Piedmont

Question 1

What styles are produced in Alaba DOC? Grapes?

Answer 1

Still dry red (rosso, rosso riserva)

70-85% Nebbiolo plus Barbera

Question 2

What styles are produced in Albugnano DOC? Grape requirements?

Answer 2

Still dry red and rosé (rosato, rosso, rosso riserva)

min 85% Nebbiolo plus Barbera, Freisa, and Bonarda alone or combined

Question 3

What styles are produced in Alta Langa DOCG? Grapes? Sweetness levels permitted?

Answer 3

sparkling white and sparkling rosé (spumante and spumante riserva for both styles)

Min 90% combined Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay plus max 10% other grapes

Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry

Question 4

What styles are produced in Asti DOCG? Grape Requirements?

Answer 4

Asti “Metodo Classico”: Traditional Method Sparkling

Asti Spumante: Tank/Charmat Method Sparkling

Moscato d’Asti: Frizzante/Slightly Sparkling

Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia Tardiva

All 100% Moscato (Moscatello)

Question 5

What is the max atm for Moscato d’Asti?

Answer 5

Maximum 2 atm of pressure

Question 6

What is the min time spent on lees for Asti “Metodo Classico”?

Answer 6

min 9 months

Question 7

What is the aging requirement for Asti Spumante and Moscato d’Asti?

Answer 7

1 month in Autoclave or Tank

Question 8

What are the aging requirements for Moscato d’Asti Vendemmia Tardiva?

Answer 8

min 1 year following vinification

Question 9

What are the 3 sub varieties of Nebbiolo used in Barbaresco?

Answer 9

Michet
Rosé
Lampià

Question 10

What are the aging requirements for Barbaresco and Barbaresco Riserva?

Answer 10

Barbaresco:
26 months with 9 months in wood

Barbaresco Riserva:
50 months with 9 months in wood

Question 11

What styles are produced in Barbera d’Alba DOC?

Answer 11

Dry still red as both
Barbera d’Alba
Barbera d’Alba Superiore

Question 12

What are the aging requirements for Barbera d’Alba Superiore? min abv% vs normale?

Answer 12

min 12 months including 4 months in wood

12.5% compared to 12%