Northern Italy -- Book

Question 1

How many DOCs in Valle D’Aosta?

Answer 1

only one: Valle D’Aosta DOC

Question 2

What are the countries that border Valle D’Aosta?

Answer 2

France and Switzerland

Question 3

What is the main grape of Valle D’Aosta?

Answer 3

Nebbiolo

Question 4

What is Favorita grape from Pidemonte?

Answer 4

Vermentino

Question 5

What is the grape of Nascetta del Comune di Novella? What color of the wine? and Where is it?

Answer 5

100% Nascetta and it is white from Novello in Langhe

Question 6

What is the style of wines from Alta Langa DOCG? What are the grapes? Also the aging requirement

Answer 6

Spumante
Min 90% pinot Nero and/or Chardonnay
minimum 30 months of aging, or 36 months for the Riserva level(Bianco or Rosato)
Must be Traditional Method and Vintage Dated

Question 7

What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?

Answer 7

Canelli(now is Canelli DOCG), Strevi, Santa Vittoria d’Alba

Question 8

What is the garpe of Asti DOCG?

Answer 8

Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)

Question 9

What is the requirement of Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia tardiva?

Answer 9

minimum of 11% acquired alcohol and min 12 months of aging

Question 10

Aging requirement for Barbaresco DOCG

Answer 10

Normale: 26 months, includes 9 months in chestnut wood
Riserva: 50 months, includes 9 months in chestnut wood

Question 11

Top crus in Barbaresco

Answer 11

Montestefano, Montefico, Rabaj, Serraboella, Basarin, Pajorè and Bricco.

Question 12

Commues of Barbaresco

Answer 12

Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso

Question 13

Two types of soils in Barolo

Answer 13

Tortonian soil: Barolo, La mora
Helvetian Soil: Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba, Monforte d’Alba

Tortonian soil: rich in calcium, producing more ruby coloured wines which are softer and faster maturing.
Helvetian Soil: red sandstone and quartziferous sand producing wines which are more garnet in colour with higher tannins and are slower maturing.

Question 14

Aging requirement for Barolo DOCG

Answer 14

Normale: 38 months, includes 18 months in chestnut wood
Riserva: 62 months, includes 18 months in chestnut wood

Question 15

Top Crus of Barolo

Answer 15

Canubbi, Brunate, Rocche dell’Annunziata, Cerequio, Monprivato, Vallero, and Marenca-Rivette.

Question 16

Who is the Monopole of Francia

Answer 16

Giacomo Conterno

Question 17

Who is the Monopole of Falletto

Answer 17

Bruno Giacosa

Question 18

What is Barolo Chinato

Answer 18

digestif– min 16.5% ABV, matured for 12 months.
a DOCG aromatized wine that is flavored with quinine.

Question 19

What kinds of style wine from Gavi DOCG

Answer 19

still and sparkling dry white from cortese

Question 20

Requirement for Gattinara DOCG

Answer 20

min 12.5% ABV
Normale: min 36 months, includes 24 months in wood
Riserva: min 48 months, includes 36 months in wood
min 90% Spanna(Nebiolo), max 10% Bonarda(Uva Rara) and Vespolina

Question 21

Requirement for Ghemme DOCG

Answer 21

min 12% ABV
Normale: min 36 months, includes 20 months in wood and 9 mo in bottle
Riserva: min 48 months, includes 24 months in wood and 9 mo in bottle
min 85% Spanna(Nebiolo), max 15% Bonarda(Uva Rara) and Vespolina

Question 22

What are the styles of wine from Roero DOCG

Answer 22

Still red: min 95% Nebiolo
Still white and sparkling white: min 95% Arneis

Question 23

What are the styles of wine from Nizza DOCG

Answer 23

100% Nebiolo

Question 24

What are the styles of wine from Cinque Terre DOC?

Answer 24

Still white and Sciacchetrà (passito bianco) from in 40% Bosco with some vermentino

Question 25

Franciacorta requirement

Answer 25

Chardonnay, Pinot Nero. Max 50% pinot Bianco and max 10% Erbamat min 18 months aging on the lees

Question 26

What is the Blanc de Blancs for Franciacorta?

Answer 26

100% Chardonnay

Question 27

Franciacorta Saten requirement

Answer 27

Chardonnay + max 50% Pinot Bianco Min 24 months aging on the lees always Brut in style

Question 28

Franciacorta Rose requirement

Answer 28

Minimum 35% Pinot Nero Maximum 65% Chardonnay Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco Maximum 10% Erbamat min 24 months aging on the lees

Question 29

Requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato and Riserva

Answer 29

Millesimato: 85% from stated vintage, min 30 months on the lees Riserva: 85% from stated vintage, min 60 months on the lees

Question 30

What are the sub regions of Valtellina Superiore

Answer 30

Valgella, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello

Question 31

What are the grapes of Valetllina superiore DOCG

Answer 31

min 90% Chiavennasca

Question 32

What is the label "Stagafassli"?

Answer 32

wines bottled in Switzerland, also min 90% chiavennasca

Question 33

What kind of style of wine from Sforzato di ValtellinaDOCG

Answer 33

dry passito wine in the style of Amarone, made from min 90% chiavennasca, min 14% ABV

Question 34

Oltrepò Pavese classic method white and rose requirement

Answer 34

70% Pinot Nero

Question 35

Oltrepò Pavese classic method Pinot Nero (Noir) and Pinot Nero (Noir) rosé

Answer 35

Minimum 85% Pinot Nero

Question 36

Where you can find Lambrusco DOC outside Emilia-Romagna? What is the name of that DOC? and the requirement

Answer 36

Lombadia, Lambrusco Mantovano min Lambrusco Viadanesi (Grappello Ruberti)

Question 37

Subzones of Alto Adige

Answer 37

Colli di Bolzano -- red only min 85% Schiava Meranese -- red only min 85% Schiava Santa Maddalena -- red only min 85% Schiava Terlano -- white only Valle Isarco Valle Venosta

Question 38

What is Klausner Laitacher?

Answer 38

Rosso wines produced from Schiava, Portoghese (Portugieser), Lagrein and Pinot Nero from Alto Adige subzone Valle Isarco

Question 39

What are the grapes of Bardolino DOC? Where is this DOC?

Answer 39

Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara Veneto

Question 39

What kind of style of wines in Bardolino DOC?

Answer 39

still or sparkling dry red or rosé

Question 39

Top zones of Bardolino DOC

Answer 39

La Rocca, Montebaldo and Sommacampagna

Question 40

Where is Breganze DOC? What is the Breganze Rosso?

Answer 40

Veneto, min 50% Merlot

Question 41

What style of wine is Torcolato Breganze?

Answer 41

Dessert wine made from 100% Vespaiolo -- passito style.

Question 42

What are the grapes of Gambellara DOC

Answer 42

minimum of 80 percent Garganega plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco.

Question 43

What is the sub zone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

Answer 43

Cartizze

Question 44

What is wine label "Rive"

Answer 44

must be hand-harvested, indicate a vintage and list one of 43 specific fraziones on the label. For Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG