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1
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What is the major river of Valle d’Aosta where a majority of the vineyards are located along?

A

Dora Baltea

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What major river cuts through the heart of Piedmont?

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Po River

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What river are Barolo and Barbaresco located along?

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Tanaro River

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What river do Ghemme and Gattinara straddle?

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Sesia River

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What are the 7 sub appellations of Valle d’Aosta DOC?

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Arnad-Montjovet
Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle
Chambave
Donnas
Enfer d'Arriver
Nus
Torrette
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What is Nebbiolo called in Valle d’Aosta?

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Picotendro

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What is the white grape responsible for the still and sparkling wines of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle?

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Blanc de Morgex/Prié

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Petit Rouge is the primary grape of wines from which three subzones in Valle d’Aosta?

A

Torrette
Chambave
Enfer d’Arvier

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Picotendro (Nebbiolo) is the primary grape for wines from what two subzones of Valle d’Aosta?

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Donnas

Arnad-Montjovet

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The wines of Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle are produced on the slopes of what mountain?

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Mont Blanc

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What grape is most commonly produced as rosato in Valle d’Aosta?

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Premetta

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12
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What is the word for Passito in Valle d’Aosta?

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Flétrie

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13
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What is the major city of Lombardia?

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Milan

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14
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Still wines made within the Franciacorta DOCG are released as what two designations?

A

Curtefranca (formerly Terre di Franciacorta) DOC

Sebino IGT

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15
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Who produced Lombardia’s first modern sparkling wines in the early 1960s?

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Guido Berlucchi

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Maurizio Zanella is associated with what Franciacorta producer? What is its prestige cuvée called?

A

Ca’Del Bosco

cuvee Annamaria Clementi

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17
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What is Italy’s most serious competitor to France’s Champagne?

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Franciacorta

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18
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How is Franciacorta similar to Champagne?

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Produced by the traditional method (Metodo Classico)

Wines are driven by flavors derived from secondary fermentation and autolysis

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NV Franciacorta DOCG wines must spend a minimum of how many months maturing on the lees? When can they be released?

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18 months on lees

May not be released until 25 months after the harvest

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What are the peculiar requirements for Franciacorta Satèn in regards to what grapes are allowed and the bottling pressure?

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Only white grapes can be used and the wine is bottled at a pressure less than 5atm which is less than the 5-6atm for standard bottlings.

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Is Franciacorta Rosé produced by saignée or blending? What is the min % of Pinot Nero that must be present?

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Produced by blending

Min 25% Pinot Nero must be present

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22
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What is the name for vintage Franciacorta?

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millesimato

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23
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What are the aging requirements for Millesimato Franciacorta?

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Min 37 months with 30 months on the lees

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What are the aging requirements for Millesimato Franciacorta Riserva?

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Min 67 months with 60 months on the lees

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What are the grape requirements for Franciacorta and Franciacorta Satèn? Franciacorta Rosé

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Chardonnay and Pinot Nero with maximum 50% Pinot Bianco for Franciacorta/Satèn

Min 25% Pinot Nero with max 50% Pinot Bianco for Franciacorta Rosé

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What range of sweetness may Franciacorta Satèn be released in?

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Brut only

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27
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What range of sweetness may NV Franciacorta be released in?

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Wide range that mirrors Champagne

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What is the word for dosage in Italy in regards to sparkling/spumante winemaking?

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dosato

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29
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What is the Italian synonym for non dosé?

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Dosaggio Zero

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30
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Name the range of styles Franciacorta millesimato may be produced in from driest to sweetest.

Franciacorta Riserva

A

Dosaggio Zero, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry for millesimato

Dosaggio Zero, Extra Brut, Brut for Riserva

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Name the range in sweetness of styles for Franciacorta and Franciacorta Rosé from driest to sweetest.

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Dosaggio Zero, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-Sec

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32
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What is the maximum RS of Franciacorta Satèn prior to tirage?

