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1
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Aging requirements for Barbaresco Riserva?

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Minimum 50 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the fifth year following the harvest

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Aging requirements for Barbaresco?

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Minimum 26 months from November 1 of the harvest year (minimum 9 months in wood) may be released after January 1 of the third year following the harvest

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Aging requirements for Barolo Riserva?

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62 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)

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Aging requirements of Barolo?

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38 months from November 1 of the harvest year (includes 18 months in wood)

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5
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Name the Barbaresco Communes?

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Barbaresco

Neive

Treiso

San Rocco

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6
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Name some Barbaresco (Commune) Cru’s

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Secondine (Sori San Lorenzo)

Roncagliette (Sori Tilden, Costa Russi)

Paje

Asili

Martinenga

Rabaja

Montestefano

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7
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Name the Barbera DOCGs

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Barbera d’Asti

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

Nizza

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8
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Name the 11 Barolo Communes

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Barolo
Castiglione Falletto
Cherasco
Diano d'Alba
Grinzane Cavour
La Morra
Monforte d'Alba
Novello
Roddi
Serralunga d'Alba
Verduno
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9
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Name the Barolo (Commune) Cru’s

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Cerequio (shared)

Brunate (shared)

Cannubi (best known)

Sarmassa

Fossati (shared)

Preda

Zonchetta

Bricco delle Viole

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Which 3 Crus are shared by Barolo and La Morra?

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Cerequio

Brunate

Fossati

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Cannubi Sub-Regions are?

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Cannubi Boschis

Cannubi Centrale

Cannubi San Lorenzo

Cannubi Valletta

Cannubi Muscatel

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Name some Castiglione Falletto Crus.

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Rocche di Castiglione

Monprivato/Momprivato

Villero

Brunella

Fiasco

Valentino

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13
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Name some Cherasco Crus.

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Mantoetto

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14
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Name some Diano D’Alba Crus.

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Gallaretto

La Vigna

Sorano

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15
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Name the Dolcetto DOCGs.

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Dogliani

Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore

Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba

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16
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Grinzane Cavour Crus?

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Bablino

Borzone

Canova

Castello

Raviole

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17
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Name some La Morra Crus.

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Arborina

Cerequio (shared)

Brunate (shared)

Annunziata

Rocche dell’Annunziata

Fossati (shared)

San Giacomo

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18
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Largest Cru in Barbaresco?

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Ovello

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Name some Monforte d’Alba Crus.

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Bussia

Ginestra

Perno

San Giovanni

Castelletto

Roche di Castiglione

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20
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Monopole Crus in Barbaresco?

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Cole - Barbaresco - Moccagatta

Martinenga - Barbaresco - Marchesi di Gresy

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21
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Name some Barolo Cru monopoles?

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Falletto - Serralunga D’Alba - Bruno Giacosa

Francia - Serralunga D’Alba - Giacomo Conterno

Monprivato - Castiglione Falletto - Guiseppe Mascarello - not anymore??

Lazziarasco- Guido Porro

Serra - Gio Rosso

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22
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Name the 2 white grape DOCGs in Piedmont?

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Gavi - Cortese

Erbaluce di Caluso - Erbaluce

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23
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Name the Neive Crus.

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Basarin

Gallina

Starderi

Serraboella

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24
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Name the Novello Crus.

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Sottocastello di Novello

Ravera

Panerole

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25
Q

Piedmonte DOCG for sparkling wines?

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Alta Langa using Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes

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26
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Name some Roddi Crus.

A

Bricco Ambrogio

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27
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Name Serralunga d’Alba Crus.

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Lazzarito

Vigna Rionda

Prapo

Ornato

Cerrati

Cerretta

Falletto

Fontanafredda

Serra

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28
Q

Smallest Cru in Barbaresco?

A

Rabaja-Bas

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29
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Sparkling DOCG of Piedmonte is called?

A

Alta Langa DOCG

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30
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Traditional style Barbaresco producers?

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Roagna

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31
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Traditional style Barolo producers?

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Giacomo Conterno

Bartolo Mascarello

Gianfranco Bovio

Francesco Rinaldi

32
Q

Name some Treiso Crus.

A

Il Bricco

Bernadot

Nervo

33
Q

Name the Verduno Crus.

A

Boscatto

Campasso

Massara

Rodasca

San Lorenzo di Verduno

34
Q

What 2 vintages did Bruno Giacosa not make a Barolo or Barbaresco much to everyone’s surprise?

