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1
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What is the most planted grape in Piedmont?

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Barbera

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What is the most planted white grape in Piedmont?

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Moscato Bianco

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3
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How many DOCGs in Piedmont? How many DOCs?

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17 DOCGs

42 DOCs

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4
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What soil is found in Barolo and La Morra?

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Tortonian

Calcareous Marl

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What soil is found in Serralunga d’Alba, Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d’Alba?

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Helvetian/Serravallian sandstone

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6
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What is the aging for Barolo? Riserva?

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Barolo: 38 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut
Riserva: 62 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in oak or chestnut

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What is the aging for Barbaresco DOCG? Riserva?

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Barbaresco: 26 mo from 11/1, min 9 mo in wood (released 1/1 of 3rd yr)
Riserva: 50 mo from 11/1, 9 mo in wood (Released 1/1 of 5th yr)

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What is the aging of Gattinara DOCG?

Riserva?

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Gattinara: 35 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood
Riserva: 47 mo from 11/1, 36 mo in wood

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What is the aging of Ghemme DOCG? Riserva?

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Ghemme: 34 mo from 11/1, 18 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl
Riserva: 46 mo from 11/1, 24 mo in wood, 6 mo in btl

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What is the aging of Roero DOCG? Riserva?

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Roero: 20 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (Released 7/1 2nd yr)
Riserva: 32 mo from 11/1, 6 mo in wood (7/1 3rd yr)

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What requires more Nebbiolo- Roero or Ghemme or Gattinara? What are the percentages?

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Roero: min 95% Neb
Gattinara: min 90% Neb
plus Vespolina and Bonarda di Gattinara
Ghemme: min 85% Neb
plus Vespolina and Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese)
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12
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What communes are entirely included in Barolo DOCG?

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Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba

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13
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What communes are partially included in Barolo DOCG?

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Monforte d'Alba
La Morra
Grinzane-Cavour
Verduno
Cherasco
Novello
Diano d'Alba
Roddi
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14
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Where is Rocche dell’Anunziata? Name a producer.

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La Morra
Paolo Scavino
Renato Ratti
F. Revello

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Where is Arborina? What producer is most associated with it?

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La Morra
Elio Altare
(Also made by Bovio and Mauro Veglio)

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16
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Name 5 crus of La Morra

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La Serra
Rocche dell'Anunziata
Anunziata
Gattera
Arborina
Galina
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17
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Name 3 vineyards shared by Barolo and La Morra

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Fossati
Cerequio
Brunate

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18
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Where is Sarmassa? Name a producer

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Barolo

Marchesi di Barolo

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19
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Name a producer of Cerequio

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Michele Chiarlo
Roberto Voerzio
Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa

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20
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Where does the fruit for Gaja’s Langhe Conteisa come from?

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Cerequio

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21
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Name some producers of Brunate.

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Ceretto
Marcarini
Voerzio
Giuseppe Rinaldi (starting in 2010, used to be in his Brunate-Le Coste)

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22
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Where is Paiagallo? Name a producer

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Barolo
Fontanafredda “Vigneto La Villa”
Casa E. di Mirafiore

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23
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Where is Le Coste? Name a producer

A 
Barolo
Giuseppe Rinaldi (part of Tre Tine as of 2010)
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24
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What crus are in Giuseppe Rinaldi’s Tre Tine?

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Ravera (60%)
Le Coste (20%)
Cannubi San Lorenzo (20%)

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25
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What cru is shared between Barolo and Novello?

Name a producer.

A

Ravera
Elvio Cogno (Vigna Elena and Bricco Pernice)
Part of G. Rinaldi’s Tre Tine

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26
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Name all the Cannubis

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Cannubi
Cannubi Muschatel
Cannubi San Lorenzo
Cannubi Valletta
Cannubi Boschis
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27
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What cru is shared by Barolo and Monforte d’Alba? Where is most of it?

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Bussia, mostly in Monforte d’Alba

292 ha in Monforte, 7 in Barolo

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28
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Name three vineyards within Bussia

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Dardi
Cicala
Romirasco
Colonello
Gabutti
Sottana
Soprana
Pianpolvere
Visette
Arnulfo
Munie
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29
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Where is Ginestra? Name a producer

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Monforte d’Alba
Domenico Clerico (Ciabot Mentin and Pajana)
Elio Grasso
Conterno Fantino

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30
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Where is Bricco Boschis? Name a producer.

