

52
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What are the three main types of Marsala

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Oro, Amber, Rubino -can respectively be secco, demi-secco, or dolce

53
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What are the aging requirements for Marsala Fino, Marsala Superior, and Marsala Superior Riserva

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1, 2, and 4 years

54
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What are the aging requirements for Marsala Vergine/Marsala Solera and Marsala Vergine/Marsala Stravecchio Riserva

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5 yrs. cask aged in Solera and 10 yrs. in oak cask

55
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of DOCG’s in Veneto

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14

56
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Name for Bardolino Rose

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Chiaretto

57
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Appellation use for sparkling wine in Trentino

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Trento Doc

58
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Name the only two DOCG’s that produce Prosecco

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior and Colli Asolani

59
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Sparkling wines in Piedmont

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Asti, Moscato D’Asti, and Brachetto D’Asti

60
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Leading grape of Piedmont

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Barbera

61
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Alternative name for Nebbiolo used in Valtalina

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Chiavenesca

62
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7 sub zones of Chianti DOCG

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Colli Aretini
Colli Fiorentini
Colli Senesi
Colline Pisane
Matalbano
Montespertoli
Rufina
63
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Well known region that produce Verdicchio di Matelica

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Marche

64
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Main grapes of Este, Este, Este

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Trebbiano and Malvasia

65
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Where is Bardolino DOC and DOCG? What grapes do they use

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Located in the west of Veneto near Lake Garda. Grapes used in Bardolino are the same grapes used in Amarone. Wines are typically a red blend or “chiaretto style” rose

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In addition to Piave DOC in the Veneto region there is a Piave Malanotte DOCG. What grape is used in Malanotte

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Rabasco

67
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What are the two rivers that run through Veneto

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Piave and Adige (near Verona)

68
Q

What is Italy’s longest river

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Po. It runs through Piedmont

69
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What type of wine does the Lison DOCG, in Veneto, produce

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Friulano. It is approved for white wines only.

70
Q

Sauvignon Blanc in Fiuli-Venezia Giulia is now called what

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Tocai Friulano

71
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What are some of the white wine DOC and DOCG’s in Fiuli-Venezia Giulia

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Colli Orientali from the Picolit grape, and Collio Goriziano, Collio Bianco, which makes a wine from a skin fermented “orange wine” made from Ribolla Gialla. Ramandolo and Rosazzo DOCG’s make sweet wines from the Verduzzo.

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Langhe produces what grape

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Sauvignon Blanc and others.

73
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Leading white grapes in Piedmont

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Moscato, Arneis, Cortese

74
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The most general appellation in Piedmont is

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Piedmont DOC and the Langhe DOC

75
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Spumante means what

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Fully sparkling

76
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Frizzante means what

A

fizzy

77
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Gattinara and Ghemme use Nebbiolo or Spanna in what region

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Piedmont

78
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Brachetto D’aqui comes from what grape

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Brachetto and makes a sweet sparkling wine

79
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Where are Valtellina Rosso and Sforzato di Valetellina wine made

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Lombardy using Nebbiolo (unusual outside Piedmont)

80
Q

Chiavanesca is a what

A

Grape varietal

81
Q

What is Trebbiano do Abruzzo made from

A

Trebbiano and Malvasia

82
Q

What is the Super Tuscan Solaia made from

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

83
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Red wine regions in Chianti Toscana region using Sangiovese (Brunello, Prugnolo Gentil, Morellino)

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Brunello do Montalcino DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montelpulciano DOCG, Carmignano DOCG, Morellino di Scansano DOCG.

84
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What grape is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo made of

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Montepulciano grape

85
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Leading white grape of Abruzzo

A

Trebbiano di Abruzzo

86
Q

Wines from Umbria

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Orvieto made from Grechetto and Trbeianno, and Montefalco Sangrantino made from Sangrantino grapes

87
Q

Where does Grecco di Tufo come from

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Campania

88
Q

Where is Grecco di Bianco DOC produced

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Calabria

89
Q

The coastal area of Tuscany is known as what?

A

Maremma. The excellence of the wines from in this area led to the super Tuscan movement and to Bolgheri DOC, Bolgheri Sassicaia and Maremma Toscana from IGT’s in 2011