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Italy

When were the DOC laws introduced in Italy? Which was the first?

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1963

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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Italy

When was DOCG introduced? Awarded? Which were the first DOCGs?

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1963
1980
Brunello di Montalcino
Barolo
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
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Italy

What were the Goria laws? When were they introduced?

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Attempt to reform watered down DOCs
Added IGT which first appeared in 1994
1992

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Italy

What are PGI and PDO?

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Protected Geographical Indication (equivalent of IGT)
Protected Designation of Origin (equivalent of DOC/G)
Recognized by the EU

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Italy

When was the appellation system in Italy transferred to Brussels? What was the result?

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2011

Many DOCs applied to become DOCGs and, in effect, watering down the DOCG system

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Italy

What are the regions of Northern Italy?

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Piedmont
Valle d'Aosta
Lombardy
Liguria
Emilia-Romagna
Trentino-Alto Adige
Veneto
Fruili-Venezia Giulia
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Italy

What are the three provinces of Piedmont?

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Asti
Alessandria
Cuneo

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Italy

What are the soils of the Piedmont?

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Calcerous marl and sandstone

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Italy

What is the name for southern exposures in the Piedmontese dialect?

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Sori

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Italy

What are the trio of Piedmont red grapes?

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Nebbiolo
Dolcetto
Barbera

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Italy

What is the ripening order and major characteristics of the three Piedmont red grapes?

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Dolcetto - earliest with tannic, fruity, low acid wines
Barbera - high acid and low tannin
Nebbiolo - late ripening, high acid and high tannin

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Italy

What is the most planted grape in the Piedmont?

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Moscato Bianco (aka Muscat a Petits Grains)

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Italy

What are the white grapes of the Piedmont?

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Cortese
Arneis
Erbaluce
Favorita (Vermentino)

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Italy

What are the DOCGs for whites in Piedmont?

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Asti
Moscato d’Asti
Cortese di Gavi (frizzante, spumante, tranquillo)
Roero (Roero Arnes and Roero Arneis Spumante)
Erbaluce di Caluso
Alta Langa (MT Sparkling)

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Italy

What are the DOCGs for reds in Piedmont?

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Barberesco
Barbera d'Asti
Barbera del Monferrato Superiore
Barolo (Chinato as well)
Brachetto (normale or spumante)
Dolcetto di Dogliani Superiore
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Gattinara
Ghemme
Roero
Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Ruche di Castagnole Monferatto
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Italy

What are the DOCG Riservas for reds in the Piedmont?

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Barbaresco
Barolo
Gattinara
Ghemme

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Italy

What are tortonian soils? Where are they found? What are their effects on the wine?

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Soils with a high proportion of calcerous marl. Often found in La Morra and Barolo. Makes for a softer style of wine.

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Italy

What are helvetian soils? Where are they found? What are their effects on the wine?

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Sandstone soils common in Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba. Makes for a more structured wine.

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Italy

What were the ageing requirements for Barolo before 2010? After?

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Before - 3 years of ageing, at least 2 in oak or chestnut casks
Today - 38 months from Nov 1 of harvest year, only 18 months in oak

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Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Barolo Riserva?

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Ageing 62 months prior to release including 18 in wood

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Italy

Who are winemakers considered to be traditionalists in Barolo?

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Giacomo Conterno
Bartolo Mascarello
Guiseppe Rinaldi

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Italy

Who are winemakers conisdered to be modernists in Barolo?

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Paolo Scavino
Luciano Sandrone
Elio Altare

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Italy

What are the three main villages of Barbaresco?

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Barbasco
Neive
Treiso

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Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco?

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Min 26 months with at least 9 months in casks

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Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?

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Min 50 months from Nov 1 of harvest year with a minimum of 9 months in wood

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Italy

What are the main communes of Barolo?

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Barolo
La Morra
Serralunga d'Alba
Castiglione Falletto
Monforte d'Alba
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Italy

What are the main crus of the Barolo commune?

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Cannubi
Brunate (Shared with La Morra)
Sarmassa

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Italy

What are the main crus of the La Morra commune?

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Brunate (Shared with Barolo)
Cerequio
Le Rocche

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Serralunga d’Alba commune?

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Lazzarito

Cerretta

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Castiglione Falletto commune?

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Bricco Rocche
Monprivato
Villero
Bricco Fiasco

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Monforte d’Alba commune?

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Bussia
Ginestra
Santo Stefano

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Barbaresco commune?

