Marche/Abruzzo

Question 1

DOCGs of Marche (5)

Answer 1

Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Offida DOCG
Conero DOCG
Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG

Question 2

Encepagement Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG (Marche)

Answer 2

85% Vernaccia Nera
min 40% dried

Question 3

Offida DOCG (Marche) is for these grapes, these aging requirements

Answer 3

pecorino (Bianco)
passerina

Offida Rosso (85% Montepulciano)

2 years aging, 12 mos wood, 3 mos bottle

Question 4

Conero DOCG (Marche) surrounds this city on the coast

Answer 4

Ancona

85% Montepulciano 15% Sangiovese est. 2004

Question 5

DOCGs for Verdicchio in Marche

Answer 5

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva (09)
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva (09)

Question 6

Larger of two Verdicchio DOCGs located on the Esino river (Marche)

Answer 6

Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi riserva DOCG

Question 7

wines of Verdicchio di Matelica are grown in this high Valley with north-south orientation

Answer 7

Alta Vallesina

Question 8

DOCGs of Abruzzo

Answer 8

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG

Rosso (Normale, Riserva)
Minimum 90% Montepulciano
Maximum 10% Sangiovese

Terre Tollesi / Tullum DOCG

Pecorino and Passerina:
min. 90%

Rosso/Rosso Riserva:

min. 95% Montepulciano,
Spumante:
min. 60% Chardonnay

Question 9

Rivers of Abruzzo

Answer 9

Pescara

Sangrio

Question 10

Subzones of Abruzzo

Answer 10

Terre di Casauria/Casauria
Terre dei Vestini
Alto Tirino
Terre de Peligni
Teate

Question 11

Aging requirements for Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG (Marche)

Answer 11

Minimum 2 years from November 1 of the harvest year

Question 12

What is the province of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC?

Answer 12

Macerata

Question 13

Masciarelli
Valentini
Emidio Pepe are all producers here:

Answer 13

Abruzzo

Question 14

Regional capital of Marche

Answer 14

Ancona (coastal city)

Conero Rosso Riserva is produced just south of the town

It is matured for two years prior to release

Question 15

The Vernaccia grape in Marche is actually this (Of Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG)

Answer 15

The Vernaccia grape in Marches is actually a red grape—“Vernaccia” probably derives from the Latin vernaculus (“indigenous”)

sparkling reds, either dry or sweet, made from a percentage of passito grapes (40%)

Question 16

What year was Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG created?

Answer 16

2003

90% montepulciano opposed to 85%,

Normale is one year of aging, including two months in bottle

Riserva wines are aged for a minimum three years

Question 17

Most important producers of Abruzzo

Answer 17

Edoardo Valentini and the naturalistic Emidio Pepe

Released as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC

Question 18

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo DOC wines account for most of the region’s white wines, and may be produced from these grapes:

Answer 18

either Trebbiano Toscano or the distinct Trebbiano Abruzzese, which is also known, perhaps mistakenly, as Bombino.

Question 19

Main river in Abruzzo

Answer 19

Pescara

Question 20

For what is Le Marche Named

Answer 20

The March of Ancona, medieval borderland separating the Papal states from the Northern City-states

Question 21

Marche was once included in this kingdom

Answer 21

Naples

Question 22

Apex of Verdicchio expression in Marche DOCGs

Answer 22

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva

Question 23

the DOCs of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi and Verdicchio di Matelica are generally for this

Answer 23

Younger wines
Sparkling and Passito styles

Question 24

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva is the largest of the two DOCGs for Verdicchio, and its town (Jesi) was the birthplace of this man

Answer 24

Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1194

Question 25

Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG is nested between this mountain range and this sea

Answer 25

Appenines
Adriatic

Question 26

Guido Cocci Grifoni of Offida DOCG championed this grape in the 1980s

Answer 26

Passerina

Question 27

This DOC in Marche is known for varietal Pecorino (named for its dairy like quality)

Answer 27

Falerio DOC (marche’s elevated southern border)

Question 28

Terre di Offida DOC follows the same boundaries of Offida DOCG, and is known for this style of wine

Answer 28

Passerina
sparkling and passito

Question 29

Soil of Offida DOCG

Answer 29

Clay

well suited for pecorino

Question 30

Conero DOCG (whitish, limestone heavy soils) is nested within this DOC in Marche

Answer 30

Rosso Piceno (Southeastern quadrant of the Marche)

Question 31

This DOC of the Marche overlaps with Castelli di Jesi and is known for a droplet shaped grape with lots of aromatics.

Answer 31

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba DOC

Question 32

Where in Marche is governo method commonly practiced?

Answer 32

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba

Question 33

Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG in Marche is made in this style from this grape

Answer 33

Red Sparkling wine from Vernaccia Nera made with partially dried grapes

Min 40% clusters, second fermentation in bottle

Question 34

Pergola DOC (Marche) is made from this grape

Answer 34

Vernaccia Rossa
A form of Aleatico

Question 35

Many growers in the Marche will bottle IGT wines made from these varieties

Answer 35

Cabernet Franc and Merlot

Question 36

Villemagna DOC (Abruzzo)

Answer 36

Rosso only:
95% Montepulciano

Question 37

Where can I find Passito bianco “Annoso”?

Answer 37

Controguerra DOC, Abruzzo

60% Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Abruzzese, Malvasia, Passerina
min 30 mos barrel max 500L