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1
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In what year did Gaja go back to producing under the Barolo / Barbaresco DOCGs?

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2013

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Alta Langa grapes, requirements and minimum elevation?

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  • min 90% combined chardonnay, pinot noir
  • min 250m
  • must be vintage dated
  • methode traditionnelle, the first in Piedmont!
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How many times is Moscato d’Asti fermented?

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Only once (in pressurized tanks)

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G. Conterno produces Barolo wines from which 3 MGAs?

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Francia (purchased in ‘74), Ceretta (2008), Arione (2015). All Serralunga.

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1st producer of Barolo to list a single vineyard? What year? Cru?

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Marcarini; 1958; Brunate

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Percristina comes from what commune and cru? Producer?

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Monforte d’Alba, Mosconi, Domenico Clerico

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Name the 3 DOCGs of Dolcetto

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  • Ovada DOCG (Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore)
  • Dogliani DOCG
  • Diana d’Alba DOCG
  • all 100% Dolcetto
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What is Vermentino called in Piedmont? In Liguria?

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Favorita, Pigato

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9
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In what commune is the Villero vineyard?

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Castiglione Falletto

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10
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What were the first 3 areas to be classified as a DOCG?

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1985 – Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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11
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Mountain range that serves as the spine of Italy?

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Appenine Mountains

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12
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Piedmont’s most planted red grape?

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Barbera

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What is the name of the south-facing hills in Piedmont that are planted with prized Nebbiolo?

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Sorí

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14
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How many DOCs and DOCGs are there in Piedmont?

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17 DOCG, 42 DOC

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15
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Which has a higher Spanna percentage? Gattinara or Ghemme?

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  • Gattinara higher:
    Min 90% spanna, max 10% bonarda di Gattinara and 4% vespolina - Ghemme:
    Min 85% spanna, max 15% combined vespolina and bonarda novarese (uva rara)
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16
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Name 3 producers of Gattinara

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Antoniolo, Travaglini, Vallana, Nervi (acquired by G. Conterno in 2018)

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17
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Gattinara and Ghemme are on which banks of the Sesia river?

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Gattinara (Right bank); (Ghemme) Left bank

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18
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The overarching DOC/Gs Colline Novaresi includes which 4 Piedmont DOCs?

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  • Novaresi - R side/bank of Sesia

- Boca, Ghemme, Sizzano and Fara

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The overaching DOC Costa della Sesia includes which 3 Piedmont DOCs?

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  • Sesia - L side/bank of Sesia

- Bramaterra, Gattinara, Lessona

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20
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Oldest winery in Gattinara?

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Nervi - acquired by G. Conterno in 2018

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21
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Carema?

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Picoutèner/Picotendro

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22
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Val d’Ossola?

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Prünent

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23
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Valtellina?

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Chiavennasca

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24
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Synonym of Nebbiolo in Ghemme/Gattinara?

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Spanna

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25
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Which DOCG would you most likely find wine bottled in the futura 500mL bottle - bottle shape similar to Inniskillin?

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Moscato di Scanzo DOCG - sweet red passito wine

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26
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Which region has an earlier budbeak and harvest? Langhe or Valtellina?

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  • Both for Valtellina!
  • Bud break in Valtellina is 2 weeks earlier than in the Langhe but harvest is also 2 weeks later (intense summer heat vines shut down in July)
  • harvest can run until mid-November
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27
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Name the only 2 Italian regions that do not have an IGT category

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Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta

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28
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What is the 2nd longest river in Italy after the Po?

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Adige River

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29
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What 5 seas surround the country of Italy?

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  • Ligurian: NE nearest to France and Florence
  • Tyrrhenian: SE nearest of Naples; W of Sardinia
  • Adriatic: NW nearest to Croatia
  • Ionian: SW nearest to Sicily
  • *Technically, it is just one sea, the Mediterranean, but specific basins go by different names
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30
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Which 4 countries does Italy border?

