Piedmont

Question 1

Piedmont “Asti area” DOCG

Answer 1

1. Asti
2. Barbera d’Asti
3. Brachetto d’Acqui
4. Nizza
5. Ruche di Castanole Monferrato
6. Terre Alfieri

Question 2

Piedmont “Asti area” DOC

Answer 2

1. Albugnano
2. Calosso
3. Cisterna d’Asti
4. Dolcetto d’Asti
5. Freisa d’Asti
6. Grignolino d’Asti
7. Loazzolo
8. Malvasia di Casorzo d’Asti or Casorzo or Malvasia di Casorzo
9. Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco

Question 3

Piedmont “Monferrato area” DOCG

Answer 3

1. Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

2. Gavi or Cortese di Gavi

Question 4

Piedmont “Monferrato area” DOC

Answer 4

1. Barbera del Monferrato
2. Colli Tortonesi
3. Cortese dell’Alto Monferrato
4. Dolcetto d’Acqui
5. Gabiano
6. Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese
7. Monferrato
8. Piedmont*
9. Rubino di Cantavenna
10. Strevi

Question 5

Barolo DOCG

Answer 5

DOC in 1966, DOCG in 1980
only Nebbiolo
11 communes
Temperate continental climate
2 soil types: Calcareous marl (western portion) and sandstone and limestone (eastern portion)
age at least 3 years (1.5 in oak)
“Reserve” aged 5 years
- Aroma: floral, rose and violet, red berry, cherries, earth, balsamic
- aged- dried fruit, flower, cinnemon, nutmeg, leather, tabacco, truffle, gamey, meaty

Question 6

Moscato d’Asti DOCG

Answer 6

slightly sparkling sweet 100% Moscato Bianco

Question 7

Gavi or Cortese di Gavi DOCG

Answer 7

White wine from Cortese

11 municipalities

Question 8

Erbaluce di caluso DOCG

Answer 8

only Erbaluce white grape
dry, still, simple, floral, acidic and straw colour
spumante also made

Question 9

Alta Langa DOCG

Answer 9

sparkling using traditional method 
90% chardonnay and pinot nero
146 villages 
may white or rose
min 30 months aged

Question 10

Dolcetto d’Alba DOC

Answer 10

100% Dolcetto

fruity, vinous, fresh, good tannin, ability to mature 5 to 6 years

Question 11

Dolcetto di diano d’alba

Answer 11

1974 DOC, 2009 DOCG
100% Dolcetto
fruity and rich in colour

Question 12

Dogliani DOCG

Answer 12

1974 doc, 2005 docg
Based on Dolcetto
Superiore required min 1 year

Question 13

Carema DOC

Answer 13

at least 85% Nebbiolo

able to age in bottle

Question 14

Fara DOC

Answer 14

50-70% Nebbiolo, Uva Rara, Vespolina
min ageing 22 months, 12 in oak
Riserva, 34 months ageing

Question 15

Gattinara DOCG

Answer 15

Pure Nebbiolo, add 4% Vespolina
min 3 years age, 2 years in oak
Riserva 4 years ageing, 2 years in oak

Question 16

Ghemme DOCG

Answer 16

grapes in Ghemme and Romagnano Sesia
long bottle ageing
min 3 years age, 2 years in oak
min 75% Nebbiolo, max 25% Vespolina and Uva Rara

Question 17

Ovada DOCG / Dolcetto d’Ovada Superiore DOCG

Answer 17

Dolcetto

Riserva: age 24 months

Question 18

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

Answer 18

Red, at least 97% Brachetto (aromatic variety)

can be Rosso, Spumante, Passito

Question 19

Ruche di Castagnole monferrato DOCG

Answer 19

min 90% Ruche (fr Burgundy)

Question 20

Barbera del monferrato superiore DOCG

Answer 20

max 15% Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino
rest 85% must be Barbera
only Guyot and spurred cordon admitted
min age 14 months

Question 21

Nizza DOCG

Answer 21

Barbera 100%
min alc 13%
min age 18 months