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northern Italy Flashcards

1
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Ripening pattern Nebbiolo

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Late ripening, early flowering

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2
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Base wine of Carema

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Nebbiolo in Valle d’Aosta

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3
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Hills below Sesia river

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Novara Hills

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Where is Picotendro grown and what is it

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Nebbiollo syn in Donnas and Arnad-Montjovet subregions of Valle d’Aosta DOC

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5
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Most planted red grape of Piedmont

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Barbera

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6
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Monferrato hills DOCG

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Barbara d’Asti (4 mo. aging)
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato (Ruche= aromatic reds)
Nizza

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Nizza DOCG

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est. 2014 “shot that broke 3 year silence of DocG promotion after EU reforms)
Barbera based, subzone of Barbera d’Asti

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Berbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG

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Sort of like d Beaujo crus, 14 mo. aging, 6 in cask

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9
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Name 3 dolcetto DOCG

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Dogliani (famous for Luigi Einaudi 1948 president)
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba (MGA option, 71 “sori” authorized)
Doleetto di Ovada Superiore

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10
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Name 2 still white DOCG Piedmont

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Cortese di Gavi (tranquillo common, Spumante/frizzante available)
Erbaluce di Caluso

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11
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Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG

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Made from high acid Erbaluce grape
South of Caremma
Tranquillo, spumante or passitto (latter is highly regarded)

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12
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Alta DOCG

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Piedmont bubbles for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay)

Aged 30 Mo.

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13
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name 2 alta producers

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Fontanafredda, Enrico Serafino

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14
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What is favorita

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Vermentino syn N Italy

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15
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Types of franciacorta

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franciacorta
f Saten
f Rose
f Millesimato
F Reserva
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16
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franciacorta assemblage

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Pinot Nero
Chard
Max 50 Pino Bianco

Saten
no Nero

Rose
Min25 Nero
Max 50 Bianco
no chard

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17
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franciacorta aging

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18 Mo. post tirage

25 Mo. total post harvest

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18
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franciacorta Saten aging

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24 mo. post tirage

31 MO. post harvest

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19
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franciacorta millesimato aging

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30 Mo. Post tirage

37 mo. post harvest

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20
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franciacorta riserva aging

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60 mo. post tirage

67 mo. post harvest

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21
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Lake north of franciacorta

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Lago d’Iseo

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22
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owner of Ca’ del Bosco

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Maurizo Zanella

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23
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Who is Maurizo Zanelle

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Owner of Ca’ del Bosco

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24
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Where is lake Iseo

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North of franciacorta

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25
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When was franciacorta DOCG established

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1995

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26
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Pressure laws franciacorta

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Saten: less than 5 atmospheres

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27
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Pressure laws franciacorta

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Saten must be less than 5 atmospheres

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28
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franciacorta Saten laws

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Brut only (here means 0-20 gI )
max 5 atmospheres
Chard and max 50 Bianco
24 months lees 31 total

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29
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Millesimato meaning franciacorta

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Vintage
85% from vintage
30 tirage
37 total

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30
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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets

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DOCG
Tradish sparkling 
South side of Lombardy
70% Pinot Nero base
85% varietal Pinot Nero
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31
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Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico beets

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DOCG
Tradish sparkling 
South side of Lombardy
70% Pinot Nero base
85% varietal Pinot Nero
Shorter aging
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32
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Aging Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico

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NV: 15 months lees

Vintage; 24 lees

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33
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What is Chiavennasca

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Nebbiolo Syn Valtellina, Lombardy

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34
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Valtellina beets

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on border of Switzerland 
 Rosso DOC
Superiore DOCG 
Both 
90% Chiavennasca 
10 other shit 
Superiore has 2 year aging, 12mo. wood
35
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What is Stagafassli

A

Valtellina Superiore from Switzerland

36
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Sforzato di Valtellina beets

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DOCG
Lombardy
90 % Chiavennasca
dried to increase

37
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Sforzato di Valtellina beets

A 
DOCG 
Lombardy 
90 % Chiavennasca
dried to increase alcohol percentage
min 14%
38
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DOCG of Lombardy

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franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
Valtellina Superiore
Scanzo, Moscato di Scanzo

39
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Scanzo beets

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Lombardy DOCG

Red moscato di Scanzo Passito

40
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Pigato is?

