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What area is home to the Nebbiolo grape

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Langhe and monferrato hills

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What are some great producers of langhe and monferrato hills

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Contourno
Sandrone
Monsante

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3
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What is the make up of Nebbiolo?

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A thin skinned high acid, high alcohol, high tannin wine (long maceration periods)

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4
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What are the three major red grapes of Piemonte

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Nebbiolo
Dolcetto
Barbera

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5
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What are the major white grapes of Piemonte

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Moscato bianco (Muscat a petite grains)
Cortese
Arniese
Favorita (vermentino) mostly produced for Asti

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6
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How many DOC zones are in Piemonte

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16 DOCG 40 DOC (most in Italy)

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7
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What are the two most prestigious DOC’s in Piemonte

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Barolo and barbaresco ( both from Nebbiolo grape)

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Barolo is produced in 11 communes but 5 communes represent 90% of DOCG land

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  1. La morra
  2. Barolo
  3. Serralunga d’Alba
  4. Monteforte d’Alba
  5. Castiglione Falleto
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9
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What are the two soil types found in Barolo

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Tortonian soil - calcareous marl

Serrvallian soil - sandstone

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10
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What are the aging requirements for Barolo

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38 months (18 months in oak) 
Reserva is 62 months
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11
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What are the two schools of wine making involved with Barolo production

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Traditionalist ( contorno, rinaldi)

Modernist. Short maceration barrique aging (Scavino, Sandrone, Gaja)

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12
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What is barolo chinato

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DOCG aromatized wine flavored with quinine

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13
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What is a synonym for Nebbiolo?

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Spanna

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14
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What are some other Nebbiolo based red wines from Piemonte

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Roero
Gatinara
Ghemme

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15
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What are a couple of DOCGs for Barbera

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Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferatto
Nizza (100% Barbera)

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16
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What are some DOCGs for the dolcetto grape?

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Dogliani

Dolcetto di Ovada superiore

17
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What is important about gavi

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First still white wine in Piedmont to be DOCG

Dry mineral tinge from cortese grape

18
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How many atmospheres in Asti

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2 atmospheres

19
Q

What is the most important zone of Lombardy

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Franciacorta

20
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What is so special about franciacorta?

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  • It’s the closest thing to champagne, highly regarded sparkling wine
  • Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and 50% Pinot bianco
  • aged for 18 months not released until 25 months after harvest
  • Riserva ages for min. 5 years
21
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What is Lombardy’s most important zone for red wine?

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Valtellina DOC
• chiavennasca grape aka Nebbiolo
• lighter in style
• superiore aged for 24 months DOCG

22
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What is trentino alto adige known for?

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  • varietal labeled wines

* Chardonnay, Miller thurgau, Pinot bianco, and Pinot grigio

23
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What are the three well regarded unique styles of red wine from veneto

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Amarone della valpolicella
Recioto della valpolicella
Valpolicella ripasso

24
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What is the method used to make amarone

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Appassimento (raisination)

Corvina grape blended with rondinella (also molinara, negara)

25
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What is bardolino DOC

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Lighter style of valpolicella

26
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What is the principle most important white zone in veneto

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Soave DOC
(70% garganega, trebbiano di soave, chardonnay)
Recioto de soave DOCG and superiore DOCG

27
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What are the three provinces that make up Piedmont Wine region

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Asti, alessandria, cuneo

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