Maximum pressure?

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20g/L

Max pressure of 5 atmospheres

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33
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Other than Franciacorta DOCG what is the other DOCG in Lombardia known for its traditional method sparkling wine? Grape requirements?

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Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG

Minimum 70% Pinot Nero with max combined 30% Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Pinot Bianco for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico/Rosé

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What are the grape requirements for Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Pinot Nero/Rosé?

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Min 85% Pinot Nero

plus max 15% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Pinot Bianco

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What are the aging requirements for NV Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico? Millesimato?

How do they compare to Franciacorta?

A

15 months on the lees for NV
24 months on the lees for millesimato

Shorter than Franciacorta

36
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What is the synonym for Nebbiolo in Valtellina?

How does it compare stylistically to the wines of Piedmont?

A

Chiavennasca

Lighter and more angular in style

37
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What is the northernmost outpost for Nebbiolo in Italy? How is the grape able to ripen here despite the high altitude alpine location?

A

Valtellina

an abundance of sunshine makes the slow ripening process of the grape possible

38
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What are the two DOCG zones within Valtellina?

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Valtellina Superiore DOCG

Sforzato di Valtellina/Valtellina Sfurzat DOCG

39
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What are the five subzones of Valtellina Superiore DOCG?

A 
Valgella
Inferno
Grumello
Sassella
Maroggia
40
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Valtellina shares a border with what other country? What are Valtellina Superiore bottles labeled as if they are bottled in this neighboring country?

A

Switzerland

Stagafassli

41
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What are the aging requirements for Valtellina Superiore DOCG? Riserva?

A

24 months (12 in cask) for normale

3 years for Riserva

42
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What style of wine is Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG similar to in northeastern Italy? How so?

A

Similar to recioto

Grapes, in this case Nebbiolo grapes, are dried prior to fermentation, yielding no more than half the equivalent juice content of a freshly harvested grape.

43
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What are the grape requirements for Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?

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Min 90% Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo)

Max 10% other non-aromatic grapes suitable for cultivation in Lombardia

44
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What are the specifics of the grape drying process for Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG in regards to potential min alcohol and commencement of fermentation?

A

Grapes are dried to increase potential minimum alcohol from 11% to 14%

May not be vilified before December 10

45
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What are the aging requirements for Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?

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20 months from April 1 of year following harvest, including at least 12 months in wood

46
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What is the minimum alcohol content for Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?

47
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Moscato di Scanzo DOCG surrounds what town? Where is it in relation to Franciacorta?

A

Bergamo

West of Franciacorta

48
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What style of wines is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG know for?

A

Sweet passito red wines from a red Moscato grape

49
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What are the aging requirements for Moscato di Scanzo DOCG?

A

Min 2 years and may not be released until 11/1 of the second year following the harvest.

50
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What is the traditional bottle called for Moscato di Scanzo DOCG wine? What is the volume in mL that it holds? The bottle is a familiar shape to fans of what North American wine?

A

futura

500mL

Inniskillin Ice Wine

51
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What is the synonym for Vermentino in Liguria?

52
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Colli di Luni DOC if labelled Vermentino must consist of a minimum % of how much Vermentino?

53
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What are the grape requirements for Colli di Luni DOC Bianco?

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Minimum 35% Vermentino
25-40% Trebbiano Toscana
Maximum 30% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Toscana and Liguria

54
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What is the minimum % of Sangiovese in Colli di Luni DOC in Liguria? Plus what other grapes?

A

min 50% Sangiovese

Plus max 50% other red grapes suitable for cultivation in Liguria and Toscana

55
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What is the other indigenous white grape not named Vermentino that is prominent in Liguria?

56
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What are the two DOCs for Rossese in Liguria?

A

Roses di Dolceacqua DOC

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC (for varietal wines)

57
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What is Rossese called in France?

58
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What are the three main white grapes of Cinque Terre DOC? What are their proportions by law in the wine?

