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1
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what style of wine can you find in Gavi DOCG?

A

white from grape Cortese
can be tranquillo, Spumante, Frizzante.
Tranquillo wine may have slight traces of wood only
Gavi reserva must be aged min 1 year including 6 month on lee from oct 15th of the harvest year.

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put the following in order of their ripening schedule? (earliest to latest)
Barbera
Nebbiolo
Dolcetto

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Dolcetto
Barbera
Nebbiolo

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define the following:

Cappello Sommerso?

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The cap of seed & skins is held within the fermenting wine instead of punch down.

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4
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name 2 sub varieties of Nebbiolo?

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Michet

Lampia

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within which DOCG of Piemonte can you find the river Sesia?

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Ghemme & Gattinara DOCG

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Wine style of Ghemme DOCG?

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Ghemme Normale
Ghemme Riserva
both min 85% Spanna + comb max 15% Vespolina & UVA rara.

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Aging of Ghemme DOCG?

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Ghemme Normale= min 34 mths, including 18 mths in oak and 6 mths in btl
Ghemme Riserva= min 46 mths, including 24 mths in oak and 6 mths in btl

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wine style of Gattinara DOCG?

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Gattinara Normale
Cattinara Riserva
both min 90% Spanna + Comb max 10% Bonarda & Vespolina

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Aging for Gattinara Normale DOCG

Aging for Gattinara Riserva DOCG

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Gattinara Normale DOCG= min 35 mths including 24 mths in oak

Gattinara Riserva= min 47 mths including 36 mths in oak

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10
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which of the following needs to age their wine the longest?
Gattinara Normale DOCG
Gattinara Riserva DOCG
Ghemme Normale DOCG
Ghemme Riserva DOCG
A

Ghemme Normale DOCG= 34 months
Gattinara Normale DOCG= 35 months
Ghemme Riserva DOCG= 46 months
Gattinara Riserva DOCG= 47 months

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11
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where can you find the following DOC?
Boca
Carema
Bramatera
Lessona
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north of Piemonte at the border with Valle d’Aosta
Around the DOCG of Ghemme and Gattinara
all top DOC for Nebbiolo

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12
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what is the principal grape used for the following DOC:
Boca
Carema
Bramatera
Lessona
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Carema= min 85%/Max 100% Nebbiolo
Lessona= min 85%/Max 100% Nebbiolo
Boca= min 70%/Max 90% Nebbiolo
Bramatera= min 50%/Max 80% Nebbiolo
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True or False, both Boca DOC and Bramatera DOC can have 100% Nebbiolo?

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False,

Boca max 90% and Bramatera max 80% Nebbiolo

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wha style of wine is made in Roero DOCG?

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Roero Rosso= min 95% Nebbiolo min 20 mths aging inc. 6mths in oak
Roero Rosso Riserva= min 95% Nebbiolo, min 32 mth aging inc. 6 mth in oak

Roero Arneis (tranquillo & spumante) min 95% Arneis

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Wine style of Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG?

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Bianco, spumante, passito, passito riserva

100% Erbaluce

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wine style of Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG?

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red wine made with min 90% Ruchè grape + max 10% combine Barbera & Brachetto

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17
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Wine style of Alta Langa DOCG?

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traditional method from min 90% PN/Chard coming from vineyard at min 250M alt. Valley floor prohibited
all wine vintage dated
30 mths aging for spumante
36 mths aging for Riserva

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18
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Asti DOCG?

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Asti Metodo Classico (tardi method, 9 mths on lees, 125 alc)

Moscato D’Asti (charm method, max 2 bars, 4.5-6% alc)

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19
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when was Asti DOCG created?

when did we add the zone for Asti DOCG?

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1993 acquired the DOCG

2011 we added 3 sub zones

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20
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name the sub zone of Asti DOCG? which one is having the longest aging req?

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Canelli
Strevi
Santa Vittoria D’Alba (longest aging)

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21
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Name all DOCG using dominantly Barbera grape?

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Nizza DOCG 100%
Barbera d’Asti DOCG (90/100%)
Barbera Del Monferato Sup DOCG (min 85%)

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22
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Nizza DOCG?

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100% Barbera
Rosso (with or without Vigna)= min 18 mths inc. 6 mths in oak from 01/01 of the year following the harvest.
Rosso Riserva with or without Vigna= min 30 mths, inc. 12 mths in oak from the 01/01 of the year following the harvest

23
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what was Nizza before to become DOCG in 2014?

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it was a sub zone of Barbera d’Asti

24
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Barbera d’Asti DOCG?