A

2006

2010

35
Q

What are the 8 distinct appellations in Alto Piemonte?

A

Gattinara

Ghemme

Boca

Bramaterra

Carema

Fara

Lessona

Sizzano

36
Q

What is Helvetian soil?

A

Sandstone

37
Q

What is the permitted elevation for Barolo DOCG?

A

170-540 meters

38
Q

What is Tortonian soil?

A

Calcareous marl

39
Q

What monopole does Giacomo Conterno own in Serralunga d’Alba?

A

Francia

40
Q

What river flows through Piedmonte?

A

Tanaro

41
Q

What wine is Aldo Conterno known for?

A

Granbussia

42
Q

What wine is Giacomo Conterno known for?

A

Monfortino

43
Q

What wine is Giuseppe Mascarello known for?

A

Monprivato

44
Q

What wine is released by Giuseppe Mascarello in only top years?

A

Ca d’Morissio

45
Q

Which Cru contains the Gaja vineyards Sori Tilden and Costa Russi?

A

Roncagliette

46
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Which Cru is home to Gaja’s San Lorenzo vineyard?

A

Secondine

47
Q

Wineries based in commune of Castiglione Falletto?

A

Brovia

Cavallotto

Guiseppe Mascarello

Paulo Scavino

Vietti

48
Q

Wineries based in commune of La Morra?

A

Cordero Di Montezemolo

Marcarini

Rocche Costamagna

Elio Altare

Andrea Oberto

Roberto Voerzio

49
Q

Wineries based in commune of Monforte D’Alba?

A

Elio Grasso

Conterno Fantino

Gianfranco Alessandria

Clerico

Aldo Conterno

Giacomo Conterno

50
Q

Wineries based in commune of Roddi?

A

Porta Rossa

51
Q

Wineries based in commune of Serralunga D’Alba?

A

Giovanni Rosso

Massolino

Fontanafredda

52
Q

Wineries based in commune of Treiso?

A

Abrigo

Nada

53
Q

Wineries based in the commune of Barbaresco?

A

Angelo Gaja

Marchesi di Gresy

Moccagatta

Produttori del Barbaresco

Bruno Rocca

54
Q

Wineries based in the commune of Neive?

A

Bruno Giacosa

55
Q

Wineries based in the commune of Novello?

A

Elvio Cogno

56
Q

2 major soil types of Barolo?

A

Tortonian - calcareous marl

Helvetian - sandstone

57
Q

3 DOCGs for Barbera?

A

Barbera D’Asti

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore

Nizza

58
Q

3 DOCGs of Dolcetto?

A

Dogliani

Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore

Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba

59
Q

3 major clones of Nebbiolo are?

A

Lampia

Michet

Rose

60
Q

List the DOC/DOCGs of Alto Piemonte from West to East.

A 
Lessona 
Bramaterra 
Gattinara
Sizzano 
Fara 
Boca
61
Q

Synonym for Uva Rara?

A

Bonarda

62
Q

In Barbaresco what term refers to where the snow melts first?

A

La fioca à scianca (“where the snow melts first”)

Also called Sori

63
Q

Which DOCG region was the first wine area of Italy to officially map out its crus?

A

Barbaresco

64
Q

What is considered the best vineyard in the commune of Verduno?

A

Monvigliero

the Monvigliero hill is undoubtedly Verduno’s grand cru

65
Q

Who produces Granbussia?

A

Aldo Conterno

66
Q

Ghemme and Gattinara are separated by which river?

A

Sesia river

67
Q

What does the term ‘Vigna’ refer to in Piedmont?

A

“Vigna” refers to a single vineyard wine

68
Q

What is the only DOCG in Italy where the wine can be still, sweet or sparkling?

A

Erbaluce di Caluso

69
Q

If the term ‘Derthona’ is found on a bottle, which variety is used?

A

Timarosso

70
Q

Which producer resurrected Timarosso from the dead?

A

Walter Massa in the Colli Tortonesi DOC

71
Q

In which Cru is Monfortino made?

A

Francia

72
Q

Name 2 Monopole Crus in Barolo.

A

Falleto

Francia

73
Q

Name the Monopole Cru in Barbaresco.

A

Martinenga

74
Q

Which white variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?

A

Arneis

75
Q

Which red variety features in Terre Alfieri DOCG?

A

Nebbiolo

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