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Minimum % Garganega in Soave DOC/Soave Superiore DOCG; what other 2 grapes are permitted?

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  • Min 70% Garganega

- plus Trebbiano di Soave (Verdicchio) and Chardonnay

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What is the “picai” technique and in what region of Italy is it used?

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  • Veneto (Reciotto di Soave)

- Hanging grape bunches to dry for passito style wines

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What DOCG is shared between the Veneto and Friuli?

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Lison DOCG

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What is “Torcolato”?

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Passito style dessert wine from Vespaiolo under the Breganze DOC in the Veneto

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Min % Glera in Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG

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Min 85%

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Colbertaldo, San Pietro di Barbozza and Ogliano are “frazioni” that can append their names onto what DOCG?

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Rive that can append their name to Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG

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What is the grape of “Oltrepo Pavese Metódo Classico”? How long must it spend on the lees?

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  • Min 70% Pinot Noir

- 15 months for NV; 24 months vintage

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Rebo (from Trentino) is a crossing of what 2 grapes?

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Merlot x Teroldego

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What style of wine is “kretzer”?

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Rosé from Trentino-Alto Adige

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Trento DOC wines must spend how long on the lees for NV, Vintage and Riserva?

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  • NV: 15 months
  • Vintage: 24 months
  • Riserva: 36 months
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Name the largest producing area of DOCG wine in Italy

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Asti/Moscato d’Asti DOCG

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PG synonym in Valle d’Aosta?

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Malvoisie (same in Switzlerand)

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River in Valle d’Aosta?

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Dora Baltea

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Dolcetto synonym in Liguria?

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Ormeasco

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Grape in Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle DOC in Valle d’Aosta?

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100% Prié Blanc

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What DOC is at the southern tip of Valle d’Aosta?

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Carema DOC

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17
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Which Valle d’Aosta DOC has the highest min % of Nebbiolo (or Picoutènerr)?

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Donnas (or Donnaz) - Min 85%

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Synonym of the Rossesedi Dolceacqua grape from Liguria in Provence, France?

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Tibouren

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What was the first DOCG in Veneto?

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Recioto di Soave DOCG

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Which DOCG requires 100% Garganega?

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Recioto di Gambellera DOCG

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Which region is adjacent to and used to be a part of Italy’s Collio and is now a part of Slovenia?

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Goriska Brda

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What is Kretzer, where would you find it and what grape(s) are allowed?

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  • rosé wine from Trentino DOC
  • grapes allowed are Enantio, Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego.
  • Min 2 varieties; max 70% of any grape
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23
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Bolzano is the capital city of this DOCG

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Trentino-Alto Adige

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Which DOCG lies at the northernmost point of Italy on the Austrian border?

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Trentino-Alto Adige

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“Sur lie” for Prosecco is called ______?

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  • Col Fondo

- made through either the ancestrale method or a secondary ferm in bottle, but without disgorgement

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26
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Synonum of Blaüfrankisch in Friuli?

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Franconia

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27
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Most planted red grape in Friuli?

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Merlot

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What is the grape in Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli?

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100% Verduzzo Friuliano (Verduzzo Giallo)

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This is a subzone of the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG located at the foot of the Cesen Mountain, considered the “grand cru” of the DOCG

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Cartizze

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30
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What were the first 3 areas to be classified as a DOCG?

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1985 - Brunendo di Montalcino, Barolo and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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Largest producing area of DOCG wine in Italy

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Asti/Moscato di Asti DOCG

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Still wines from Franciacorta may be released as….?

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Curtefranca (formerly Terre di Franciacorta) DOC or Sebino IGT

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Grapes and % of each permitted in Franciacorta DOCG

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  • Franciacorta
  • chardonnay, pinot nero
  • max 50% pinot bianco, max 10% erbamat
  • Franciacorta Satèn
  • chardonnay +
  • max 50% Pinot bianco
*Franciacorta Rosé
min 35% pinot nero
max 65% chardonnay
max 50% pinot Bianco
max 10% erbamat
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34
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Largest producer in Franciacorta

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Ca’del Bosco

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Which DOCG would you most likely find wine bottled in the futura 500mL bottle, similar shape to Inniskillin?