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Asili
Roncagliette
Marinega
Rabaja

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Neive commune?

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Serraboella
Gallina
Basarin

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Italy

What are the main crus of the Treiso commune?

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Pajore

Bricco di Treiso

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Italy

What is Roero DOCG?

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NW bank of Tanaro River, opposite Barolo and Barbaresco
Reds - min 95% Nebbiolo
Whites- Arneis

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Italy

What is Gattinara DOCG?

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Spanna (Nebbiolo) based reds from the Sesia river

Sometimes blended with Vespolina, Bonarda, and Bonarda di Gattinara

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Italy

What is Ghemme DOCG?

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Spanna (Nebbiolo) based reds from the Sesia river

Sometimes blended with Vespolina, Bonarda and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)

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Italy

What is Barbera d’Asti DOCG?

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DOCG from Asti and Alessandria in Piemonte

Min 85% Barbera

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Italy

What is Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG?

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DOCG for red from Asti and Alessandria in Piemonte

Min 85% Barbera

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Italy

What is Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG?

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DOCG for red from Asti in Piemonte

Min 90% Ruche grape

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Italy

What are the DOCGs for Dolcetto in the Piedmont?

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Dogliani
Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore
Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba

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Italy

Does Dolcetto di Dogliani and Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba have to be superiore to be DOCG?

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No, only Dolcetto di Ovada has to be superiore to be DOCG

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Italy

What are the minimum ageing requirements for Dolcetto superiore?

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One year

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Italy

What is special about Diano d’Alba DOCG?

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Can have menzioni geografiche agguntive on the label

77 sori are classified with superior exposures

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Italy

What is special about Dogliani and Luigi Einaudi?

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Second president of Italian Republic and originally a winemaker

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Italy

What is Gavi DOCG? Where is it located? What are the styles?

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Can either be Cortese di Gavi or Gavi di Gavi
Located in the extreme southern portion of the Alessandria province
Can be tranquillo, spumante or frizzante

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Italy

What is Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG? Where is it located? What are the styles?

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White wines from high acid, herbal Erbaluce
South of Carema
Still, spumante or passito

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Italy

What is Asti DOCG?

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Asti/Moscato d’Asti
Fully sparkling from Moscato Bianco
Charmat at 2 atmospheres

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Italy

What is Alta Langa DOCG? What are the ageing requirements? How fast was the rise of the DOCG?

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MT Sparkling from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Normale - 30 months
Riserva - 3 yrs
Experimental plantings in 1994, DOC 2002, DOCG 2010

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Italy

What is Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG?

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Sweet sparkling reds from Brachetto

Some dry and still versions but extremely rare

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Italy

What is the river in the Valle d’Aosta DOC?

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Dora Baltea

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Italy

What are the DOCGs of Lombardy?

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Franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
Sforzato di Valellina
Valellina Superiore

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Italy

What is Franciacorta DOCG?

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MT wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Nero and Pinot Bianco (50%) max

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Italy

What is Franciacorta Saten?

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Only white grape Franciacortia, must be bottled at less than 5 atmospheres
Must be brut

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Italy

What is Franciacorta Rose?

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Minimum 25% from Pinot Nero

Blending rather than saignee

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Italy

What is Franciacorta Millesimato? How long is it aged? How does it differ from its champagne equivalent?

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Vintage Franciacortia
37 months (although in practice, much longer)
Only 85% needs to be from stated year
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Italy

What is Franciacorta Riserva?

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Aged on lees min 5 years and released after 67 months

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Italy

What is Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG?

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MT from Pinot Nero (min 70%)

If min 85% PN can be labeled Pinot Nero or Pinot Nero Rose

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Italy

How long must NV Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG age? Vintage?

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15 months on lees for NV

2 yrs for vintage

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Italy

What is Valtellina Superiore DOCG? What is the style of wine produced there? How long is it aged?

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Located in Lombardy, Northernmost outpost for Nebbiolo (Chiavennasca)
Lighter, angular style of red
24 months (12 in cask)

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Italy

What is Sforzato di Valtellina DOCG?

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DOCG for red wine in Sondrio in Lombardy
Recioto wine from Nebbiolo
Dry, aged two years, min 14% alcohol

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Italy

What is Moscato di Scanzo DOCG? Where is it? How long is it aged? How is it bottled?