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Castiglione Falletto

Cavallotto

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31
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Where is Monprivato? Name a producer.

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Castiglione Falletto

Giuseppe Mascarello

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32
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Where is Fiasco? Name a producer.

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Castiglione Falletto
Paolo Scavino
Azelia

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33
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Where is Villero? Name a producer.

A 
Castiglione Falletto
Cordero di Montezemolo (Vigna Enrico VI)
Giuseppe Mascarello
Brovia
Giacosa until 1996
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34
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Where is Bricco Rocche? Name a producer

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Castiglione Falletto
Ceretto has an estate here
Brovia

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35
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Name a cru shared by Castiglione and Monforte d’Alba.

A

Rocche di Castiglione

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36
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Name a cru shared by Serralunga d’Alba and Diano d’Alba

A

Sorano

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37
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Where is Cerretta? Name a producer

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Serralunga d’Alba
Giacomo Conterno
Elio Altare
Azelia

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38
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Where is Gabutti? Name a producer

A

Serralunga d’Alba
Ceretto (Grignore)
Cappellano (Otin Fiorin Pie France and Otin Fiorin Pie Rupestris)

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39
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Where does Cappellano source its’ fruit from?

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Gabutti in Serralunga d’Alba

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40
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Where is Vignarionda? Name a producer.

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Serralunga d’Alba
Massolino
Oddero
Luigi Pira

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41
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What is Bruno Giacosa’s Monopole? Where is it?

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Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba
9 ha

42
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What is Giacomo Conterno’s Monopole? Where is it?

A

Francia
Serralunga d’Alba
16 ha

43
Q

What are Giacomo Conterno’s holdings?

A

Francia
Arione
Ceretta
He also owns Nervi in Gattinara

44
Q

Name a cru in Novello

A

Cerviano-Merli (Sandrone)
Ravera
Sottocastello di Novello

45
Q

Name a cru in Verduno

A

Monvigliero (Burlotto)

Massara

46
Q

Name a cru in Roddi

A

Bricco Ambrogio (Scavino)

47
Q

Name a cru in Diano d’Alba

48
Q

Name a cru in Grinzane Cavour

A

Garretti (la Spinetta “Campè”)

49
Q

Name a cru in Cherasco

50
Q

What was the inaugural vintage of Monfortino?

Cascina Francia?

51
Q

Name 5 crus in Castiglione Falletto.

A 
Bricco Rocche
Bussia
Lazzarito
Villero
Monprivato
Fiasc
Pira
52
Q

Name 5 crus in Serralunga d’Alba

A 
Falletto
Francia
Cerretta
Arione
Gabutti
Serra
Marenca-Rivette
Fontafredda
Vigna Rionda
53
Q

Name 5 crus in Monforte d’Alba

A 
Bussia
Ginestra
Mosconi
Santo Stefano
Perno
Bricco San Pietro
54
Q

Name 5 crus in La Morra

A 
Arborina
Brunate
Cerequio
Gattera
La Serra
Rocche dell'Anunziata
Fossati
55
Q

Name 5 crus of Barolo

A 
Cannubi
Bricco delle Viole
Sarmassa
San Lorenzo
Liste
Brunate
Ravera
56
Q

Where is Sarmassa? Name a producer

A

Barolo

Marchesi di Barolo

57
Q

What is the largest cru in Barolo? Where is it?

A

Bricco San Pietro
Monforte d’Alba
380 ha

58
Q

What is the largest cru of Barbaresco? Size? Vignas?

A

Ovello; 78 ha
Canova
Casot
Loreto

59
Q

What are the communes of Barbaresco DOCG?

A

Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso
San Rocco Senodelvio

60
Q

Where is Montestefano? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco

Produttori del Barbaresco

61
Q

Where is Cole? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco

Moccagatta

62
Q

Where is Secondine? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco

Gaja (Sori San Lorenzo)

63
Q

Where is Paje? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco
Roagna
Produttori

64
Q

What is the smallest cru in Barbaresco? What size? Name a prodcuer

A

Rabaja-Bas in Barbaresco
2 ha
Castello di Verduno

65
Q

Where is Muncagata? Name a producer.

A

Barbaresco

Moccagatta (Bric Balin is this + Cars)

66
Q

Where is Asili? Name a producer.

A 
Barbaresco
Ceretto
Bruno Giacosa
Michele Chiarlo
Produttori
67
Q

What is Marchesi di Gresy’s monopole?