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Vermentino syn Liguria

41
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Vermentino syn. Liguria

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Vermentino

42
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Where is Cinque Terre

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DOC in Liguria

43
Q

Colli di Luni beets

A 
Ligurian DOC 
Vermentino performs best 
Bianco 30 vermentino 
Rosso 50 sangio 
Can also be labeled Vermentino and Albarola
44
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Cinque Terre beets

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Liguria DOC
40 Bosco
40 Albarola /Vermentino
Can be done Bianco or Passito

45
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What is sciacchetra

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Passito bianco

Cinque terre

46
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Name for Passito bianco in cinque terre

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Sciacchetra

47
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Main grape of Cinque terre

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Bosco plus Albarola and Vermentino

48
Q

1st white wine DOCG

A

Romagna Albana

49
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Syn Grechetto

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Pignoletto

Emilio Romagna

50
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Pignoletto is

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Grechetto syn
Emilia Romagna
became appellation so only producers from there use it

51
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What is Riunite

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Banfi Lambrusco brand that catapulted Lambrusco in 70s

52
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What did Goria’s law do

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established IGT

53
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What is PGI level in Italy

54
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Most recent DOCG

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Nizza
100% Barbera
Monferrato hills

55
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what did Mario Schiopetto do?

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Introduced modern style to Friuli (stainless temp control)

56
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Ronchi di Cialla beets

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Sub of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit
100% Picolit (basic is 85% Picolit)
traditionally sweet style but only requirement is 16% final Alcohol

57
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Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

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DOCG
Min 85% Picolit
max 15% excluding Gewurtz
Sweet style but MO requirement given

58
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2 top dry DOC Friuli

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Collio Goriziano

Colli Orientali del Friuli

59
Q

Which Friuli DOC starts as CoIli/CoIlio

A

Colli Orientali

Collio Goriziano

60
Q

flysh of Cormons is?

A

Soils of Colli Orientali

Marl and Sandstone

61
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2 main sweet DOCG Friuli

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Ramandolo

Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

62
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Name a Monopole in Friuli

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Cialla subzone of Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit

63
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What is Goriska Brda?

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Slovenian half of Collio

64
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Name 3 native reds of Friuli

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Refosco
Schioppettino
Pignolo

65
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DOCG of Veneto

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XSoave 
XAmarone della Valpolicella
XColli Asolani
XBardolino Superiore 
XColli Euganei Fior d'Arancio 
XColli di Conegliano
XConegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco 
XFriularo di Bagnoli 
XMontello Rosso 
XMalanotte del Piave 
XRecioto della Valpolicella 
XRecioto di Gambellara
XRecioto di Soave 
XSoave Superiore
66
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Levels of Amarone

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Regular
Classico
Valpantena
Riserva

67
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Amarone grape allowances

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45-95 Corvina (corvinone may sub 50)
5-30 Rondinella
max 25 other red (no more than 10 each)
of that max 15 non aromatic, max 10 native Italian

68
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Min Alc. Amarone

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14 post drying

69
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Sugar allowances Amarone

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12gl
2 sets for; post 14% and post 16%
additional.10 per point post 14
additional .15 per point post 16

70
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yields aging Amarone

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No more than 65% of yield can be Amarone

rest is Valpolicella or Ripasso

71
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largest producer of wine, Italy

72
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Name common Valpolicella grapes other than Corvina

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Rondinella (5-30 of Valpolicella blends, super vigorous high yielder)
Molinara
Negara
Oseleta

73
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Corvina beets

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Corvina Veronese has fruity Sour cherry appeal that deepens into dark and dirty goodness
Corvinone (up to 50% of Corvina Valpolicella portion) is genetically distinct but is still well suited to drying

74
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Name of area where Amarone grapes are dried, and length

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3 months in “fruttai”

75
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Valpolicella Classico areas

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Fumane
Negrar
Marano
Sant'Ambrogio 
San Pietro in Cariano
76
Q

2 Valpolicella Valleys Mentioned in Guild Guide

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Valpantene (official subzone)

IIlasi

77
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Subzone of Valpolicella

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Valpantene, Valley in middle of region

78
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where are Valpolicella classical areas focused

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near Lake Garda

79
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Difference between Amarone and Recioto Valpolicella

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Recioto dried extra month

80
Q

Name 5 Barolo vineyards

A 
Brieco fiasco
Monprivato 
3 Bussias
4 Cannubis 
Cerequio
81
Q

Name 5 Barbaresco vineyards

A 
Serraboela 
Asili 
Rabaja 
Martinenga 
Curra
82
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Friuli DOCGs

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Ramandolo
Colli Orientali Friuli PicoIit and picolit-Cialla (passito)
Lison
Rosazzo

83
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Emila Romagna DOCGs

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Albana di Romagna

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto

84
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Lombardia DOCGs

A 
franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
sforzato/Sfurzat di valtellina 
valtellina superior 
Scanzo or Moscato di Scanzo

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