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France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia

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31
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Which 3 communes for Barolo are entirely included in the DOCG?

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Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Serralunga d’Alba

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32
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Name 3 minor communes for Barolo

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Diano d’Alba, Novello, Verduno, Grinzane Cavour, Cherasco (smallest of all), Roddi

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33
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Gaja’s single-vineyard Cabernet-based wine in Barbaresco was Piedmont’s first Cab Sauv vineyard, planted in 1978. What is this vineyard?

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Darmagi

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34
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_____ was the first vintage that G. Conterno’s Barolo Monfortino that was not entirely from the _______ vineyard with the purchase of ______ vineyard

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2015, Cascina Francia (M), Arione

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35
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1st white DOC in 1966?

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  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano (Tuscany)
  • Min 85% vernaccia, max 15 % non aromatic grapes ( chard….)
  • Located south of Firenze, within the chianti zone
  • Producers: Panizzi, Falchini
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36
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1st white DOCG in 1987?

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  • Albana di Romagna (Emilia-Romagna)
  • First DOCG and first white DOCG!!
  • 100% Albana; dry, semi-sweet, sweet (passito), sparkling
  • SE of Bologna
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37
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2nd most planted red grape in Italy?

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Montepulciano

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38
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Which mountain range serves as the spine of Italy (north to south)?

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Apennine

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39
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Which mountain range brackets the northern regions, provides a rain shadow?

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Alps

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40
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Hills around Alba?

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Langhe

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41
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Hills around Asti?

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Monferrato

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42
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Which wine category falls under Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)?

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  • IGP: Indicazione Geografica Protetta (used to be IGT…Tipica)
  • 1992: aka Gorias Law or Law 164; created a buffer (IGT) between DOC and Table wine, a more relaxed regulation, offering winemakers wider freedoms
  • 1994: IGT first appeared
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Which wine category falls under Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)?

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  • DOC: Denominazione Di Origine Controllata (1963)

- DOCG: Denominazione Di Origine Controllata e Garantita (since 1984)

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44
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Rules for “Vino” and “Vino Varietali”, wines without geographical indication?

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  • VINO: Vintage may appear on the label. These wines may be red, white, or rosado; and they may bespumanteorfrizzante
  • VINI VARIETALI: These varieties may appear on the label for still wines: cab-s-f (the two may be blended and called “Cabernet”), syrah, merlot, chardonnay, and sauvignon
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45
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Provinces in Piedmont (3)?

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  • Cuneo - lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco (SW)
  • Asti
  • Alessandria (most Eastern)
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46
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T or F? Less than 5% of Piedmontese vineyards are officially classed as flat and nearly all of the vineyards in Piedmont are planted on hills ranging in elevation from 150 to 450 meters above sea level

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True!

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47
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In which minor Barolo commune does the grape Nascetta only grow?

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  • Novello

- Producers: Elvio Cogno, Le Strette and Piette

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48
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T or F? Barbera del Monferrato DOCG is produced in virtually the same area as Barbera d’Asti DOCG

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True!

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49
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How does the Po river run?

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Runs E to W; starts from the Western Alps in Monte Viso (highest mountain in the Cottian alps) and spills into the Adriatic Sea near Venice

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50
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How does the Tanaro river run?

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  • runs W and N; begins in the Ligurian Alps, near the French border, and discharges into the Po (most significant drainage).
  • runs NE and runs above Barolo, Barbera d’Asti, Barbaresco, Barera d’Asti
  • Runs into the Po near Bassignana in the Province of Alessandria in Piedmont
  • lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco, in the province of Cuneo
51
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The Tanaro is formed by which 2 streams?

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The Tanarello and the Negrone

52
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How does the Sesia river run?

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Btw Gattinara/Ghemme; flows into the Po (also runs btw the Vercelli and Novara hills)

53
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T or F? The coolest sites in Piedmont are usually planted with Dolcetto, except in the hills southeast of Asti, where cooler vineyards are reserved for Moscato

54
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Major red and white grapes in Piedmont?