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DOCG in Bergamo, west of Franciacorta in Lombardy
Sweet passito red from Moscato
Aged a min of 2 years
Bottled in sleek and slender futura

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Italy

What is the best known DOC in Liguria? What is the grape?

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Cinque Terre DOC

Bosco

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Italy

What are the DOCGs of Emilia-Romagna?

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Albana di Romagna

Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto

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Italy

What is Albana di Romagna DOCG? What makes it famous? What is its most promising style?

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DOCG for wide range of styles in Corli-Cesena, Ravenna and Bologna in Emilia-Romagna
Covers wide range of possible styles from Albana grape
First white DOCG, promoted in 1987
Passito

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Italy

What is Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto DOCG?

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DOCG for whites from Modena and Bologna in Emilia Romagna

Tart dry wines from min 95% Pignoletto

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Italy

What is the most famous wine of Emilia-Romagna?

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Lambrusco

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Italy

What are the four DOCs for Lambrusco in Emilia Romagna? for Lombardy?

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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro
Lambrusco di Sorbara
Lambrusco Reggiano
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
Lambrusco Montovano
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Italy

What are the red grapes typically found in the Trentino-Alto Adige?

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Schiava
Lagrein
Teroldego
Marzemino

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Italy

What is different about the labeling for the Trentino-Alto Adige?

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Much varietal labeling

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Italy

How much of the production in the Trentino-Alto Adige is DOC? How much is done by cooperatives?

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75% for both

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Italy

What are the white DOCGs of the Veneto?

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Recioto di Soave
Soave Superiore
Recioto di Gambellara
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco
Asolo Prosecco
Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio
Lison
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Italy

What are the red/white DOCGs for the Veneto?

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Colli di Conegliano DOCG

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Italy

What are the red DOCGs for the Veneto?

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Bardolino Superiore
Amarone della Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella
Piave Malanotte
Friularo di Bagnoli
Montello Rosso
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Italy

What is Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG? What are the grapes?

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Passito wine made from Corvina (45-95), Rondinella, and no more than 15% total of Molinara, Negrara and Oseleta

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Italy

What are the requirements for Valpolicella DOCG Superiore?

A

Higher minimum alcohol and minimum of one year of aging

77
Q

Italy

What are the lofts where the appassimento process takes place called?

A

Fruttai

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Italy

How is Recioto della Valpolicella different from Amarone?

A

Typically dried for four months while Amarone only 3

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Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG? Riserva?

A

2 years from the Jan 1 after harvest

4 years from Nov 1 of harvest year

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Italy

Can producers use new oak in Amarone? Name some producers?

A

Yes
Dal Forno
Allegrini
Botti used by Giuseppe Quintarelli

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Italy

Can Recioto della Valpolicella be spumante?

A

Yes

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Italy

What are additional labels that can be attached to Amarone and Recioto?

A

Classico or Valpantena if they originate in those areas

83
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Italy

What are the alcohol requirements for Valpolicella Ripasso DOC? Superiore?

A

12.5%

13%

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Italy

What is Bardolino Superiore DOCG? Where is it? What are the ageing requirements? What is the name of the rose form?

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Red wine from Corvina and Rondinella
Between Lake Garda and Valpolicella Classico
1 year of aging prior to release and an additional 1% alcohol
Bardolino Chairetto

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Italy

What is Recioto di Soave DOCG? How is it made? Can it be spumante?

A

Wines made mostly from dried Garganega, botrytis is encouraged, barrel fermented
Yes, there is a spumante form

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Italy

What is Soave Superiore DOCG? What is the blend? How is Superiore different from Soave? How is it aged? What are the riserva criteria? Spumante?

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DOCG around the area of Soave 70% Garganega, plus Trebbiano di Soave, Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco
Covers wine from specified sub-regions (Classico or Colli Scaligeri)
Min one year (min 3 months bottle aging)
2 years for riserva
Only for Soave DOC and Recioto di Soave DOCG, not for Superiore

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Italy

What is Recioto di Gambellara DOCG?

A

DOCG for whites in Vicenza in Veneto

Sweet still and sparkling wines from passito Garganega

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Italy

What are the DOCGs for Prosecco?

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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG

Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Formerly known as Prosecco Montello e Colli Asolani)

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Italy

What is the most noteworthy cru Prosecco? How big is it? How is it labeled? What is its style?

A

Cartizze
106 ha
Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze
Fully sparkling and dry )17-35 g/L)

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Italy

What are the vintage requirements for Prosecco?

