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1
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In which region is Chianti produced?

A

Tuscany

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Which of these grape varieties is Italian - Torrontes, Shiraz, Sangiovese

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Sangiovese

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Name a grape beginning with the letter ‘B’ from the Piedmont region?

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Barbera, Bonarda, Brachetta

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From which grape variety is Barolo made?

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Nebbiolo

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What is the most southerly wine-growing region in mainland Italy?

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Calabria

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What is Amarone?

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A Valpolicella made from grapes dried and shriveled on mats in the sun.

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Castello Banfi, in Montalcino, is owned and run by a family from which country?

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U.S.A. - New York

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When was the famous Florentine house of Antinori founded - 1385, 1485, 1585?

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1385

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In which region was the very first Italian school for wine growing and oenology created in 1885 - Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto?

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Veneto

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Does Italy produce more red wine or white wine?

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White

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What high quality wines are produced in Valdobbiadene?

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Prosecco

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12
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What is the closest wine growing region to Rome?

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Lazio

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What is the classic Umbrian white wine called?

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Orvieto

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What is the symbol/emblem found on the neck of Chianti Classico bottles?

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A Black Rooster

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What is the oldest wine estate in Piedmont?

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Borgogno Barolo (1761)

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On the banks of which lake are Valpolicella wine grapes grown?

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Lake Garda

17
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Which wine is still regarded as Italy’s king of wines?

A

Barolo

18
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Which wine region is the most northerly in Italy, and forms part of the southern tip of Austria’s Tyrol?

A

Alto Adige

19
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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”?

A

Est!, Est!!, Est!!!

20
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From which grape variety is Prosecco made?

A

Was Prosecco, new name is Glera

21
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Frascati is from which DOC area?

A

Roma/Lazio

22
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Barolo is from which DOC area?

A

Piedmont

23
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Orvieto is from which DOC area?

A

Umbria

24
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Greco di Tufo is from which DOC area?

A

Campania

25
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Copertino is from which DOC area?

A

Puglia

26
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Chianti is from which DOC area?

A

Tuscany

27
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Valpolicella is from which DOC area?

A

Veneto

28
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Rosso Piceno is from which DOC area?

A

Le Marche

29
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Vermentino di Gallura is from which DOC area?

A

Sardinia

30
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Etna Rosso is from which DOC area?

A

Sicily

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