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there are twenty provinces in italy

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what is the name of the mountain range that divides italy from north to south

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apennine mountains

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3
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according to italian wine laws what is the highest quality level

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docg

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what does doc stand for

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demoniazione de origine controllata

demarcated and controlled origin

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wines awarded docg status have lower yields than doc and igt designated wines

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what does igt stand for?

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indicazione geographica tipica

indication of a typical geographic region

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italian igt wine is equivalent of a french vin de pays or german landwein

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8
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name the docg wines from toscana

A 
chianti
chianti clssico
brunello di montalcino 
vino nobile di montepulciano
carmingnano rosso
vernaccia di san gimiganano 
morellino di scansano
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9
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name the docg wines from piemonte

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barolo
barbaresco
gattinara
ghemme
gavi
asti
moscato d asti
brachetto d asti
roerro arneis
dolcetto di dogliani superiore
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10
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t or f

soave valpolicella and bardolino are all docg wines from veneto

A

f they are doc wines

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11
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is franciacorta a docg wine

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yes

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12
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in abbruzzo what wines come from here

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montepulciano d abruzzo

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in campagnia what wines come from here

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greco di tufo
taurasi
fiano di avellino

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14
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in emilia romagna what wines come from here?

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albana di romagna

lambrusco

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in friuli venezia giulia what wines come from here

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tocai fruiliano

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16
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in lazio what wines come from here

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frascati

cinqueterre

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17
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in liguria what wines come from here

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inferno
grumello
valgella
sfursat

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18
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Piemonte what wines come from here

A 
barolo
gavi
gattinara
nebbiolo d alba
barbaresco
asti
barbera d alba
dolcetto
gavi di gavi
barchetto d acqui
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19
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marche what wines come from here

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rosso piceno

verdicchio

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20
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Puglia what wines come from here

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salice salentino

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trention alto adige what wines come from here

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teroldego roatlino

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22
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toscana what wines come from here

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chianti classico
galestro
brunello di montalcino
vernaccia di san gimignano
vin santo
rosso di montalcino
vino nobile di montepulciano
morellino di scansano
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23
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umbria

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orvieto classico

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24
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veneto

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soave
valpolicella
amarone

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25
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give the primary grape for barolo

A

nebbiolo

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26
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give the primary grape for chianti

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sangiovese

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27
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give the primary grape for vino bobile di montepulciano

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sangiovese

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28
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give the primary grape for inferno

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nebbiolo

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29
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give the primary grape for brunello di montalcino

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sangiovese

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30
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give the primary grape for galestro

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nebbiolo

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31
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give the primary grape for taurasi

A

sangiovese

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32
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give the primary grape for carmignano

A

trebbiano

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33
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give the primary grape for orvieto

A

agilianico

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34
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give the primary grape for gavi di gavi

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sangiovese

35
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give the primary grape for barbaresco

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trebbiano

36
Q

the towns of alba and asti are located in this region

A

piemontie

37
Q

florence and siena are located in this region

A

toscana

38
Q

marsala is a town and a type of wine made in this region

A

sicilia

39
Q

orvieto is made in this region

A

umbria

40
Q

what type of grape is used to make asti

A

moscato

41
Q

inferno grummello sasella and valgella are all made from this grape variety

A

nevviolo in the local dialect nebbiolo is called chiavennasca

42
Q

name the two doc wien from abuzzo

A

montepulciano d abruzzo

trebbiano d abruzzo

43
Q

what region is greco di tufo from

A

campagnia

44
Q

t or f

taurasi is a red wine

A

t

45
Q 
which of the following wines are not from toscana valpolicella
rosso di montalcino 
asti
vernaccia di san gimignano
gattinara 
carmignano
amarone
vino novile di montepulciano
A

valpolicella
asti
gattinara
amarone

46
Q

what is the name of the grape used to make brunello di montalcino

A

sangiovese grosso sometimes calle dbrunello, sangioveto, prugnolo gentile

47
Q

are white grapes used to make chianti

A

yes that is for chianti only. producers of chianti classico are not permitted to use white barieties

48
Q

are all chianti wines docg?

