Piemonte

Question 1

Top 5 grapes in Piemonte?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Name the 3 DOCs for Dolcetto

Answer 2

1. Piemonte DOC
2. Dolcetto d’Alba DOC
3. Dolcetto di Ovada DOC

Question 3

Name the 2 DOCGs for Dolcetto

Answer 3

1. Dolcetto di Ovada Superiore DOCG
2. Dogliano DOCG

Question 4

Cortese Tasting note? (Gavi) (4)

Answer 4

High acid

Medium body

Light intensity

Lemon, apple, pear, white flowers

Question 5

Arneis tasting note? (4)

Answer 5

Medium body

Med- acid

Light intensity

White flowers, white peach, chamomile, lemon

Question 6

Dolcetto tasting note? (5)

Answer 6

Deep ruby

Med- acid

Med+ tannins

Med+ intensity

Red cherries and floral characters

Question 7

Issues with Dolcetto in the vineyard? (2)

Answer 7

Susceptible to fungal disease

Ripening can be blocked by colder weather

Question 8

Issues with Dolcetto in the winery? (2)

Answer 8

Reductive, requires frequent rack and returns or pump overs

Requires soft extraction methods to avoid its naturally high tennins

Question 9

Barolo Riserva min aging requirements? (2)

Answer 9

5 years 2 months

18 months Min in oak

Question 10

Barolo MGA examples (3)

Answer 10

Cannubi- vineyard

Rivera - vineyard

La Morra - region

Question 11

Barolo South and east regions soil and typical wine style (2)

Answer 11

Yellow-grey sand/clay

Closed, tannic styles that need 10-15 years to age

Question 12

Barolo North and west soils, and types of wine styles (2)

Answer 12

Blue-grey marl

Lighter and more aromatic styles - earlier drinking

Question 13

Barolo min aging requirements (2)

Answer 13

3 years 2 months

Min 18 months on oak

Question 14

Typical Barolo vineyard aspect and elevation? (2)

Answer 14

Planted South and south west

200-400m Altitude

Question 15

Barolo max yield laws

Answer 15

56hL/ha

Question 16

Nebbiolo vine training (2)

Answer 16

Single guyot

Pruned high as the first few buds are infertile

Question 17

Barbaresco DOCG and Barbaresco Riserva DOCG min aging requirements (3)

Answer 17

2 years 2 months

4 years 2 months

Both 9 months Min on oak

Question 18

Nebbiolo grape budding and ripening? (2)

Answer 18

Early budding

Late ripening

(Like sangiovese, Narello mascalese and aglianico)

Question 19

% of production exported for

1. Barolo
2. Barbaresco

Answer 19

1. 85%
2. 75%

Question 20

Modern Barolo producers winemaking techniques? (5)

Answer 20

3-4 weeks maceration

Grapes picked with ripe skins and ripe seeds

Rotofermenters

Large oak or large and small format oak together

Less new oak influence

Question 21

Langhe Nebbiolo or Nebbiolo d’Alba typical winemaking? (3)

Answer 21

Young vines or less favoured sites

Shorter maceration 7-10 days

Up to a year in neutral oak

Question 22

Name the 2 DOCGs for Barbera

Answer 22

1. Nizza DOCG
2. Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Question 23

Barbera d’Asti DOCG max yield?

Answer 23

63hL/ha

Question 24

Barbera d’Asti DOCG min aging requirements?

Answer 24

4 months

Question 25

Barbera d’Asti DOCG Superiore min aging requirements? (2)

Answer 25

14 months

6 on oak

Question 26

Nizza max yield?

Answer 26

49hL/ha

Question 27

Nizza DOCG min aging requirements? (2)

Answer 27

18 months

6 in oak

Question 28

Piemonte DOC max yield

Answer 28

84 hL/ha

Question 29

Barbera in the vineyard? (4)

Answer 29

Early budding

Late ripening

(Like refosco and grenache and nebb)

Vigorous

Disease resistant (except fan leaf)