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1
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What is a culinary specialty of Alto Adige?

A

Speck - cured meat from hind leg of pig (pair w/ vernatsch)

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Soil type of Alto Adige?

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Volcanic Granite - Porphyry

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What is the key growing area for Pinot Noir in Alto Adige?

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Basse Atesina - Eastern Quadrant

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What famous co-op is from the Val d’Adige DOC?

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Cantina Terlan (PG, SB, CH, PB)

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In which sub zone is the Lago di Caldaro located?

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Oltradige

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6
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Which zones of Alto Adige are most planted to apple orchards?

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Merano and Venosta - NW

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What 2 red grapes are most prominent in and around Bolzano?

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Schiava (Santa Maddelena) and Lagrein (Gries - unofficial)

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8
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Name a producer from the Valle Isarco

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Abbazia di Novacella (monastery founded in 1142) - sylvaner, kerner

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9
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What is another german name for schiava/vernatsch

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Trollinger

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10
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What areas constitute the TRE VENEZIE?

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Veneto,
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia,
Trentino-Alto Adige

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11
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Bolzano sits at the confluence of which 2 rivers?

A

Adige and Isarco (Eisack)

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12
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What are Italy’s 5 autonomous regions?

A 
Trentino-Alto Adige (last to join the country), 
Sicily, 
Sardinia, 
Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, 
Valle d’Aosta
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13
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The Dolomites range is part of what larger mountain chain?

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The Southern Limestone Alps

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14
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What is the climate of Alto Adige?

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Alpine-continental - Dolomites cradle the region (rainshadow) and warm air is drawn up from the Adriatic over Lake Garda - SPRING FROST and HAIL remain challenges

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What are the best sites for Pinot Nero in Alto Adige?

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Basse Atesina, Mazzon, Val Venosta

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Good producers of Alto Adige Pinot Nero

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Manincor, Girlan, Castelfeder

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17
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What types of grapes could end up in appasimento wines from Alto Adige?

A

Vespolina, Moscato Rosa

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18
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Val d’Adige stretches into Verona?

A

TRUE!

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Colli di Bolzano DOC in Alto Adige produces wines from which variety?

A

Schiava (grossa, gentile, grigia)

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Alto Adige DOC white wines must contain a minimum 75% combined of which 3 varieties?

A

PG, PB, Chard

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21
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Subzone with the sparsest plantings in Alto Adige

A

vinschgau (valle venosta)

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22
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Mountain Pass that joins Austria to Alto Adige

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Brenner

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23
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Kretzer is? Which DOCs can use it?

A

rose usually from lagrein

Trentino,
Terroldego,
Valdadige

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24
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‘Scelto’ or ‘Auslese’

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Higher minimum % abv, Lago di Caldaro (Kaltersee) schiava

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25
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Kerner is a crossing of___ x ___,

predominantly planted in ___?

A

schiava grossa x riesling,

Valle Isarco

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26
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What does valpolicella mean?

A

Latin and Greek for Valley of many cellars

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27
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Soils of Valpolicella?

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Volcanic (soave), Glacial, limestone, and clay

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Name one DOCG for wines based on the raboso grape (Veneto)

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Piave Melanotte - 15-30% dried grapes, min 8 g/L (70% raboso piave, 30% veronese);

Friularo di Bagnoli - rosso, riserva, VT, passito (amarone style)

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29
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What style of wine is produced in Montello DOCG (Veneto) ?

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Cabernet based blends with merlot, CF and/or carmenere - rosso, rosso superiore

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30
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What are the 2 passito style wines made in Colli Conegliano DOCG ?

A

Refrontolo (marzemino, also rosso style);

Torchiato di Fregona (glera, verdiso, boschera, bianco passito only) Both min. 30 g/L RS

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31
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What is the difference between Reccioto and Amarone?

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Reccioto is typically sweet to semi-sweet (50g/L +) and the grapes dried for longer, can also be spumante;

Amarone must be under 12 g/L RS and is higher abv (acquired of 12% for recioto, 14% for amarone)

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32
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Which zones of production may make Soave Superiore?

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Classico, Colli Scalieri - 33 new geographical mentions, Anselmi

33
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Grapes allowed for Soave

A

70% garganega,
30% trebbiano di soave, chardonnay;
pinot blanc

34
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What does ‘col fondo’ mean?

A

sur lie - wine is tank fermented, then second fermented in bottle without disgorgement (supposed to be the original style of prosecco)

35
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What is Conegliano Refrontolo? DOCG (Colli di Conegliano)

A

Rosso - 95% marzemino, can be passito style

36
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What is Torchiato di Fregona? DOCG (Colli di Conegliano)

A

white passito style from glera - grapes dried for min. 150 days (usually 15-16% abv)

37
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Key producers of Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG (18 communes)

A 
Montelvini, 
Case Paolin, 
Villa Sandi, 
Amadio, 
Belle Casel
38
Q

Conegliano Valdobiaddene Rive DOCG

A

steep hillsides - named for hamlets or frazzione (43) - hand-harvest mandatory, vintage dated - only spumante style

39
Q

Garganega DOCG’s

A

Soave Superiore,
Recioto di Soave,
Recioto di Gambellara

40
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Cartizze DOCG

A

Grand Cru of prosecco - 107ha

41
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What is the soil of Cartizze?