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min 90% Barbera + comb max 10% Freisa, Grignolino, Dolcetto

Barbera d’Asti= min 4 mths from 01/01
Barbera d’Asti Sup= min 14 mths inc. 6mth in oak from the 01/01
Barbera d’Asti with sub zone= min 24 mths, inc. 6 mths in oak and 6 mths in btl

25
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Barbera Del Monferrato Sup DOCG?

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min 85% barbera + 15% Freisa, Grignolino, Dolcetto

min 14 mths from 01/11 inc. 6 mths in oak.

26
Q

where can you find the following sub zone?
Tinella
Colli Astiani

A

Barbera d’Asti DOCG

27
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name all DOCG using dominantly Dolcetto?

A

Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOCG
Dolcetto Dogliani DOCG
Dolcetto di Ovada Sup DOCG

28
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Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOCG?

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100% Dolcetto
Normale can be release from 01/01 of the year following the harvest
Superiore= can release from the 01/09 of the year following the harvest.

vine planted on hills <550M without northern orientation.

29
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Dolcetto di Ovada Sup DOCG?

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100% Dolcetto
Sup= min 12 mth from 01/11
Sup with Vigna= min 20 mths form 01/11
sup Riserva= min 24 mth

30
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Dolcetto Dogliani DOCG?

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100% Dolcetto
12 months from 15/10 of the harvest year.
Dogliani min 12% alc
Dogliani sup min 13% alc.

31
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Name a DOC of Piemonte for Passito style

A

Strevi DOC

Passito with Moscato Bianco

32
Q

name a DOC using Timorasso?

A

Colli Tortonesi DOC

Sub Zone Terre de Liberna

33
Q

Where can you find the following Grape?

Chatus, Pelaverga, Quagliano

A

Piemonte, Verduno DOC, Colline Saluzzesi DOC

34
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Name the DOCe producing Bianco Dolce from Moscato in Piemonte?

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Loazzolo DOC

35
Q

What color is Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC producing?

A

Red and red Spumante from Malvasia di Shierano

36
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What is Rose in Piemonte?

37
Q

What is the wine style of Monferrato Casalese?

A

White made from Cortese

38
Q

name a DOC reflecting Roero DOCG?

A

Terre Alfieri DOC
Arneis
Nebbiolo

39
Q

What DOC is authorising Chardonnay in Piemonte?

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Valli Ossolane DOC

40
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What DOC is authorising Merlot as dominant grape in Piemonte?

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Valli Ossolane DOC

41
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What is the Umbrella DOC of Ghemme, Boca, Sizzano, Fara DOC?

A

Colline Novaresi DOC

42
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What is Colline Novaresi DOC and where can you find it?

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Alto Piemonte DOC.
Catch all for Ghemme, Boca, Sizzano, Fara DOC
Rosso Min 50% Nebbiolo, can be 100%
Bianco 100% Erbaluce

43
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where can you find the Roero Hills?

What are the major grapes?

A 
North West of Alba
Left blank of the Tanaro river
Nebbiolo
Arneis
Favorita (Vermentino)
44
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What is the name of Vermentino in Piemonte?

45
Q

Smallest DOC Rouge of Piemonte?

A

Gabiano DOC
90% to 95% Barbera
5% to 10% Freisa/Grignolino

46
Q

Smallest white DOC of Piemonte?

A

Loazzolo DOC
Bianco Dolce
100% Moscato
50g/l

47
Q

name all sweet and Passito style of Piemonte?

A

Strevi DOC, Passito with Moscato Bianco
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG, Passito with Erbaluce
Loazzolo DOC, Vino Doolce, Moscato Bianco

48
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Max altitude for Langhe DOC?

49
Q

What are the legal Altitude for
Ghemme DOCG
Gattinara DOCG

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Ghemme DOCG 220/440M

Gattinara DOCG 250/550M

50
Q

Sweetest DOC in Piemonte?

A

Loazzolo DOC

51
Q

Sweetest DOCG in Piemonte

A

Erbaluce Di Caluso Passito

52
Q

Name 4 DOC based on Nebbiolo in Alto Piemonte

A

Boca
Fara
Bramaterra
Lessona

53
Q

What style of Wine is Erbaluce di Caluso?

A

White
Spumante
Passito
Passito Riserva

54
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Min RS and Aging for Erbaluce di Caluso Passito and Passito Riserva?

A

Erbaluce Di Caluso both min 70g/L RS
Passito= min 36 mth acing
Passito Riserva= Min 48 mth aging

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