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ABC NERD (Arneis, Barbera, Cortese, Nebbiolo, Erbaluce, Ruche, Dolcetto)

55
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DOCG just for still white (3)?

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Erbaluce di Caluso, Gavi, Asti

56
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DOCG for white, red and sparkling (1)?

57
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DOCG only for sparkling (2)?

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  • Alta Langa (chard, pn, methode traditionnelle) (2011)

- Freisa d’Asti = (still red is Freisa DOC)

58
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DOCGs that CAN be sparkling (5)?

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  • Brachetto d’Aqui
  • Alta Langa (chard, pn, methode traditionnelle) (2011)
  • Freisa d’Asti: (still red is Freisa DOC)
  • Erbaluce di Caluso (100% Erbaluce)
  • Gavi (100% Gavi)
59
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DOCG for Barbera (3)?

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  • Nizza (2014) - formerly a subzone of the Barbera d’Asti DOCG (100% Barbera)
  • Barbera d’Asti (min 90% Barbera)
  • Barbera del Monferrato Superiore (min 85% Barbera) (DOC Monferrato - still red and frizzante)
60
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Most planted white grape in Piedmont?

A

Moscato Bianco (Muscat à Petits Grains)

61
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River near Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG?

62
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T or F? Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG is located in the Monferrato hills southeast of Asti, overlaps the Asti DOCG

63
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Min RS for Rosso Passito for Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG?

64
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Styles of wine for Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG?

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  • Dry still red, rosso spumante (trad or charmat), or rosso passito
  • NO white
  • located in the Monferrato hills southeast of Asti, overlaps the Asti DOCG
  • Banfi is a producer
65
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Min % of white and red grapes for Roero DOCG?

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  • Min 95% each for Nebbiolo and Arneis

- Producers: Bruno Giacosa, Vietti (wh), Matteo Corregia

66
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3 subzones for Asti DOCG?

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  • Canelli
  • Strevi
  • Santa Vittoria d’Alba
  • Producers: Cocchi
67
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Alc % for Moscato d’Asti , Asti/Asti Spumante (+metódo classico), and Moscato d’Asti “Vendemmia Tardiva”?

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  • Moscato d’Asti (Alc: 4.5-6.5%)
  • Asti/Asti spumante (Alc: 6-9.5%)
  • Asti/Asti spumante “Metodo classico”
    (Alc: 6-8%)
  • Moscato d’Asti “Vendemmia Tardiva” (Alc: 11%)
  • Producers: Vietti, Fontanafredda
68
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Piedmont’s newest DOCG (the 74th overall DOCG)?

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Nizza (carved from Barbera d’Asti DOCG) (2014)

69
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Synonym for Moscato Bianco?

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Muscat à Petit Grains

70
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Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG makes what style of wines and overlaps which other DOCG?

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Makes:

  • still rosso
  • spumante (trad or charmat)
  • rosso passito (min 50 g/l)
  • overlaps Asti DOCG
  • Producer: Banfi
71
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Which other DOCG is Gavi/Cortese di Gavi located near?

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in the southern part near the Ligurian border

72
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Aging requirement for Barolo DOCG?

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38/62 Riserva (18m oak)

73
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Aging requirement for Barbaresco DOCG?

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26/50 Riserva (9m oak)

74
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Original 3 Barolo communes?

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(Middle of the map, from West to East): Barolo, Castiglione Falleto, Serralunga d’Alba

75
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Smallest and largest main Barolo commune?

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Smallest: Castiglione
Largest: La Morra

76
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Original 3 Barolo communes, also entirely located within the DOCG?