A

sandstone, marl

42
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Cartizze altitude?

A

300m altitude, very steep

43
Q

Cartizze vine training?

A

doppio capovolto - double bow

44
Q

Cartizze producers?

A

Villa Sandi,
Adami,
Bisol,
Mionetto

45
Q

Prosecco DOC must contain _ percent of Glera

A

85%

46
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Other grapes allowed for Prosecco (up to 15%)

A 
Verdiso, 
Bianchetta Trevigiana, 
Perera, 
Glera Lunga, 
CH, PB, PG, PN
47
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Grapes for Prosecco are mostly machine harvested T or F

A

TRUE

48
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Valpolicella subzones

A 
Classico :
Fumane, 
Negrar, 
Marano, 
Sant’Ambrogio, 
San Pietro in Cariano;

Valpantena,

Valpolicella Orientale (unoffical),

Illasi

49
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Colli Asolani - other names for Asolo

A

Pearl of Treviso,

City of 100 Horizons - foot of Venetian Alps, 450 m alt.

50
Q

Sui Lieveti wines (Asolo Prosecco)

A

single harvest, second fermentation in bottle - 90 days on the lees and not disgorged so have sediment

51
Q

spumante wines qualify for “superiore” above what abv?

A

11%

52
Q

Mountain range north of the Veneto

A

Montelesini

53
Q

Amarone passed to DOCG in what year, Barolo?

A

2010; 1980

54
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What style of vine training is common in Valpolicella?

A

pergola, guyot;

pergola creates a horizontal screen to shade the grape bunches in increasingly warm vintages

55
Q

When did the Veneto surpass southern Italy in production?

A

in the 1990s

56
Q

Valpolicella racks

A

Gratici - shelves for the fruttai lofts

57
Q

Cartizze sugar levels

A

17-35 g/L (Secco / Dry) - most prosecco normale is Extra Dry

58
Q

Stone retaining terraces in Valpolicella

A

Marogne

59
Q

Recioto meaning?

A

Little ears - clusters on the edges that got the most sun

60
Q

What does Amarone mean?

A

Great bitter

61
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Valpolicella producers

A 
Masi, 
Allegrini, 
Bussola, 
Bertani, 
Quintarelli, 
Dal Forno, 
Zyme, 
Tedeschi, 
Roccolo Grassi
62
Q

If Amarone alcohol goes over 14%, can you have higher residual sugar?

A

YES, + 0.1 g/L for every 0.1%

63
Q

What is the largest viticultural zone in Veneto?

A

Piave

  • north of the venetian lagoon
  • signature grapes are raboso and manzoni bianco, also a DOC cheese
64
Q

How much Amarone allowed to be made in a vintage?

A

65% of yield

65
Q

Single vineyard Soaves

A

La Rocca,
Capitel Foscarino,
Calvarini

66
Q

Friuli Venezia Giulia most planted grape, red grape?

A

pinot grigio, merlot

67
Q

Rosazzo DOCG

A

Friulano based blends - based on Livio Felluga “Terra Alta”

68
Q

What are the major geo influences on Friuli?

A

The Julian Alps, hills and folds down to the Adriatic Sea

69
Q

What is ponca?

A

layered sandstone, chalky limestone, and clay - Colli Orientali / Collio

70
Q

What is flysch di Cormons?

A

another name for ponca

71
Q

What is the typical blend of Collio Bianco?

A

Friulano,
Ribolla Gialla,
Malvasia Istriana

72
Q

Where is Josko Gravner based?

A

Oslavia (near to Radikon and Primosic)

73
Q

DOC and DOCG shared between Friuli and Veneto

A

Lison DOCG,

Lison Pramaggiore DOC

74
Q

Verduzzo is made where?

A

Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli

75
Q

What is the specialty of Carso? (Coastal Trieste)

A

Refosco - Terrano

76
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Key producers of Friuli

A 
Miani (Colli Orientali), 
Borgo del Tiglio (Collio), 
Damijan (Collio), 
Ronco del Gnemiz (Colli Orientali), 
Vie di Romans (Friuli Isonzo), 
Gravner (Venezia Giulia IGT), 
Venica & Venica (Collio), 
Radikon (Venezia Giulia IGT), 
Meroi (Colli Orientali), 
Primosic, 
Livio Felluga (Rosazzo)
77
Q

What are the soil differences between Conegliano and Valdobbiadadene?

A

More sandstone and moraine in Conegliano (warmer)

Clay and limestone in Valdo

78
Q

Amarone and Recioto may not be vinified before..

A

Dec. 1 - you can’t shortcut the drying times

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