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Bosco, Albarola, Vermentino

Min 40% Bosco
Max 40% Combined Albarola and/or Vermentino
Plus max 20% other white grapes approved for production in Spezia Province.

59
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What are the two DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna?

A

Romagna Albana DOCG

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG

60
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What is Italy’s first white wine DOCG and when was it promoted?

A

Romagna Albana DOCG

1987

61
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Romagna Albana makes all styles of wine, but is most notable for what style? What are the range of styles in which it is produced?

A

Passito is the most notable

Secco
Amabile
Dolce
Passito
Passito Riserva
62
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What is the Italian synonym for Noble Rot?

A

Muffa Noble

63
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What is the star white grape of Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG? Also known as?

A

Pignoletto

Also known as Grechetto

64
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What is the minimum % of Pignoletto (Grechetto) that Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG must have? What about for Superiore Classico?

A

Min 85% for CBP DOCG

Min 95% for Classico

65
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How is Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG similar to Prosecco in regards to labeling?

A

Pignoletto used to be an accepted synonym for Grechetto, but now it is considered a DOC so regions outside the area are banned from using the name Pignoletto on labels for varietal labelling.

66
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Who makes “Riunite” and what is it?

A

Banfi

Lambrusco

67
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Name three DOCs for Lambrusco in Emilia Romagna with Lambrusco in their name.

Name two DOCs for Lambrusco that don’t have the grape name in the DOC name.

A

Lambrusco di Grasparossa DOC
Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC
Lambrusco di Salamino di Santa Croce DOC

Reggiano DOC
Modena DOC

68
Q

Trentino-Alto Adige is really divided into two nearly autonomous provinces. Which speaks German and which speaks Italian?

A

Alto Adige/Südtirol (North) speaks German

Trentino (South) speaks Italian

69
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What is the capital city of the Südtirol (Alto Adige)?

A

Bolzano/Bozen

70
Q

Alto Adige DOC is also called what?

A

Südtirol/Südtiroler DOC

71
Q

Valdadige DOC encapsulates Trentino-Alto Adige and what area in the Veneto?

72
Q

Gewürztraminer is called what in Trentino DOC?

A

Traminer Aromatico

73
Q

Müller-Thurgau is a crossing of what two grapes?

A

Riesling x Madeleine Royal

74
Q

What are the four subzones of Trentino DOC?

A

Sorni
Isera
Ziresi
Beseno

75
Q

What is rosato called in Trentino DOC?

76
Q

What body of water is the region of Liguria located on?

A

The Gulf of Liguria

77
Q

What are the name of the mountains that protect Liguria from cool winds from the Alps?

A

Maritime Alps
Ligurian Apennines
Ligurian Alps

78
Q

Why are the annual mean temperatures in Liguria higher than in Tuscany?

A

Proximity to the Gulf of Liguria. The sea stores and slowly releases the sun’s heat throughout the day.

79
Q

What is the name of passito bianco in Cinque Terre?

A

Sciacchetrà

80
Q

What province is Cinque Terre located within?

81
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What are the subzones (3) of Cinque Terre?

A

Costa de Sera
Costa de Campu
Costa de Posa

82
Q

What white vines can be produced varietally in Riviera Ligurie di Ponente DOC?

A

Pigato/Vermentino

Moscato Bianco

83
Q

What red wines can be produced varietally in Riviera Ligurie di Ponente DOC?

A

Granaccia (Alicante)

Rossese

84
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What are the three DOCs in Liguria that specialize in Vermentino?

A

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC

Colli di Luni DOC

Val Polcävera DOC

85
Q

What two grapes can be bottled varietally in Val Polcävera DOC?

A

Bianchetto Genovese

Vermentino

86
Q

Franciacorta is produced on the slopes above what lake?

87
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Barbera x Cabernet Franc make what grape in Lombardia?

A

Incrocio Terzi

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