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  • Middle of the map, from West to East

- Barolo, Castiglione Falleto, Serralunga d’Alba

77
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Aging requirements for all, in Asti DOCG

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  • Moscato d’Asti: max 2.5 bars (not subject to a secondary fermentation)
  • M d’Asti is fermented in autoclaves (Charmat/Martinotti Method)
  • M d’Asti “Metódo Classico” MUST undergo 2nd ferm in the bottle (Min. 9m on lees)
  • “Vendemmia Tardive”: min 1yr from the date of harvest
  • “Vendemmia Tardiva”: Chaptalization is forbidden
78
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Barbera d’Alba/Asti DOCG min alc %

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  • Barbera d’Alba/Asti: 12%
  • Barbera d’Alba/Asti superiore: 12.5%
  • Barbera d’Asti superiore (with subzone): 13%
79
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DOCG with highest minimum of Barbera

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  • Nizza (100% Barbera)
80
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Barbera del Monferrato DOCG grapes and min alc %

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  • min 85% barbera, max 15% freisa, grignolino, rosso

- min 13%

81
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Crus in Castiglione Falleto and respective producers

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  • Bricco Rocche: Vietti, Oddero, Brovia
  • Bricco Fiasco: Azelia
  • Bricco Boschis: Monopole, Cavallotto
  • Monprivato: Monopole, G.Mascarello
  • Villero: Giacosa, Brovia, Oddero, Vietti
  • Pira: Roagna
  • Fiasco: Scavino
82
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Commune of Monvigliero, and producer

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  • Verduno

- G.B. Burlotto, Scavino

83
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Wine that made Scavino famous when first vinified separately in 1978

A

Barolo Bric Fiase

84
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Arione vineyard is from this commune

A

Serralunga d’Alba

85
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Ca’ d’Morissio is from which vineyard and who owns it

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  • from a particular selection of Monprivato (Mascarello)

- planted with the best Michet vines

86
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Mascarello’s only wine not made in Castiglione Falletto

A

Santo Stefano (Monforte d’Alba)

87
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Crus in Serralunga d’Alba and respective producers

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  • Cascina Francia (Monopole - G. Conterno)
  • Ceretta (Giovanni Rosso, Germano Ettore)
  • Falletto (Giacosa)
  • Gabutti (Cappellano)
  • Lazzarito (Fontanafredda, Gaja, Guido Porro)
  • Ornato (Monopole - Pio Cesare)
  • Brea (Scavino in Ca’Mia)
  • Vigna Rionda (Massolino, Oddero)
88
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Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris and Piè Franco

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Cappellano (Gabutti, Serralunga)

89
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Bussia in which 2 communes

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Barolo and Monforte d’Alba

90
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Brunate, Cerequio and Fossati in which 2 communes

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Barolo and La Morra

91
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Monfortino is a monopole, which commune and cru, and by whom?

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Serralunga, Cascina Francia, G. Conterno

92
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Name 2 Crus from Monforte d’Alba

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Bussia (shared w/Barolo), Ginestra, Santo Stefano

93
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Romirasco, Cicala, Colonnello are famous vineyards by whom and which commune

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Aldo Conterno, Bussia (shared w/Barolo), Monforte d’Alba

94
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Barolo and Barbaresco min alc %

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Barolo: 13%
Barbaresco: 12.5%

95
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Barolo and Barbaresco elevation limit

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  • Barolo: 170-540 meters
  • Barbaresco: Max 550m
  • vineyards with complete northern exposures are prohibited
96
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Aging requirements for Barolo

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38/62 with 18m in oak

97
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Aging requirements for Barbaresco

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26/50 with 9m in oak

98
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The only MGA that takes the name of its producer, and which commune

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Fontanafredda “Proprietà in Fontanafredda”, Serralunga

99
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This river runs west and north (runs into Po); lies btw Roero and Barolo/Barbaresco

100
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This river runs btw Gattinara and Ghemme (also runs btw the Vercelli and Novara hills)

