Piemonte

Question 1

Define Sorì

Answer 1

Piedmontese dialect for southern exposure

Question 2

What is a synonym for Vermentino in Piedmont?

Answer 2

Favorita

Question 3

What is the name of the river that borders both Barolo and Barbaresco to the North?

Answer 3

Tanaro River

Question 4

What are the two major soil types of Barolo?

Answer 4

Tortonian

Higher proportion of calcareous marls - tends to produce softer, more openly fragrant wines.

Can be found in La Morra and Barolo

Serravallian (Helvetian)

Sandstone soils, less fertile - tends to produce more concentrated and beefy wines with more sturcture.

Can be found in Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba

Question 5

What are the 5 major communes of Barolo?

Answer 5

Barolo

La Morra

Castiglione Falletto

Serralunga d’Alba

Monforte d’Alba

Question 6

What are the aging requirements for Barolo?

Answer 6

Normale:

38 months from Nov 1st of harvest year, including 18 months in wood

Riserva:

62 months from Nov 1st of harvest year, including 18 months in wood

Remember:

38-18=20

62+18=80

20+80=100

Question 7

Traditionalist Barolo Producers

Answer 7

Giacomo Conterno

Bartolo Mascarello

Giuseppe Rinaldi

Question 8

Modernist Barolo Producers

Answer 8

Paolo Scavino

Elio Altare

Luciano Sandrone

Question 9

What are the 3 main villages of Barbaresco?

Answer 9

Barbaresco

Neive

Treiso

Question 10

What are the aging requirements for Barbaresco DOCG?

Answer 10

Normale:

26 months from Nov 1st the harvest year including 9 months in wood

Riserva:

50 months from Nov 1st of harvest year including 9 months in wood.

Question 11

Which 3 DOCGs in Piemonte can produce white wine?

Answer 11

Roero DOCG - Arneis (Can also be Spumante)

Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG - Erbaluce (Metodo Classico and Passito)

Gavi (Cortese di Gavi) DOCG - Cortese (Can also be Frizzante and Spumante)

Question 12

What are the Nebbiolo-based DOCGs of Piemonte?

Answer 12

Barolo DOCG

Barbaresco DOCG

Roero DOCG

Ghemme DOCG

Gattinara DOCG

Question 13

Barbera DOPs of Piemonte

Answer 13

Barbera d’Asti DOCG

Nizza DOCG

Barbera d’Alba DOCG

Question 14

Dolcetto DOPs of Piemonte

Answer 14

Diano d’Alba DOCG

Dogliani DOCG

Ovada DOCG

Dolcetto d’Ovada DOC

Dolcetto d’Acqui DOC

Dolcetto d’Asti DOC

Docetto d’Alba DOC

Question 15

Name the commune and style of producer

Answer 15

Barolo and some La Morra (Brunate is shared between the two)

Traditionalist

2007 - $315

2006- $325

Question 16

What is unique about Cannubi vineyard

Answer 16

Situated on a hill within the commune of Barolo, it faces every direction

Question 17

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 17

Luciano Sandrone

Barolo

Modern Producer

1999 $475

Question 18

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 18

Paolo Scavino

Monforte d’Alba and Barolo

Modern Producer

2005 $660

Only made in select vintages

Question 19

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 19

Domenico Clerico

Monforte d’Alba

Modernist

1998 - $350

Question 20

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 20

Giuseppe Mascarello

Castiglione Falletto

Traditionalist

2010 & 2011 - $375

Question 21

Name the commune of the vineyard and style of the producer

Answer 21

Roberto Voerzio

Barolo and La Morra

Considered the “original modernist”

Also makes La Serra

2011 La Serra $450

1998 Cerequio $575

1996 Cerequio $600

Question 22

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 22

Gaja

Barbaresco

Modern

2006 $850

2005 $900

Sori San Lorenzo is one of their top sites in Barbaresco

Question 23

Name the commune of the vineyard and the style of the producer

Answer 23

Bruno Giacosa

Barbaresco

Traditionalist

Also makes Asili

Part of his Rabaja vineyard holdings were annexed into Asili in 2005

2000 - $550