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What are the two main white grapes in Campania and what are the two main regions that make the best quality examples?

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Fiano - Fiano Di Avellino DOCG

Greco - Greco Di Tufo DOCG

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What are the Greco grape qualities and what are the main methods used during vinification?
Does it benefit from bottle ageing?

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Higher acid, leaner body, green apple, stone fruit, passion fruit.
Stainless steel or neutral oak, sometimes Lee’s steering is used by winemakers to add some texture and additional flavour.
Yes, it can be aged in a bottle, developing aromas of mushroom and honey.

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What the the region that grows Fiano?
Where do the most successful examples come from?
Characteristics and vinification methods?
Can it benefit from bottle ageing?

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  • Campania, Southern Italy
  • Fiano Di Avellino DOCG
  • Med acid, med/full body, stone fruit, melon, mango
  • Can be done in a simple and fruity style, but better examples are aged in oak
  • Can further be aged in a bottle, adding to aromas of wax and honey
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Main grape of Taurasi DOCG?
What region is it a part of?
What are the characteristics?
Does the wine benefit from further bottle ageing?

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-Aglianico
A part of Campania, Souther Italy
-Deep colour, high acid, high tannin, black fruit
-Matured in oak and benefits from the bottle ageing, developing earthy and forest floor notes.

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Where else is Aglianico grape grown other than in Campania?
What are the specifics of the region?
Where do best examples come from?

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  • Basilicata
  • It is an extremely mountainous region, where vineyards can reach 900m., especially on the vast, high plain that surrounds the extinct volcano of Monte Vulture.
  • Aglianico del Vulture DOC.
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Main black grapes of Puglia?

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  • Negroamaro

- Primitivo (Zinfandel)

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Salice Salentino DOC is famous for production of which wine?

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Best Negroamaro in Puglia come from Salice Salentino DOC

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Principal Black grape of Sicily?

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Nero d’Avola

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Best wines in Sicily come from?

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Etna DOC. The wine is produced from low-yielding vines at higher altitudes.

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One of the way higher quality Chianti can be identified?

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Higher quality Chianti may be made with grapes from a particular sub-zone, the name of which can appear on the label.

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Chianti Classico DOCG is not a part of Chianti DOCG.

True/False?

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True. Chianti Classico DOCG has its own DOCG and is not a sub-zone of Chianti DOCG.

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What are the regional/style differences between Chianti DOCG and Chianti Classico DOCG?

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The vineyards of Chianti Classico DOCG are at higher altitudes than those of Chianti DOCG.
That slows the ripening of the grapes, resulting in wines with higher acidity and more herbal aroma.

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What are the ageing requirements for

  • Chianti Classico DOCG?
  • Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG?
  • Gran Selezione?
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  • Chianti Classico must be aged for 12 months before release
  • Chianti Classico Riserva must be aged for 24 months of which 3 months are bottle ageing
  • Gran Selezione - highest designation of Chianti Classico. The grapes must be sourced from a single estate and aged for 6 months longer that Riserva.
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What are the other Sangiovese producing regions in Central Italy other than Chianti ?
What are the special requirements?

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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG:

  • 100% Sangiovese
  • min. ageing for 5 years (of which 2 are in oak)

Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano DOCG:

  • can be a blend of Sangiovese and other permitted varieties
  • min. ageing for 3 years
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Marche is best known for this wine….?
How is it’s most famous example labelled?
What are the characteristics of this wine?

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White wine made from Verdicchio grape.
Verdicchio dei Castelli Di Jesi DOC.
Verdicchio is high in acid with flavours of green apples, lemons and sometimes display notes of fennel and almonds.
Many wines are made in a simple and fruity style but best examples can develop aromas of honey and almonds with age.

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Orvieto DOC is a blend of…?
Within what region is this DOC located?
What are the characteristics of typical Orvieto?

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Grechetto and Trebbiano.
Located in Umbria.
Orvieto is typically a light-bodied wine with with med/high acid and aromas of peaches and grapefruit.
The best examples tend to have more Grechetto in a blend.
Wines tend to be made with protective methods and undergo a cool fermentation in stainless steel.

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Lazio is best known for…?
What makes this region perfect for white wines?
This wine is typically a blend of…?
Typical style?

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Lazio is best known for Frascati DOC.
Vineyards are cooled by altitude (located in the hills to the south of Rome), and a number of small lakes, making it perfect for white wine production.
The wines are a blend of Malvasia and Trebbiano.
Usually made in a fresh unoaked style. Wines have a medium body, high acid and aromas of citrus fruit, sometimes with Malvasia providing floral and orange blossoms notes.

