Piedmont

Question 1

What is the climate of Piedmont?

Answer 1

⁃ Alpine Influence near the alps ⁃ Continental in the plains and hills

Question 2

Name piedmont’s 4 key Personalities of the 19th Century

Answer 2

⁃ Marchesa Colbert Falletti Di Barolo ⁃ Count Camillo Benso di Cavour ⁃ General Francesco Staglieno ⁃ Louis Oudart

Question 3

What are the soils around Turin and the Northeast

Answer 3

⁃ porphyry and granite

Question 4

What are the soils of the Langhe and monferrato?

Answer 4

⁃ marl, sandstone and chalk

Question 5

What are piedmont’s top 5 planted grapes in order of planted hectares

Answer 5

1. Barbera 2. Moscato Bianco 3. Nebbiolo 4. Dolcetto 5. Cortese

Question 6

What are the Native Grapes of Alto Piedmont & Color?

Answer 6

⁃ erbaluce - w ⁃ Croatian - r ⁃ Nebbiolo - r ⁃ Uva Rar - r ⁃ vespolina - r

Question 7

What are the grapes of Torinese Piedmont?

Answer 7

⁃ Avana- r ⁃ Avarengo- r ⁃ Barbera - r ⁃ Freisa - r ⁃ The Malvasia’s

Question 8

What are the grapes of Canavese Piedmont?

Answer 8

⁃ Erbaluce - w ⁃ Barbera - r ⁃ Freisa - r ⁃ Nebbiolo - r

Question 9

What are the grapes of Roero

Answer 9

⁃ Arneis- w ⁃ Favorita- w ⁃ Barbera- r ⁃ Nebbiolo- r

Question 10

What are the RED grapes of Monferrato, Piedmont

Answer 10

⁃ Barbera ⁃ Brachetto ⁃ Dolcetto ⁃ Freisa ⁃ Grignolino ⁃ Malvasias- some ⁃ Nebbiolo ⁃ Ruche

Question 11

What are the RED grapes of Langhe, Piedmont

Answer 11

⁃ Barbera- r ⁃ Dolcetto- r ⁃ Nebbiolo- r ⁃ Pelaverga Piccolo- r

Question 12

What are the WHITE grapes of Langhe, Piedmont

Answer 12

⁃ Chardonnay ⁃ erbaluce- w ⁃ Moscato Bianco- w ⁃ Nascetta- w

Question 13

What are the grapes of Colli Tortonesi and Gavi?

Answer 13

⁃ cortese - w ⁃ Timorasso- w ⁃ Barbera- r ⁃ Dolcetto- r ⁃ Freisa- r

Question 14

What is the difference between a wine labeld Gavi di Gavi and Gavi di Tassarolo

Answer 14

Gavi di Gavi comes from chalky soils and have the greatest depth of flavor

Gave di Tassarolo has higher clay content and produces richer, fruitier wines with less mineral structure.

Question 15

What are the 2 best municipalities for Gavi?

Answer 15

Gavi

Tassarolo

Question 16

Vermentino is also known as what other grapes and where are they grown.

Answer 16

Favorita - Piedmont

Pigato - Liguria

Question 17

Favorita is a Piedmontes Biotype of what grape?

Answer 17

Vermentino

Question 18

What is the Moscato of Piedmont

Answer 18

Moscato Bianco aka Moscato Canelli

Question 19

What are the best “CRU” areas for Moscato in Piedmont

Answer 19

Canelli, Santo Stefano, Loazzolo

Question 20

What are the best soils for Moscato Bianco in Piedmont

Answer 20

Lightly Chalky and limestone rich

Question 21

What are the 3 zones of Roero for Nebbiolo?

What is the primary soil of each?

Answer 21

Castagnito - Clay

Monteu Roero - Sandy

Canale - Sand/Clay

Question 22

What is the difference in soil and wine style between Grignolino d’Asit and Grignolinio del Montferrato Casalese

Answer 22

Grignolino d’Asit - Sandy Soils make for ligher, fresher adn more floral wine

Grignolinio del Montferrato Casalese - Calcareous soils make for darker, richer and fuller style