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What is the local synonym for Nebbiolo in Gattinara and Ghemme?

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Spanna

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What are current Barolo Riserva aging requirements?

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62 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood

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What types of soils are more common in Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba?

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Serravallian (Helvetian) sandstone soils supply more structure in the wine

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IGT wines are considered what by the European Union?

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PGI (Protected Geographical Indication)

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What is Piedmont’s most planted white grape?

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Moscato Bianco

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Name three “modern” producers of Barolo?

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Paolo Scavino, Luciano Sandrone, Elio Altare

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What is the soil and style of Roero Nebbiolo?

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The sandy soils, north of the commune of Alba, provide a lighter style of Nebbiolo than Barolo or Barbaresco, and many producers are experimenting with modern approaches

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What is the red grape of Roero DOCG and what is allowable minimum?

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Minimum 95% Nebbiolo

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What are Barbaresco aging requirements?

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Minimum 26 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood), may be released after January 1 of the third year following the harvest

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What is Piedmont’s most planted red grape?

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Barbera

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How long must a DOC be recognized before it is able to apply for DOCG?

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5 years

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What are the 11 communes of production of Barolo?

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Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba, La Morra, Diano d’Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Cherasco, Roddi

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What are considered the trio of major Piedmontese red grapes?

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Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, and Barbera

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What types of soil characterize the vineyards of La Morra and Barolo?

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Tortonian soils, which contain a higher proportion of calcareous marl provide a softer style of wine

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Other than the big three, name six other indigenous red grapes of Piedmont?

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Brachetto, Grignolino, Ruche, Croatina, Vespolina, Freisa

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Name three “traditionalist” Barolo producers?

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Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, Giuseppe Rinaldi

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What are current Barolo aging requirements?

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38 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including 18 months in wood

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When did the first IGT’s appear?

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1994

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What are the aging requirement for Barbera d’Asti Superiore ?

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14 months from November 1 of the harvest year, including at least 6 months in oak

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DOC and DOCG wines are considered what by the European Union?

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PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), on par with France’s AOC/AOP

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Barolo and Barbaresco are located along the ________ River in the __________ Province, an area encapsulated by the larger ________DOC

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Tanaro, Cuneo, Langhe

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Prior to 2010 what were the aging requirements for Barolo?

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Minimum three years of aging, two of which were in oak

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Other than Roero, what are two Nebbiolo based DOCG reds that are produced in the hills north of the Po River?

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Gattinara DOCG and Ghemme DOCG

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When was the first DOCG awarded? What were the three DOC’s that were first elevated to DOCG?

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Awarded in 1980 (Category introduced in 1963)

Brunello di Montalcino
Barolo
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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What do most DOCG's and many DOC's stipulate that is a notable departure from the legal requirements set by most french appellations?
Minimum aging requirements for the wines
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What are the regulations on varieties for Gattinara DOCG?
Minimum 90% Spanna (Nebbiolo), maximum 10% in total of Bonarda di Gattinara and Vespolina (Vespolina can not exceed 4%)
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What kind of climate does Piedmont experience?
A continental climate and the Alps provide a "rain shadow" effect, although autumn hail can be a worry in the Langhe hills
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What is the white grape of Roero DOCG and what is the allowable minimum?
Minimum 95% Arneis
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Name four non-international white grapes grown in Piedmont?
Cortese, Arneis, Erbaluce, and Favorita (Vermentino)
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What are Barbaresco Riserva aging requirements?
Minimum 50 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood), may be released after January 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
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What are the two DOCG's that focus on Barbera and when did they become DOCG's
Barbera d'Asti DOCG and Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG. They beceame DOCG's in 2008
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What are the regulations on varieties for Ghemme DOCG?
Minimum 85% Spanna (Nebbiolo), combined maximum 15% Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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What river cuts through the heart of Piedmont as it flows eastward from its headwaters in the Western Alps?
The Po River
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What is Barolo Chinato?
A DOCG aromatized wine that is flavored with quinine
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Where is Carema DOC?
In Piedmont, near the border of the Valle d'Aosta. It produces fragrant Nebbiolo wines, especially in warmer vintages
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When did the crus of Barbaresco and Barolo finally become enshrined as legal menzioni geografiche aggiuntive (geographic areas) of the DOCG's?
2007 and 2010 respectively
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What two grapes are often blended with Nebbiolo in Gattinara and Ghemme ?
Vespolina and Bonarda
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Which five communes represent almost 90% of the DOCG's demarcated land?
La Morra, Barolo, Serralunga d'Alba, Monforte d'Alba, and Castiglione Falletto
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What is Sori known as in the Piedmontese dialect?
Prized southern exposures
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Where is Roero?
On the northwestern bank of the Tanaro River, opposite Barolo and Barbaresco
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When was Goria's Law instituted and what did it do?
It established the category of Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), a more relaxed regulations, offering winemakers wider freedoms
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Barbaresco productions is concentrated in which three towns?
Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso. A portion of Alba is also permitted to make the wine
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What mountain range serves as the spine of Italy and what other mountain range brackets the northern regions?
The Apennine Mountains are the spine and the Alps bracket the northern regions
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What does Piedmont mean?
"the foot of the mountain"
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Where does most of the grape-growing occur in Piedmont? In what provinces?
In the foothills south of the Po Valley, in the provinces of Asti, Alessandria, and Cuneo
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What river to the DOCG's of Gattinara and Ghemme straddle?
The Sesia River
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What are the two regions near Ghemme that produce similar Nebbiolo-based red blends?
Lessona DOC and Sizzano DOC
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When was modern Italy unified? When was the provinde of Trentino-Alto Adige added?
Modern Italy was unified as recently as 1861 and Trentino-Alto Adige was not added until the end of World War I
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What are the aging requirements for Barbera d'Asti normale?
4 months from November 1 of the harvest year

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