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1
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How many DOCs in Valle D’Aosta?

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only one: Valle D’Aosta DOC

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What are the countries that border Valle D’Aosta?

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France and Switzerland

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3
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What is the main grape of Valle D’Aosta?

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Nebbiolo

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4
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What is Favorita grape from Pidemonte?

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Vermentino

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5
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What is the grape of Nascetta del Comune di Novella? What color of the wine? and Where is it?

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100% Nascetta and it is white from Novello in Langhe

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

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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

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7
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What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?

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

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8
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What is the garpe of Asti DOCG?

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Moscato Bianco (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains)

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9
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What is the requirement of Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia tardiva?

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

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10
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Aging requirement for Barbaresco DOCG

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

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11
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Top crus in Barbaresco

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

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12
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Commues of Barbaresco

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Barbaresco, Neive, and Treiso

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13
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Two types of soils in Barolo

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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.

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Aging requirement for Barolo DOCG

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

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15
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Top Crus of Barolo

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

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16
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Who is the Monopole of Francia

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Giacomo Conterno

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17
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Who is the Monopole of Falletto

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Bruno Giacosa

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18
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What is Barolo Chinato

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

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19
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What kinds of style wine from Gavi DOCG

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still and sparkling dry white from cortese

20
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Requirement for Gattinara DOCG

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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

21
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Requirement for Ghemme DOCG

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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

22
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What are the styles of wine from Roero DOCG

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

23
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What are the styles of wine from Nizza DOCG

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100% Nebiolo

24
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What are the styles of wine from Cinque Terre DOC?

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

25
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Franciacorta requirement

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

26
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What is the Blanc de Blancs for Franciacorta?

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100% Chardonnay

27
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Franciacorta Saten requirement

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

28
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Franciacorta Rose requirement

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

29
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Requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato and Riserva

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

30
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What are the sub regions of Valtellina Superiore

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Valgella, Inferno, Maroggia, Sassella, Grumello

31
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What are the grapes of Valetllina superiore DOCG

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min 90% Chiavennasca

32
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What is the label “Stagafassli”?

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wines bottled in Switzerland, also min 90% chiavennasca

33
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What kind of style of wine from Sforzato di ValtellinaDOCG

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

34
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Oltrepò Pavese classic method white and rose requirement

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70% Pinot Nero

35
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Oltrepò Pavese classic method Pinot Nero (Noir) and Pinot Nero (Noir) rosé

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Minimum 85% Pinot Nero

36
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Where you can find Lambrusco DOC outside Emilia-Romagna? What is the name of that DOC? and the requirement

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Lombadia, Lambrusco Mantovano
min Lambrusco Viadanesi (Grappello Ruberti)

37
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Subzones of Alto Adige

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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

38
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What is Klausner Laitacher?

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

39
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Top zones of Bardolino DOC

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La Rocca, Montebaldo and Sommacampagna

40
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Where is Breganze DOC? What is the Breganze Rosso?

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Veneto, min 50% Merlot

41
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What style of wine is Torcolato Breganze?

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Dessert wine made from 100% Vespaiolo – passito style.

42
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What are the grapes of Gambellara DOC

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

43
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What is the sub zone of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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Cartizze

44
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What is wine label “Rive”

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

45
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What kind of style of wines in Bardolino DOC?

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still or sparkling dry red or rosé

46
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What are the grapes of Bardolino DOC? Where is this DOC?

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Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
Veneto

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