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85% of a stated year’s harvest

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Q

Italy

What is Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG?

A

Still, sparkling and passito wines from Moscato Giallo near Padua

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Italy

What is Piave Malanotte/Malanotte del Piave DOCG? Is it apassimento?

A

Still reds from near Verona and Treviso based on Raboso Piave
15-30% of grapes must be apassimento

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Italy

What is Lison DOCG?

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DOCG shared between Veneto and Fruili

Whites based on Tai (Fruilano)

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Italy

Montello Rosso/Montello DOCG? What is the blend?

A

Still reds from near Treviso

40-70% Cab, 30-60% Merlot, Cab Franc and/or Carmenere, 15% other

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Italy

What is Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG?

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Reds, VT or passito from Padova in the Veneto

Made from Raboso Piave

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Italy

What is Colli di Conegliano DOCG?

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DOCG for reds, whites and passito from Treviso in Veneto

Many different white and red grapes allowed

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Italy

What are the DOCGs of Friuli-Venezia Giulia?

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Ramandolo
Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit
Lison (shared with Veneto)
Rosazzo

98
Q

Italy

What is Ramandolo DOCG?

A

DOCG for white wine from Udine in Fruili

Passito wine from Verduzzo Friulano

99
Q

Italy

What is Colli Orientali del Friuli-Picolit DOCG?

A

DOCG for white from Udine in Friuli

Passito wines from Picolit

100
Q

Italy

What is Rosazzo DOCG?

A

DOCG for whites in Udine in Fruili

Whites from a min 50% Friulano (Tai), 20-30 Sauvignon, 20-30 Pinot Bianco/Chard, also other varieties

101
Q

Italy

When was legislation introduced delimiting Chianti?

A

1716

102
Q

Italy

What is the name of the traditional Chianti bottle?

A

Fiasco

103
Q

Italy

What are the allowed grapes of Chianti?

A 
Sangiovese
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Colorino
Canaiolo Nero
104
Q

Italy

What are the red Tuscan DOCGs?

A 
Brunello di Montalcino
Carmignano
Chianti
Chianti Classico
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Morellino di Scansano
Montecucco Sangiovese
Suvereto
Rosso della Val di Cornia
Elba Aleatico Passito
105
Q

Italy

What are the white Tuscan DOCGs?

A

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

106
Q

Italy

What are the Chianti DOCG subzones?

A 
Classico
Rufina
Colli Fiorentini
Motespertoli
Colli Aretini
Colline Pisane
Colli Senesi
Montalbano
107
Q

Italy

What is the general recipe for Chianti?

A

70-100% Sangiovese (Senesi min 75%)

Max 15% Cabernet grapes

108
Q

Italy

What are the white grapes that were formerly blended into Chianti Classico?

A

Trebbiano Toscano

Malvasia

109
Q

Italy

What is Governo? How is it indicated on labels?

A

Traditional practice of initiating MLF by refermenting the juice of dried grapes
Governo all’uso Toscano

110
Q

Italy

When may Chianti Normale be released?

A

March 1 following harvest

111
Q

Italy

Which sub-zones of Chianti require additional ageing for their normale?

A

Rufina
Montespertoli
Colli Fiorentini

112
Q

Italy

How long must a Chianti Riserva be aged?

A

Two years

113
Q

Italy

What are the requirements for Chianti Superiore?

A

An additional half degree of alcohol and lowered vineyard yields

114
Q

Italy

When was Chianti Classico upgraded to DOCG?

A

1984

115
Q

Italy

Who delimited the original Chianti Classico zone?

A

Grand Duke Cosimo III de Medici

116
Q

Italy

What are the four villages of Chianti Classico?

A

Radda
Gaiole
Castellina
Greve

117
Q

Italy

What are the soils of Chianti Classico

A

Galestro - soft, friable marl-like

Alberese - sandstone

118
Q

Italy

What is the minimum level of Sangiovese required for Chianti Classico?

A

80%

119
Q

Italy

What is the minimum level of alcohol for Chianti DOCG vs Chianti Classico DOCG?

A

11.5% vs 12%

120
Q

Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG? Riserva? What are the alcohol requirements for Riserva?

A

1 year

2 years, 12.5%

121
Q

Italy

Who isolated the first Brunello clone and when? When was the first riserva released?

A

Clemente Santi of Tenuta Greppo’s Biondi-Santi in 1865

1888

122
Q

Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Brunello? Riserva? When is it released?

