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Italy Flashcards

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1
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Name each Italian wine region

A

1) Peimont
2) Veneto
3) Tuscany
4) Marche
5) Abruzzo
6) Campania
7) Puglia

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In what wine region is Gavi DOCG and what is the prominant grape variety there?

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Piemonte - Cortese

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In what wine region are Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC? What grape is typically grown here?

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Veneto, Garganega

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What is Recioto di Soave?

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a sweet white wine from Soave (Garganega grape) made from grapes harvested and dried using the appassimento method

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In what wine region do Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi wines come from and what grape variety is used in these wines?

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Marche, Verdicchio grapes

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Fiano di Avellino DOCG is from which wine region of Italy. What grape variety is used in these wines?

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Campania, Fiano

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In what region of Italy are Barolo DOCG and Barbaresco? What is the only varietal allowed in Barola DOCG?

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Piemont; Nebbiolo

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In what region of Italy is Barbera D’Asti DOCG and what grape variety is used in this wine?

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Piemonte, Barbera

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In what wine region is Valpolicella and what is its most important grape?

A

Veneto, Corvina

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Of the following wines, which use fresh grapes and which use appassimento grapes? Also which grape variety is used in all of these wines?

Valpolicella DOC

Aramone della Valpolicella DOCG

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

Valopolicella Classico DOC

A

Appassimento Grapes:

Aramone della Valpolicella DOCG

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG

Fresh Grapes:

Valpolicella DOC

Valopolicella Classico DOC

All include Corvina grapes from the Veneto region of Italy

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What 2 regions of Tuscany are best known for growing Sangiovese grapes?

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Chianti

Montalcino

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12
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What is Sangiovese called in Montalcino?

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Brunello

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What grape is mostly grown in the Abruzzo region of Italy?

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Montepulciano

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True or False: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC produces high quality, expensive wines that are highly saught after

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False: these wines are typically high volume, inexpensive, simple and fruity

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True or False: Puglia is an IGP

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True: It is not an AOC

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Puglio is best known for wines made from which grape?

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Primovito (Italian for Zinfandel)

18
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In which region of Italy is most Pinot Grigio grown?

A

Veneto

19
Q

Which of these 3 wines would give you a more complex, fuller body? What grape variety is used in these wines?

Delle Venezie DOC

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Veneto IGT

A

Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Pinot Grigio

20
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What are the main grape varieties of Piemont (2 black, 1 white)?

A

Black:

Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresco)

Barbera

White:

Cortese (Gavi)

21
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What are the main grape varieties of Veneto (1 black, 2 white)?

A

Black:

Corvina (Valpolicetta)

White:

Garganega (Soave)

Pinot Grigo (Delle Venezie, Veneto, Fruilli-Venenzia Giulia)

22
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What is the many grape variety of Tuscany?

A

Sangiovese (Chianti, Brunello)

23
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What is the main grape variety of Marche?

A

Verdicchio

24
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What is the main grape variety of Abruzzo?

A

Montepulciano

25
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What is the main grape variety of Campania?

A

Fiano

26
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What is the main grape variety of Puglia?

A

Primavito (Zinfandel)

27
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What is the difference between Recioto della Valpolicella and Recito di Soave?

A

Both use appassimento grapes but RdV uses black Corvina grapes and RdS uses white Garganega grapes

28
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Which of the following are black grapes and which are white?

Barbera Cortese Corvina Fiano Garganega Montepulciano Nebbiolo Sangiovese Verdacchio

A

White:

Cortese, Fiano, Garganega, Verdicchio

Black:

Barbera, Corvina, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese

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