101
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Barolo’s soils

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  • Tortonian (7-12 million years ago)
  • *Serravallian (11-14 million years ago)
  • *Langhien (14-16 million years ago)
  • The latter two formations were historically grouped together and known as “Helvetian”
102
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“Helvetian” soils in Barolo

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  • *Serravallian (11-14 million years ago)

- *Langhien (14-16 million years ago)

103
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Main soil in West Barolo communes

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  • Tortonian: calcareous marl
  • Barolo, La Morra: limestone, marl manganese, magnesium, clay: softer, more perfumed
  • Sandrone, Voerzio
104
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Main soil in East Barolo communes

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  • Helvetian: sandstone
  • Serralunga. Monforte, Castiglione: limestone, iron, sand: austere, power, aging
  • Aldo Conterno, Vietti, Bruno Giacosa, B. Mascarello, Elio Altare
105
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Santo Stefano in Barbaresco made from this cru, commune and producer

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  • Albesani Cru

- Castello di Neive, Giacosa

106
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The first to barrique-age in 1975 in Barbaresco

107
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T or F? In 2013 vintage, Gaja’s 3 single vineyard wines from Barbaresco have removed the 5% Barbera, and are being labeled as Barbaresco DOCG again

A
  • True!

- Was labeled Langhe DOC from 1969

108
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Gaja’s 3 single vineyards from Barbaresco

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  • Sori San Lorenzo (1967): most austere, forceful, densely concentrated cru, needs the most time, south facing
  • Sori Tildin (1970): more balance, structure, finesse, faces predominantly south
  • Costa Russi (1978): the most delicate wine, faces southwest
109
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In the commune of Barbaresco, which crus are Gaja’s single-vineyard Barbarescos located in

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  • San Lorenzo (1967): Secondine cru
  • Sori Tilden (1970): Roncaglie cru
  • Costa Russi (1978): Roncaglie cru
110
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Founded in 1859, the oldest winery in Barbaresco DOCG

111
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Some famous crus from Barbaresco commune

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  • Ovello
  • Montefico
  • Montestefano
  • Secondine
  • Pajè
  • Pora
  • Asili
  • Martinega
  • Rabajà
  • Rio Sordo
  • Roncagliette
  • Roncaglie
112
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The Cole cru is an extension of this Barbaresco commune

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Montestefano

113
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This famed Barbaresco producer passed away in March 2020

A

Renato Vacca from Cantina del Pino

114
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Giacosa’s famed Barbaresco and Barolo vineyards

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  • Barbaresco: Asili, Rabajà
  • Neive: Santo Stefano
  • Serralunga: Vigna Rionda (stopped making in the early 90s)
  • Negoce: Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa
  • Estate: Azienda Agricola Falletto di Bruno Giacosa
115
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Some famous crus from the Neive commune

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Albesani, Gallina, Currà, Cottá, Basarin

116
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3 crus shared between Treiso/San Rocco Seno d’Elvio-Alba

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Rizzi, Montersino, Meruzzano

117
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Some famous crus from the Treiso commune

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Pajorè, Bernardot, Nervo

118
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This hamlet used to be part of Treiso, but broke from Barbaresco and opted to go under Alba

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San Rocco Seno d’Elvio

119
Q

Pio Cesare’s famous wines

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Barolo Ornato and Barbaresco Il Bricco

120
Q

The best Barolo vintages 2000-2020

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2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013

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Northernmost DOC and DOCGs in Piedmont for Nebbiolo

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  • DOC: Valli Ossolane Nebbiolo Superiore, 100% Prünent (Nebbiolo clone found only in Val d’Ossola)
  • DOCG: Valtellina Superiore DOCG, Chiavannesca
122
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Grapes in Verduno/Verduno Pelavarga DOC

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  • min 85% Pelaverga piccolo + non aromatic grapes

- partially contained within:Roddi d’Alba, La Morra

123
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Gaja’s single-vineyard in La Morra

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Conteisa (1996)

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