A

Cask for two years min and additional four months in bottle, six months for riserva
May not be released until Jan 1 after 5th yr following harvest, 6th for riserva

123
Q

Italy

What is soil like in Montalcino?

A

Varied with galestro in higher altitiude vineyards

Clay is predominant is the warmer southern areas

124
Q

Italy

What are the fraziones of Brunello?

A

Sant Angelo in Colle
Castelnuovo Abate
Torrenieri

125
Q

Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Rosso di Montalcino DOC?

A

1 year prior to release

Cask ageing is not required

126
Q

Italy

What is the encepagement for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG?

A

min 70% Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile)

Max of 30% other Tuscan varieties, no more than 5% white

127
Q

Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano? Riserva?

A 
2 years (can do 18 in wood plus 6 months in alternative container or 12 months in wood and 6 in bottle and 6 in alternative container)
3 years including at least 6 months in bottle
128
Q

Italy

What is Morellino di Scansano DOCG? When was it awarded?

A

Southern Maremma DOCG awarded in 2006

Min 85% Sang

129
Q

Italy

What is Carmignano DOCG? What is the blend?

A

Low altitude territory which overlaps Chianti Montalbano

Min 50% sang, 10-20% cab or cab franc required

130
Q

Italy

What is Rosso dell Val di Corina DOCG? When was it elevated?

A

Min 40% Sand
Max 60% Merlot and Cab
Max 20% other red grapes (Except Aleatico)
2011

131
Q

Italy

What are the ageing requirements for Chianti DOCG for Normale, Riserva and Superiore? Alcohol?

A

Normale - 11.5% March 1 year after harvest
Riserva - 12% 2 years from Jan 1 of year following harvest
Superiore - 12% Sept 1 after harvest

132
Q

Italy

What are the ageing and alcohol requirements for Chianti Classico DOCG? Riserva?

A

Normale - 12%, Oct 1 after harvest

Riserva - 12.5%, 24 months from Jan 1 after harvest including 3 months in bottle

133
Q

Italy

What is Suvereto DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds in Livorno from Cabs/Merlot plus a max 15% other red Tuscan grapes

134
Q

Italy

What were the two wines that started the VdT revolt?

A

1968 Sassacaia

1971 Tignanello

135
Q

Italy

What is Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG?

A

DOCG for passito dessert wines from Aleatico, though to be a red skinned mutation of Muscat Blanc a Petit Grans

136
Q

Italy

What is Vernaccia di San Gimignano?

A

White wine produced from Vernaccia di San Gimignano in Siena province

137
Q

Italy

What is vin santo? What are the grapes authorized?

A

Passito dessert wine from Tuscany made from Trebbiano and Malvasia typically, Grechetto is allowed

138
Q

Italy

What is Occhio di Pernice?

A

Version of Vin Santo with a min 50% Sangiovese

139
Q

Italy

What are the barrels used for Vin Santo?

A

Caratelli from chestnut is traditional (allows rapid oxidization)

140
Q

Italy

How long does ageing last for Vin Santo?

A

3-8 years

141
Q

Italy

Can Vin Santo be Liquoroso?

A

Yes

142
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Umbria?

A

Sagrantino di Montefalco

Torgiano Rosso Riserva

143
Q

Italy

What is the most famous wine of Umbria?

A

Orvieto

144
Q

Italy

What is the encepagement of Orvieto?

A

Min 40% Grechetto

20-40% Trebbiano Toscano or Procanico

145
Q

Italy

What is Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG? What are the ageing requirements? What is unusual about this DOCG?

A

DOCG in Perugia (Umbria) from 100% Sagrantino - very high in alcohol and tannin
Aged min 30 months including 12 in wood
Used to be strictly a passito area - DOCG allows both styles

146
Q

Italy

What is Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG? What are the ageing requirements?

A

DOCG produced from 70-100% Sangiovese from Perugia (Umbria)

3 years with at least 6 months in bottle

147
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of the Marches?

A 
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona
Conero Rosso Riserva
Offida
Castelli di Jesi Riserva Verdicchio Riserva
Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva
148
Q

Italy

What is Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG?

A

DOCG for Verdicchio in the Marches

149
Q

Italy

What is Castelli di Jesi Riserva Verdicchio Riserva DOCG?

A

DOCG for Verdicchio in the Marches

150
Q

Italy

What are the characteristics of Verdicchio?

