Italy (Piedmont)

Question 1

4 Italian classifications from low to high

Answer 1

IDG - Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Vino da Tavola - Table Wine

DOC - Denominazione di Origne Controllata

DOCG - Denominazione di Origne Controllata e Granatita

Question 2

17 DOC’s of Piedmont

Answer 2

Alta Lange
Asti
Barbaresco
Barbera d'Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Barolo
Brachetto d'Acqui
Dogliani
Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Erbaluce di Caluso
Gattinara
Gavi
Theme
Nizza
Roero
Ruche di Castagnole Monferato

Question 3

Climate, Mountains, River, and Hills of Piedmont

Answer 3

Continental

Apennines and Alps

Po River

Langhe Hills
Monferrato Hills

Question 4

Prized grape of Piedmont

Answer 4

Nebbiolo

Question 5

3 major grapes of Piedmont and flavor profiles

Answer 5

Nebbiolo: think skinned, high acid, high alcohol, high tannin

Dolcetto: tannic, dark fruity, low tannin “Sweet little one”

Barbera: red fruit, high acid, low tannin, crunchy

Question 6

5 white grapes of Piedmont

Answer 6

Moscato Bianco
Cortese
Arneis
Erbaluce
Favorita (vermentino)

Question 7

What river runs along Barolo and Barbaresco

Answer 7

Tanaro River

Question 8

Differences in flavor profile for Barolo and Barbaresco

Answer 8

Barolo: powerful and long lived KING
Barbaresco: Slightly softer QUEEN

Question 9

11 communes of Barolo

Answer 9

La Morra
Barolo
Serralunga d'Alba
Monforte d'Alba
Castiglione Falletto
Diano d'Alba
Novello
Verduno
Grinzane Cavour
Cherasco
Roddi

Question 10

Aging Barolo and reserva VS Barbaresco and reserva

Answer 10

Barolo: N: 3 years Nov 1 (18 months cask)
R: 5 years Nov 1 (18 months cask)

Barbaresco: N: 2 years (9 months in cask 1 in bottle) Released 3rd year
R: 4 Years (9 months in cask) released 5th year

Question 11

3 traditionalists and 3 modernists

Answer 11

T: Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Macarello
Giuseppe Rinaldi

M: Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone
Elio Atare

Question 12

What makes a winemaker a modernist

Answer 12

embrace barriques, shorter macerations, rounder style

Question 13

2 soils of Barolo

Answer 13

Tortonian: higher calcareous marl (softer style)
(vineyards: La Morra, Barolo)

Serravallian: sandstone ( more structure)
(vineyards: Monforte d’Alba, Serralunga d’Alba)

Question 14

3 major towns of Barb

Answer 14

Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso

Question 15

Top 2 Barbaresco Producers

Answer 15

Bruno Giacosa (traditionalist)
Produttori del Barbaresco (co-op)

Question 16

River and locaition of Roero

Answer 16

Tanaro River

opposite of Barolo and Barbaresco

Question 17

Rivers and location of Gatinara and Ghemne DOCG

Answer 17

Strattles Sesia River

on the Hills north east of the Po River

Question 18

Aging for Barbera d’Asti normale and Aging for Barbera del Monferrato superior

Answer 18

N: 4 months
S: 14 months (6 months in cask)

Question 19

Newest Piedmontese DOCG in 2014 and what varietal is significant there?

Answer 19

Nizza

newest DOCG after 3 years

100% Barbera

Question 20

Name 3 100% Dolcetto DOCG’s

Answer 20

Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superior
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba

Question 21

Which Dolcetto DOCG must be 100% superior and aging requirements

Answer 21

Ovada

1 year

Question 22

Who is Dogliani DOCG famous

Answer 22

Winemaker was Luigi Einaudi, 2nd president of Italian Republic 1948

Question 23

First Piedmontese still white DOCG and what varietal

Answer 23

Gavi (Cortese di Gavi)

Grape: Cortese

Question 24

Largest DOCG producer in Italy

Answer 24

Moscato d’Asti

Question 25

What is the most common method for Spummante

Answer 25

Charmat

Question 26

What grape is use in Asti

Answer 26

Moscato Bianco

Question 27

What sparkling method is used in Alta Langa

Answer 27

Traditional

Question 28

Aging for Alta Langa spummante and reserva

Answer 28

S: 2.5 years
R: 3 years

Question 29

2 Alta Langa producers

Answer 29

Fontanafredda

Enrico Sarafino