Italy - Veneto

Question 1

What is the main city in Veneto

Answer 1

Venice

Question 2

Veneto

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Trentino - Alto Adige

These 3 regions make up what

Answer 2

Tre Venezie

Question 3

What region produces more wine than any other region in Italy

Answer 3

Veneto

Question 4

What is the most famous region of Veneto

Answer 4

Valpolicella DOC

Question 5

What is the main grape used in Valpolicella

Answer 5

Corvina 🔴

Question 6

What is a Vigna

Answer 6

Italian for Vineyard

Question 7

What is the name of the process:

• calls to the grapes to be dried for over three months in special lofts before Fermentation, effectively concentrating the sugar and extract
• adds complex dried fruit tones
• additional alcoholic warmth and a round glycolic mouthfeel to the final wine

Answer 7

Appassimento process

Question 8

What are the name of the special lofts used for the appassimento process

Answer 8

Fruttai

Question 9

What DOC that uses the appassimento process grapes are dried an additional month resulting in a semi sweet to sweet wine

Answer 9

Recioto Della Valpolicella

Question 10

Which DOC that uses the appassimento process grapes are fermented to dryness or near dryness

Answer 10

Amarone

Question 11

For an Amarone to reach Riserva status how many years must it age

Answer 11

4 years

Question 12

Can Recinto Della Valpolicella be made into a Spumante

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

When did Recinto Della Valpolicella and Amarone Della Valpolicella receive DOCG status

Answer 13

2010

Question 14

Where in Veneto located

Answer 14

North east Italy

Question 15

What is the climate of Veneto

Answer 15

Continental but is maritime near the coast

Question 16

What is the most important white wine zone of Veneto

Answer 16

Soave

Question 17

What is the main grape of Soave

Answer 17

Garganega ⚪️

Question 18

Recioto di Soave

Soave Superiore

These two represent what

Answer 18

They are the two DOCGs of Soave DOC

Question 19

Wines from Soave Superiore DOCG typically are aged in what

Answer 19

Stainless Steel

Question 20

What wine from Veneto has the following requirement:

• aged for 1 year
• minimum 3 months of bottling aging
• to be called Riserva it must be aged for 2 years

Answer 20

Soave Superiore

Question 21

Can Soave Superiore DOCG wines be made into Spumante

Answer 21

No, but Soave DOCG and Ricoto di Soave DOCG wines maybe made into Spumante

Question 22

What method is used to make Prosecco

Answer 22

Charmat Method

Question 23

Conegliano Valdobbiadene

Asolo

These are both DOCGs from what zone

Answer 23

Prosecco

Question 24

Does Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo Prosecco DOCG only make sparkling and frizzante wines

Answer 24

No, they make still wines as well. Sparkling wines are their claim to fame

Question 25

What grape is used to make Prosecco

Answer 25

Glera ⚪️

Question 26

Are most Prosecco wines released non vintage or vintage

Answer 26

Nonvintage

Question 27

How can a Prosecco wine be labeled vintage

Answer 27

If the wine is comprised of 85% of grapes from a stated years harvest

Question 28

What is the minimum grape requirement for a wine to be labeled Prosecco

Answer 28

Minimum of 85% of the grape has to be Prosecco

Question 29

When does a wine from Prosecco have to use the glera grape name on the label

Answer 29

If the wine is not on DOC level

Question 30

What are the main DOCS and DOCGs of Veneto

Answer 30

Valpolicella DOC Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Recioto della Valpolicella DOC Pinot Grigio DOC Prosecco DOC Soave DOC Soave Superiore DOCG Recioto di Soave DOCG

Question 31

What lake is north of Franciacorta DOC

Answer 31

Lake Iseo