Italy

Question 1

Which statement is not true

Answer 1

Italy specializes in red wine

Question 2

The average size of a vineyard in Italy is

Answer 2

2 acres

Question 3

Which statement is true

Answer 3

cooperatives are a major force in the Italian wine industry

Question 4

Which is a factor that makes Italy such a large wine producer

Answer 4

The modifying influence of the Mediterranean sea in its branches

Question 5

The term vernaccia has the literal meaning of indigenous in Italian and is used to refer to a number of unrelated grapes

Answer 5

T

Question 6

Which statement about Fruiti Venezia Giulia is true

Answer 6

All the above

Crisp white wine predominate and it shares a border with Slovenia

Question 7

The Alto Adige area

Answer 7

Has a large German speaking population

Question 8

The Veneto Consistently produces more wind than any of Italy’s 20 regions

Answer 8

T

Question 9

Prosecco

Answer 9

Has production centered in the Venetto province of Treviso.

Question 10

In Valpolicella wines the most prominent grape used is

Answer 10

Corvina

Question 11

The technique that uses the spent lees from Recioto or Amarone production to add richness tannins and extra alcohol to conventional Valpolicella is called

Answer 11

Ripasso

Question 12

Amarone Della Valpolicella…

Answer 12

All the above

Has docg status and is a full bodied dry red wine

Question 13

What is the most important difference between the sparkling wine called Asti and Moscato d’Asti?

Answer 13

Asti is fully sparkling while Moscato d’Asti is only lightly sparkling

Question 14

Which statement is not true

Answer 14

Barolo refers to a place while barber Resco refers to a type of wind made primarily from the Barbera grape

Question 15

Dolcetto…

Answer 15

All the above

Means little sweet one but the red wine isn’t sweet. Light full bodied fruity red wine

Question 16

Other than Asti and Moscato d’Asti Piedmont’s most prominent white wine is the dry and fruity…

Answer 16

Gavi

Question 17

Lombardys Franciacorta is producedIn a manner quite similar to Frances Champagne

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Orvieto Verdicchio and Vernaccai di San Gimignano are all dry white wines from Central Italy

Answer 18

T

Question 19

Which statement is not true

Answer 19

Chianti Classico must be 100% Sangiovese

Question 20

The wines called super Tuscan…

Answer 20

All the above

High prices
Almost always dry and red

Question 21

Tuscany’s traditional sweet wine made from dried grapes is…

Answer 21

Called Vin Santo

Question 22

Which is not a recognized chianti subzone

Answer 22

Chianti d’Annata

Question 23

Vino nobile di Montepulciano

Answer 23

Is a product of the prugnolo gentile clone of the Sangiovese grape

Question 24

Brunello di Montalcino…

Answer 24

Must be 100% Sangiovese

Question 25

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo…

Answer 25

Must contain at least 85% of the Montepulciano grape and is produced in both red and rose versions

Question 26

The region of Umbria….

Answer 26

Produces the reds Montefalco Sagrantino and Torgiano Rosso Riserva

Question 27

One of the most popular of the lazio regions easy to drink white wine is Frascati a blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia

Answer 27

T

Question 28

The Negroamaro grape…

Answer 28

Produces a full bodied red wine primarily in Puglia

Question 29

Sardinia’s Cannonau grape…

Answer 29

Is largely the same as the Spanish Garnacha

Question 30

Sicily’s Masala….

Answer 30

All the above

Is a fortified wine similar in some ways to Spanish sherry