Piedmont

Question 1

Name the Piedmont wine regions starting in northeast clockwise (20 Mapped in the book, there are 59)

Answer 1

Boca DOC 
Gattinara DOCG 
Ghemme DOCG 
Sizzano DOC 
Fara DOC 
Barbera del Monferrato DOC 
Barbera d’Asti DOCG 
Colli Tortonesi DOC 
Gavi DOCG 
Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG
Nizza DOCG 
Barbaresco DOCG 
Diano d’Alba DOCG 
Barolo DOCG 
Barbera d’Alba DOC 
Roero DOCG 
Freisa di Chieri DOC 
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG 
Carema DOC 
Lessona DOC

Question 2

What are the leading red grapes of Piedmont

Answer 2

Barbera 
Nebbiolo 
Dolcetto 
Brachetto 
Grignolino 
Bonarda 
Vespolina 
Freisa 
Ruchè

Question 3

What are the leading white grapes of Piedmont ?

Answer 3

Moscato Bianco
Arneis
Cortese
Erbaluce

Question 4

What is the minimum aging for Barolo

Answer 4

38 months , 62 months for Riserva

Question 5

What are the aging requirements for Barbaresco

Answer 5

26 months minimum, 50 months for riserva

Question 6

What are the Piedmont subregions featuring Nebbiolo?

Answer 6

Barbaresco DOCG
Barolo DOCG
Nebbiolo d’ Alba DOC

Question 7

What are the Piedmont subregions featuring Barbera?

Answer 7

Barbera d’Asti
Barbera del Monferrato
Nizza DOCG
Barbera d’Alba DOC

Question 8

What are the Piedmont subregions featuring Dolcetto and Grignolino?

Answer 8

Dolcetto d’Acqui DOC 
Diano d’Alba DOCG
Dolcetto d’alba DOC 
Dogliani DOCG 
Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC 
Grignolino d’Asti DOC

Question 9

What are the Piedmont subregions featuring sparkling wines ?

Answer 9

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

Asti DOCG/ Moscato d’Asti DOCG

Question 10

What is piedmont’s signature white grape

Answer 10

Moscato