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Moscato di Scanzo DOCG - sweet red passito wine

36
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T or F? Oltrepó Pavese Metódo Classico is DOCG and Oltrepó Pavese is DOC

37
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Min aging on Franciacorta levels? Min lees aging (not starting until Feb 1 after harvest)

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  • NV: total min 25 mos (min 18m lees)
  • Saten/Saten Rosé: total min 31 mos (min 24m lees)
  • Vintage/Millesimato: total 37 mos (min 30m lees)
  • Riserva: total min 67 mos (min 60m lees)
38
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Which region has an earlier bud break and harvest? Langhe or Valtellina?

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  • Both for Valtellina!
  • Bud break in Valtellina is 2 weeks earlier than in the Langhe but harvest is also 2 weeks later (intense summer heat virus shut down in July; harvest can run until mid-November)
39
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Name the only 2 Italian regions that do not have an IGT category

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Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta

40
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2nd longest river in Italy after the Po

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Adige River

41
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5 seas surrounding Italy

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  • Clockwise
  • Ligurian: NW nearest to Florence and France
  • Adriatic: NE nearest to Croatia
  • Ionian: SE: nearest to Sicily
  • Tyrrhenian: SE nearest to Naples; E of Sardinia
  • *Technically, all just the Mediterranean Sea, but specific basins go by different names
42
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4 countries Italy borders

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France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia

43
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South of Lake Iseo is which DOCG

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Franciacorta DOCG

44
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1st white DOC in 1966

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  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany)
  • Min 85% vernaccia, max 15% non-aromatic grapes (chard…)
  • south of Firenze, within the Chianti zone
  • Producers: Panizzi, Falchini
45
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1st white DOCG in 1987

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  • First DOCG and first white DOCG!!!
  • Albana di Romagna (Emilia-Romagna)
  • 100% Albana; sparkling, dry, semi-sweet, sweet (passito)
  • SE of Bologna
46
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2nd most planted red grape in Italy

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Montepulciano

47
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What river forms the Valtellina valley?

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Adda river

48
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First dry red passito DOCG

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Sforsato di Valtellina/Valtellina Sfursat (2003)

49
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Subzones of Valtellina (5)

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  • Maroggia (smallest-2002)
  • Sassella (best, some vyds are 100+ yo)
  • Grumello (highest, more clay)
  • Inferno (hottest, rockiest part of the valley)
  • Valgella (most productive, easternmost)
  • **Stagafassli (not a subzone and cannot be labeled as such) for wine bottled in the bordering Swiss valley
50
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T or F? Franciacorta Satèn may only be Brut made with white grapes only

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  • True!
  • Franciacorta may be released in wide range of final sweetness levels, the scale is similar to Champagne (Saten may only be brut)
51
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Min grapes % for Franciacorta Vintage and Reserve; both can be Satèn and Rose

52
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Grapes for Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico DOCG

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*Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico DOCG and Rosé
min 70% pinot nero + max 30% chard, pinot bianco-grigio

*Oltrepò Pavese Metódo Classico Pinot Nero and Rosé
min 85% pinot nero + max 15% chard, pinot bianco-grigio

NV: Min 15 m on the lees from Jan 1
Vintage: 24 m on the lees from Jan 1

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Subzones for Oltrepò Pavese DOC

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  • Buttafuoco (fiery spark)

- Sangue di Giuda (Judas blood)

54
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Min % Chiavennasca in Valtellina DOC/Valtellina Superiore DOCG?