A

Green tinged with distinctive lemony, stony character and bitter almond tang

151
Q

Italy

What is Carmignano DOCG?

A

DOCG from Prato in Toscano with a minimum 50% Sangiovese plus 10-20 Cab Franc/Sav, 20% Canaiolo Nero, and 10% other white and 10% other red

152
Q

Italy

What is Montecucco Sangiovese DOCG?

A

DOCG from Grosseto in Toscana with a min 90% Sangiovese

153
Q

Italy

What is Suvereto DOCG?

A

DOCG from Livorno in Toscana with Reds from Cab Sav and or Merlot

154
Q

Italy

What is Rosso della Val di Cornia DOCG?

A

DOCG from Livorno and Pisa in Toscana with min 40% Sang, Max 60% Merlot and Cab and max 20% other red grapes (mins Aleatico)

155
Q

Italy

What is Conero Rosso Riserva DOCG?

A

DOCG in Ancona in Marche with a min 85% Montepulciano and max 15% Sang

156
Q

Italy

What is Offida DOCG?

A

DOCG from Ascoli Piceno and Fermo in the Marche
Whites from Pecorino and Passerina
Reds from min 85% Montepulciano

157
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Abruzzo?

A

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane

158
Q

Italy

What is Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG?

A

DOCG from Teramo in Abruzzo requiring wines min 90% Montepulciano and max 10% Sangiovese

159
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Lazio?

A

Cesane del Piglio
Frasci Superiore
Cannellino di Frascati

160
Q

Italy

What is Frascati Superiore DOCG? What is its alcohol requirement?

A

DOCG from Roma in Lazio for white wines with a min 70% from Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio
13%

161
Q

Italy

What is Cannellino di Frascati DOCG?

A

DOCG for late harvest whites from Roma in Lazio

min 70% from Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio

162
Q

Italy

What is Cesanese del Piglio DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds in Frosinone in Lazio

Min 90% Cesanese di Affile and/or Cesanese comune

163
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Molise?

A

None

The most prominent DOC is Biferno which does reds and rosatos from Montepulciano and Aglianico and whites from Trebbiano

164
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Campania

A

Taurasi
Fiano di Avellino
Greco di Tufo
Aglianico del Taburno

165
Q

Italy

What is Taurasi DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds from Avellino in Campania

Min 85% Aglianico

166
Q

Italy

What is Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds from Benevento in Campania

Min 85% Aglianico

167
Q

Italy

What is Greco di Tufo DOCG?

A

DOCG for whites from Avellino in Campania

Min 85% Greco, max 15% Coda di Volpe

168
Q

Italy

What is Fiano di Avellino DOCG?

A

DOCG for whites in Avellino in Campania

Min 85% Fiano, Max 15% Trebbiano Toscana, Coda di Volpe and Greco

169
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Apulia?

A

Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero

170
Q

Italy

What is Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG?

A

DOCG for sweet wine from Brindisi and Taranto in Puglia

100% Primitivo and the grapes may be dried

171
Q

Italy

What is Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG?

A

DOCG for rosato from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia

Min 90% Bombino Nero

172
Q

Italy

What is Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia

Min 90% Nero di Troia

173
Q

Italy

What is Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva DOCG?

A

DOCG for reds from Barletta-Andria-Trani in Puglia

Min 65% Nero di Troia

174
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs for Basilicata?

A

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore

175
Q

Italy

What is Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG?

A

Still reds from Potenza in Basilicata

100% Aglianico

176
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Calabria?

A

None

177
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Sicily?

A

Cerasuolo di Vittoria

178
Q

Italy

What is Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG?

A

DOCG for red wine in Ragusa, Caltanissetta and Catania in Sicilia
50-70% Nero d’Avola (Calabrese
30-50% Frappato

179
Q

Italy

What is the most famous wine of Sicily?

A

Marsala

180
Q

Italy

When was Marsala DOC created?

A

1969

181
Q

Italy

What is the most planted grape in Sicily?

A

Catarratto

182
Q

Italy

What are the grapes used in Marsala Oro/Ambra? Rubino?

A

Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Catarratto, Damaschino

Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola) and Nerello Mascalese

183
Q

Italy

What are the DOCGs of Sardinia?

A

Vermentino di Gallura

184
Q

Italy

What is Vermentino di Gallura?

A

DOCG in Sassari and Nuoro in Sardegna

Whites from 95% Vermentino

Wine - Old World Regions (11 decks)

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