A

Martinenga in Barbaresco

68
Q

What are the subzones of Martinenga? Who owns it?

A

Gaiun
Camp Gros
monopole of Marchesi di Gresy in Barbaresco

69
Q

Where are Gaja’s vineyards of Sori Tildin and Costa Russi?

A

Roncagliette in Barbaresco

70
Q

Where is Rabaja? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco
Castello di Verduno
Bruno Rocca
Produttori

71
Q

Where is Roncagliette? Name a producer

A

Barbaresco

Gaja’s vineayrds of Sori Tildin and Costa Russi are here

72
Q

Where is Rio Sordo? Name a producer?

A

Barbaresco

Produttori

73
Q

Where is Albesani? Name a producer

A

Neive
Bruno Giacosa (Santo Stefano)
Castello di Neive

74
Q

Where is Gallina? Name a producer

A

Neive
La Spinetta
Oddero

75
Q

Where is Basarin? Name a producer

A

Neive

Moccagatta

76
Q

Where is Serraboella? Name a producer

A

Neive
Paitin (Sori Paitin)
Vietti (Masseria)

77
Q

Where is Pajore? Name a producer

A

Treiso

Mostly owned by Gaja, though he doesn’t use the name on his labels

78
Q

Where is the Giacosa cru? Name a producer

A

Treiso

Gaja owns much of this, planted to chardonnay

79
Q

Where is Bricco di Treiso? Name a producer

A

Treiso

Pio Cesare

80
Q

Name 5 crus of Barbaresco

A 
Paje
Pora
Asili
Martinenga
Montefico
Montestefano
Muncagata
Rabaja
Rio Sordo
Roncagliette
Secondine
81
Q

Name 5 crus of Neive

A 
Albesani
Basarin
Curra
Cotta
Gallina
Santo Stefano
Serraboella
82
Q

Name 5 crus of Treiso

A 
Bernardot
Bricco di Treiso
Pajore
Rombone
Valgrande
83
Q

Name 5 crus bottled by Produttori del Barbaresco

A 
Ovello
Montefico
Montestefano
Paje
Muncagota
Asili
Pora
Rabaja
Rio Sordo
84
Q

What were the top Barolo vintages 2010-present?

A

2010
2013
2016
2018?

85
Q

What were the least successful vintages of Barolo 2010-present?

A

2012 (ish)
2014 worst- wet and cold, low yields, diluted
2017?

86
Q

What were the top Barolo vintages 2000-2009?

A 
2001
2004
2006
2007
2008
87
Q

What were the least successful

Barolo vintages 2000-2009?

A

2002-hail, rot, unripe
2003-heatwave
2005-just ok
2009-drought led to shutdown. Irregular quality

88
Q

What were the best Barolo vintages of the 1990s?

A

1990
1996
1999

89
Q

What were the least successful Barolo vintages of the 1990s?

A

1991
1992
1994
All diluted, light

90
Q

What were the best Barolo vintages of the 1980s?

A

1982
1985
1989

91
Q

What were the best Barolo vintages before 1980?

A 
1955
1958
1964
1967
1970
1971
1978
92
Q

What are the subzones of Asti DOCG?

A

Canelli
Strevi
Santa Vittoria d’Alba

93
Q

What are the alcohol ranges for Asti DOCG?

A

Asti: 6-9.5%
Asti “Metodo Classico” 6-8%
Moscato d’Asti: 4.5-6.5%
Moscato d’Asti VT: 11%

94
Q

What is the fermentation method used for Asti DOCG Asti?

A

Martinotti Method

95
Q

What is charmat known as in Prosecco?

A

Martinotti Method

Named after Frederico Martinotti, who all but patented the tank method

96
Q

What are the styles of Alta Langa DOCG?

A 
ALL VINTAGE DATED
Spumante
Spumante Riserva
Spumante Rosato
Spumante Rosato Riserva
97
Q

What is the aging for Alta Langa DOCG?

A

Spumante: 9 mo lees. Total production must exceed 30 months
Riserva: 9 mo lees. Total production process must exceed 36 months

98
Q

What Barolo commune is famous for Nascetta?

99
Q

What clone of Nebbiolo is used in G Mascarello’s Ca d’Morissio?

100
Q

Which of Cappellano’s Barolos is rarer? What is special about it?

A

Pie Franco- half the production of Rupestris, 100% Michet

more than 2x the price

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