55
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Name 2 indigenous grapes in Valtellina that are genetically linked to Nebbiolo

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Rossola, Pignola, Brugnola

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DOCG requires the highest min abv in Piedmont

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  • Sforzato di Valtellina/Valtellina Sfursat
  • min 14%
  • first dry red passito to gain DOCG
  • precedes Amarone DOCG by 7 yrs
57
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Describe the raisinating process and chemical changes in grapes

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  • raisinating process reduces acidity; hence grapes are picked earlier
  • Tartaric acid will drop significantly, but the other acids will stay the same
  • increases glycerin levels, resulting in a smoother, more viscous wine, with a more pronounced palate weight
58
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This river rises in Liguria and flows through Piedmont

59
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Grape in Rossese di Dolceacqua (Dolceacqua) DOC

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min 95% rosesse (tibouren)

60
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Nebbiolo synonym throughout Italy

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  • Carema: Picotèner
  • Ghemme and Gattinara: Spanna
  • Spanna: Alto Piemonte (Vercelli-Novara region)
  • Val d’Ossola: Prünent
  • Valle d’Aosta: Picotèner or Picotendro
  • Valtellina + Lombardy: Chiavennasca
61
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2 rivers in Alto Adige that meet in Bolzano, the capital

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Adige, Isarco/Eisack

62
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Crossing and synonym for Muller-Thurgau

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  • aka Rivaner

- Riesling x Madeleine Royale

63
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Goldenmuscateller synonym

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Moscato giallo

64
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Pinot grigio synonym

65
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Pinot bianco synonym

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Weissburgunder

66
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Largest, southernmost and warmest winegrowing region in Alto Adige; warmed by Lake Garda

A

Bassa Atesina

67
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Most volume in prouduction: Prosecco DOC, Asti DOCG, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

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  • Prosecco DOC (2.648 million hl)
  • Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG (629,200 hl)
  • Asti DOCG (626,800 hl)
  • Veneto produces more wine than any other region in Italy
68
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What is another name for Collio Goriziano DOC?

69
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Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG and Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG grapes, styles, min alc % and aging

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  • both 45-95% corvina, 5-30% rondinella, max 25% other allowed grapes
  • Amarone (+Classico, Valpantena, Superiore)
  • Min alc: 14%
  • 2yr/4yr Riserva
  • Recioto (+Classico, Spumante, Valpantana, Valpantana Spumante)
  • Min alc: 12% for Recioto
  • no aging requirement
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What is the max % of a producer’s total maximum yield that can be used to produce Amarone; the remainder is used for what wine?

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  • Max 65%

- remainder may be used for Valpolicella DOC or Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

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Appassimento process: grapes are dried for average ___ months in special lofts called ___ before fermentation, concentrating sugar & extract. Straw mats are called ___.

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  • 4-6m
  • Fruttai
  • Graticci
72
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Amarone Classico Zone villages

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Fumane, Negrar San Ambrogio…..Marano, San Pietro in Cariano

73
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Valpolicella DOC, Valpolicella DOC Ripasso grapes, styles, min alc % and aging

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  • both 45-95% corvina, 5-30% rondinella, max 25% other allowed grapes
  • both make Ripasso (+Classico, Valpantena, Superiore)

DOC: 11/12% (Superiore)
DOC Ripasso: 12.5/13% (Superiore)

74
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From West to East of Valpolicella regions

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Valpolicella Classico -> Valpantana-> Valpolicella

75
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Valpolicella DOC cohabits with these other DOCs (2)

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Soave DOC and Soave Classico DOC

76
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Synonym of Friulano in Veneto

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Tai Bianco (aka Sauvignonasse, or Sauvignon Vert)

77
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This natural barrier protects Colli Orientali from the harsh north winds

A

Julian Alps in Slovenia to the NE

78
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Friuli appellation that surrounds Primorska, Slovenia

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Collio/Collio Gorizano

79
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Which has a cooler climate? Collio or Colli Orientali

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  • Colli Orientali, more continental than Collio

- Collio closer to the tempering influence of the Adriatic

80
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Grape in Ramandolo DOCG in Friuli

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100% Verduzzo Friulano (Verduzzo Giallo)

81
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Red grape in Carso

82
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River marks the border between Colli Orientali del Friuli to the West, and Collio Goriziano (Collio) to the East

A

Judrio river

83
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Lago di Caldaro designation can also be named this

A

Kalterersee

84
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Alto Adige Valle Isarco designation can also be named this

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  • Südtirol Eisacktaler

- both names must be followed by a designation of variety or location

85
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Crossing for Kerner

A

Riesling x Trollinger (schiava)

86
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Crossing for Madeline Royale

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PN x Trollinger

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