Northwest Italy

Question 1

Name the Red Wine Only producing sub-zones of Vallee d’Aosta.

Answer 1

Enfer d’Arvier, Torrette, Arnad-Montjevet, Donnas.

Question 2

What is a synonym for Pinot Grigio in Vallee d’Aosta?

Answer 2

Malvoisie

Question 3

Name the river of Vallee d’Aosta.

Answer 3

Dora Baltea River.

Question 4

What DOC in Liguria only produces varietally labelled wines?

Answer 4

Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC.

Question 5

What is a synonym for Dolcetto in Liguria?

Answer 5

Ormeasco

Question 6

What are the requirements for Franciacorta Saten?

Answer 6

50% min Chardonnay, 50% Max Pinot Bianco; 10 tons/ha; 11.5% min ABV; 31 months min total aging, including 24 months minimum on lees from 2/1. Can only be Brut!

Question 7

What are the aging requirements of Franciacorta Riserva?

Answer 7

67 months min total aging. 60 months min on lees from 2/1.

Question 8

From west to east what are the sub-zones of Valtellina?

Answer 8

MSG-IV: Moroggia - Sasella - Grumello - Inferno - Valgella.

Question 9

Which is considered the best sub-zone of Valtelina? Newest? Hottest? Largest producing?

Answer 9

Sasella. - Maroggia. - Inferno. - Valgella.

Question 10

What term on Valtellina Superiore indicates it was bottled in Switzerland?

Answer 10

Stagafassli

Question 11

What DOCG in Lombardia makes dry wines from the recioto process? What is the grape, and its minimum allowable amount?

Answer 11

Sforzato di Valetllina. Chiavannasca, min 90%.

Question 12

What DOC replaced Terre di Franciacorta for still wines made in Franciacorta?

Answer 12

Curtefranca DOC

Question 13

What is the minimum percentage for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico Pinot Nero?

Answer 13

85% min Pinot Nero.

Question 14

What is the aging requirements for all Otrepo Pavese Metodo Classico wines?

Answer 14

15 months on the lees for Non-Vintage. 24 months for Vintage.

Question 15

Name a sub-zone of Barbera d’Asti DOCG.

Answer 15

There are 3 (Ca-N-T): Colli Astiani - Nizza - Tinello

Question 16

What percentage of grapes must come from a specified single vineyard for it to appear on the label in Barbaresco?

Answer 16

100% minimum.

Question 17

What white wine from Piedmont does Fred Dame love to pour us in blind tastings? :)

Answer 17

GAVI!!

Question 18

What is the grape of Roero Rosso? Minimum amount?

Answer 18

Nebbiolo. 95% min.

Question 19

Name 3 synonyms for Nebbiolo in NW Italy and where they are used.

Answer 19

There are 4: Picoutener (Aosta) - Chiavanasca (Lombardia) - Spanna (Ghemme/Gattinara) - Pugnet (Carema DOC Piedmont)

Question 20

What is the only sub-zone in Vallee d’Aosta that produced Vendemmia Tardiva? Name the grape.

Answer 20

Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle. Prie Blanc is the grape. It is one of the exceptions to minimum must weight for VT. B.M.S. VT only requires 200 g/l min Must Weight