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What region is renown for Montepulciano production?
What are the characteristics of the grape?
What’s the typical style of wine?

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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC (Abruzzo).
Very concentrated colour, high tannin, med acid with flavours of black plums and cherries.
Can be simple and fruity, done in an unoaked style. While most concentrated examples are often matured for a short time in oak.

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Recently formed appellation in Tuscany that permits wines that a made entirely from non-italian varieties?

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Bolgheri DOC.

Otherwise wines are esimoly labelled as Toscana IGT.

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What are the two DOCGs’ for Nebbiolo within Piemonte region?
Are are the regional differences between the regions and specific vinification requirements? How does it affect the style?

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Barbaresco DOCG and Barolo DOCG.

Barolo DOCG:

  • must be 100% Nebbiolo
  • planted at higher altitudes resulting in parfumed aromas of sour cherry, herbs and dried flowers
  • in the best years the wines are full-bodied with high acidity a ms tannins, with the ability to develop in a bottle
  • the wines are often made with grapes from different villages. A village can appear on the label if grapes are sourced from single vineyards, e.g. Barolo Serralunga d’Alba DOCG
  • min. 3 years of ageing before release with 18 months in oak
  • tend to develop aromas of truffles, tar and leather during bottle ageing

Barbaresco DOCG:

  • south-facing slopes at lower altitudes, with influence from the local rived result in earlier ripening of Nebbiolo
  • the wine is frutier and less parfumed
  • similar tannin and acid levels, ages well in a bottle
  • by law, must be aged for 2 years, with 9 months in oak.
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Grape of Gavi DOCG?
How are the wines labeled if they come from the town of Gavi itself?
What’s the typical wine characteristics?

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Cortese grape.
Gavi do Gavi DOCG
The wines are pale, light-bodied, high in acid with aromas of citrus, green apples and pears.
Best wines can age well.

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What is the appellation for Barbera grape within Piemonte?

What are the characteristics?

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Barbera d’Asti DOCG.
Late ripening variety with med/deep colour, low/med tannins, high acid and aromas of red cherries, plums, and sometimes, black pepper.
Can be made in either fruity and easy drinking style with no oak, or barrel-aged with spicy flavours.

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Appellation for Dolcetto grape in Piemonte?

Characteristics?

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Dolcetto d’Alba DOC.
Earlier ripening variety than Nebbiolo and Barbera, can be planted on coolest sites.
Deep (often purple) colour with med/high tannin and med acid. Aromas of black plums, red cherries and dried herbs.
Can be consumed young but the best examples can age for several years.

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What are the main appellations for Pinot Grigio production in Northern Italy?
What are the differences in climate/vinification/style?

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Alto Adige - Alto Adige DOC
-moderate climate, short dry summers, large diurnal range

Trentino - Trentino DOC

  • dry summers, slightly warmer than Alto Adige
  • low rainfall risk
  • grapes grown on valley floor result in medium body, med acid wine with ripe stone fruit
  • grapes grown at higher altitudes result in wine similar to Alto Adige

Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Friuli Grave DOC

  • moderate and continental climate
  • the vineyards to the south are closer to Adriatic sea and have higher risk of rainfalls
  • produces some of the richest Pinot Grigio in Italy with each and tropical fruit aroma
  • wines from the plain are labelled Friuli Grave DOC (white wines made in a simple fruity style)
  • Collio DOC and Colli Orientali DOC are for premium, more concentrated white wines
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Soave DOC principal grape?
What style of wine does it produce?
Does it include may other DOC’s?

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Garganega grape.
White wine with med/high acid, pears, apple, stone fruits and, sometimes, white pepper
Best examples can age, adding aromas of almonds and honey.
Wine made with grapes from the entire region is Soave DOC.
Wine made with grapes from the foothills is Soave Classico DOC

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Name appellations withing Valpolicella and what wines to they produce.

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Main grape: Corvina
Think skin, moderate colour, low/medium tannin, high acid. In order to increase colour local varieties can be added.

Valpolicella DOC - grapes from the entire region

Valpolicella Classico DOC - grapes from foothills

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (passito)

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG (also passito, made with grapes that are so sweet the fermentation stops naturally. Intense red fruit, high alcohol, full body, med/high tannin)

Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

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Region that includes Valpolicella and Soave appellations?

Climate and geography?

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Veneto. Simple and fruity wines are labelled as Veneto IGT.

Warm climate with moderate rainfall, cooling influences from altitude, exposing vineyards at the foothills to a large diurnal range. Also, breezes from Lake Gardia.
Native plan is affected my fog and moist coming from river Po, which increases the number of sprays needed to combat desease and rot.

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