Piedmonte

Question 1

Nicknames for Nebbiolo

Answer 1

Spanna
Chiavennasca
Picutener

Question 2

What are the Communes of Barolo?

Answer 2

La Morra
Barolo
Catstiglione Falletto
Serralunga d’Alba
Montforte d’Alba
Novello
Verduno

Question 3

What are two great vineyards in La Morra

Answer 3

Brunate
Cerequio

Question 4

What is the best vineyard in Barolo commune

Answer 4

Cannubi

Question 5

Where is Monprivato?

Answer 5

Catiglione Falletto

Question 6

Novello is known for what?

Answer 6

Its normally blended with other regions

Question 7

What did General Paolo Francesco Staglieno do?

Answer 7

He ‘cleaned’ up the wine regions
celler hygiene, destemming, and introduced long aging
Dry fermentation- Barolo historically made sweet wines

Question 8

What is the soil of La Morra and Barolo

Answer 8

Tortonain Soil

Question 9

Where can you find Serravallian sandstone?

Answer 9

Montforte d’Albra
serralunga d’Alba
Castiglione Falletto

Question 10

What is the typical style training in Barolo?

Answer 10

Classic Guyot training

Question 11

What are the Barolo Wars?

Answer 11

the battle between traditionalists and modernest

Question 12

Name some traditionalists

Answer 12

Conterno, Macarello, Guiseppe Rinaladi

Question 13

Name some moderests

Answer 13

Scavino, Sandrone, Elio Altare

Question 14

What is the name for Barolo shaped bottle?

Answer 14

Albeisa Bottle

Question 15

What river is Barolo and Barbaresco?

Answer 15

Tanaro River

Question 16

Which region has the milder climate? Barolo or Barbaresco

Answer 16

Barbaresco

Question 17

Why does Nebbiolo like Guyot training?

Answer 17

needs more buds on the vines because it buds near the plant are normally sterile

Question 18

Name the three towns of Barbaresco

Answer 18

Barbaresco
Neive
Treiso

Question 19

Name the bests sites in Barbaresco region

Answer 19

Asili
Martinenga
Ovello
Rabaja

Question 20

Aging requirements for Barolo Normale

Answer 20

38 months, 18 in wood

Question 21

Aging requirements of Barolo Riserva

Answer 21

62 months and 18 in wood

Question 22

What does Vigna mean?

Answer 22

designations of specific viineyard names

Question 23

What is the aging requirements of Barbaresco Normale?

Answer 23

26 months with 9 in cask

Question 24

What is the aging requirements of Barbaresco Riserva

Answer 24

50 months, 9 in cask

Question 25

When was Barbaresco DOCGd

Answer 25

1980

Question 26

When was Barolo DOCGd

Answer 26

1980

Question 27

What grape is Roero know for

Answer 27

Arneis and Nebbiolo

Question 28

Where is Nebbiolo called Spanna

Answer 28

Gattinara, Boca

Question 29

What river is Gattinara on?

Answer 29

Sesia River

Question 30

What is Topie Training

Answer 30

similar to pergolas, in Carema

Question 31

What grape is in Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato?

Answer 31

Ruche - has a strong fanleaf virus resistance

Question 32

What was the first still white wine region DOCGd in Piedmonte?

Answer 32

Gavi

Question 33

what is the grape in Moscato d'Asti and what is the local name?

Answer 33

Moscato Bianco Moscato Canelli

Question 34

What is the Charmat method known as in Moscato?

Answer 34

Methodo Martinotti

Question 35

What is the alcohol range of Moscato d'Asti

Answer 35

4.5%-6.5%

Question 36

What year was the worst hailstorm in history in Piedmont?

Answer 36

1951

Question 37

Asti Metodo classico must undergo secondary fermentation and spend this much time on the lees

Answer 37

9 months

Question 38

Permitted elevation for Barolo

Answer 38

170-540meters

Question 39

Permitted elevation in Barbaresco

Answer 39

Max 550 meters

Question 40

DOCGs for Dolcetto

Answer 40

Dogliani Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba

Question 41

What year did the crus of Barbaresco achieve MGA (Menzioni Geographic Aggiunitive) status

Answer 41

2007

Question 42

Standard producers of Chinato

Answer 42

Cappellano Pio Cesare

Question 43

What is Chinato made from

Answer 43

Chinchona bark f

Question 44

Earliest ripening grape in Piedmote

Answer 44

Dolcetto

Question 45

How many DOCs and DOCGs in Piemonte

Answer 45

18 DOCG 41 DOC