A

yes

49
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whats the difference between chianti and chianti classico

A

chianti classico is from the delineated and historic classico zone and has a reputation for growing better grapes and producing higher quality wine.
chianti may be from any of the other seven zones
classico
must be 80-100% sangiovese
no white varieties permitted
non traditional red varieties allowed to 20%

Chianti 
sangiovese 75-100%
vaniol nero 5-10%
white trebiano malvasia 5-10%
non traditional red varieties allowed to 10%
50
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what is the difference between chainti classico and chianti classico riserva

A

primarily the aging.
chianti needs only be aged until march following harvest
tiserva is aged for 27 months

51
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how does a wine laveled chianti rufina differ from chianti

A

Rufina is from the rufina subdistrict of chianti it is released three months after chianti

52
Q

t or f

carmigano is made from Sangiovese and cabernet

A

t

53
Q

what is the grape variety used to make vernaccia di san gimignano

A

bernaccia

54
Q

what are the five villages of barolo

A 
barolo 
la morra
castiglione di faletto
serralunga d alba
monforte d alba
55
Q

what are teh agining regimens for barolo and barolo riserva

A

barolo is aged for three years with two in cash

barolo riserva is aged for a total of 5 years with two in cask

56
Q

t or f

dolcetto d alba and barbera d alba are made from the nebbiolo grape

A

f

57
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name the docg wines from veneto

A

bardolino superiore
soave superiore
recioto di soave

58
Q

what grape varieties is soave made from

A

garganega primarily but it may be blended with trebbiano chard and pinot bianco

59
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what grape varieties are used to make bardolino and valpolicella

A

corvina
rondinella
molinara

60
Q

what does it mean if balpolicella is labeled classico

A

bardolino tend to be slightly lighter than valpolicella because it uses more of the lighter rondinella grape

61
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what does it mean when you see superiore on the label

A

that it is from the heart of the production zone the zone that theoretically provides the best conditions for growing the grapes

62
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can a wine be labeled classico and superiore

A

yes

63
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when a wine label says amarone della valpolicella what does the amarone have to do with valpolicella

A

amarone is the style of wine and it is produced in the valpolicella region

64
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what is the recioto process

A

refers to wines made with dried grapes that mostly come from veneto some versions are sweet

65
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what is a super tuscan and how did the term come about

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super tuscan is a term used to describe superior tuscan wines that did not conform to the doc laws of the time.

66
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name a doc wine form the piemonte region

A

carema
arneis
dolcetto
barbera

67
Q

name a doc wine from the liquria region

A

cinqueterre

68
Q

name a doc wine from the lombardia region

A

sfurzat

lugana

69
Q

name a doc wine from teh trentino alto adige region

A

teroldego rotaliano

70
Q

name a doc wine from the friuli venezia giulia region

A 
bardolino 
valpolicella
soave 
amorone
bianco di custoza 
breganze
71
Q

name a doc wine from the emilia romagana region

A

grave del friuli
tocai fruiliano
collio

72
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name a doc wine from teh toscana region

A

lambrusco

73
Q

name a doc wine from the marche region

A

galestro

rosso di montalcino

74
Q

name a doc wine from the umbria region

A

verdicchio

posso pieceno

75
Q

name a doc wine from the campagnia region

A

orvieto

76
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name a doc wine from the puglia region

A

greco di tufo

77
Q

name a doc wine from the basilicata region

A

salice salentino

78
Q

name a wine from the calabria region

A

agliancio del vulture

79
Q

name a wine from the sililia region

A

crio

80
Q

name all the docg wines from italy that are sparkling provide the grapes used to make them and how they are made

A

teh sparkling docg winea re franciacorta
brachetto d acquir
ast
moscato di asti

81
Q

what is vin santo how and where is it made

A

is usually associated with toscana but can be made in any region and is typically sweet

82
Q

what are 8 docg production zones of chianti in toscana

A 
classico
colli aretini
colli fiorentini
colli senesi
colli pisane
montalbano
rufina
montespertoli
83
Q

Name 3 premier producers of super tuscans

A

capezzana
ruffino
strozzi

84
Q

name 3 great producers of super tuscans

A

castello bandi
monsanto
fontodi

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