Italy Flashcards
In which region is Chianti produced?
Tuscany
Which of these grape varieties is Italian - Torrontes, Shiraz, Sangiovese
Sangiovese
Name a grape beginning with the letter ‘B’ from the Piedmont region?
Barbera, Bonarda, Brachetta
From which grape variety is Barolo made?
Nebbiolo
What is the most southerly wine-growing region in mainland Italy?
Calabria
What is Amarone?
A Valpolicella made from grapes dried and shriveled on mats in the sun.
Castello Banfi, in Montalcino, is owned and run by a family from which country?
U.S.A. - New York
When was the famous Florentine house of Antinori founded - 1385, 1485, 1585?
1385
In which region was the very first Italian school for wine growing and oenology created in 1885 - Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto?
Veneto
Does Italy produce more red wine or white wine?
White
What high quality wines are produced in Valdobbiadene?
Prosecco
What is the closest wine growing region to Rome?
Lazio
What is the classic Umbrian white wine called?
Orvieto
What is the symbol/emblem found on the neck of Chianti Classico bottles?
A Black Rooster
What is the oldest wine estate in Piedmont?
Borgogno Barolo (1761)
On the banks of which lake are Valpolicella wine grapes grown?
Lake Garda
Which wine is still regarded as Italy’s king of wines?
Barolo
Which wine region is the most northerly in Italy, and forms part of the southern tip of Austria’s Tyrol?
Alto Adige
What is the name of the wine from Montefiascone near Rome which Hugh Johnson called “the dullest white wine with the strangest name in the world”?
Est!, Est!!, Est!!!
From which grape variety is Prosecco made?
Was Prosecco, new name is Glera
Frascati is from which DOC area?
Roma/Lazio
Barolo is from which DOC area?
Piedmont
Orvieto is from which DOC area?
Umbria
Greco di Tufo is from which DOC area?
Campania
