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1
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What were the ancient renown grapes made from air-dried grapes in Roman times in Veneto?

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Retico and Acinatico

Forerunners for recito wines

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Difference between Vespaiolo and Vespaiola

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1st is a wine; 2nd is the grape

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What does Ziresi mean?

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Means cherry trees which are iconic part of the Trentino landscape

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What is the traditional practice for Ribolla Gialla?

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Ferment and macerate on the skins, producing strong phenolic character

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What does “Vino da meditazione”

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Literally wine of meditation where wine should be sipped alone than served with desert

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What region has the smallest ownership (p ha) in Italy?

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Valle d’Aosta

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Which of the following was instrumental in the unification of Italy 1861?

a. Kingdom of Sicilia
b. Kingdom of Napoli
c. House of Savoy –> Kingdom of Sardegna
d. Papal States

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c. House of Savoy

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8
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What year was DOC regulation approved in Italy?

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1963

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOC

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What are the 5 main sweet wines of N Italy made by Noble Rot?

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Romagna Albana DOCG (Albana)
Trentino Vino Santo DOC (Nosiola)
Recito di Soave DOCG (Garganega)
Breganze Torcolato DOC (Vespaiola)
Recito Della Valpolicella DOCG (Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella)
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What are the main rosatos of N Italy?

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Riviera del Garda Classico Chiaretto DOC (Lombardia)
Bardolino Chiaretto DOC (Veneto)
Alto Adige Lagrein Kretzer DOC (AA)
Ormeasco di Pornassio Sciac-trà DOC (Liguria)

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11
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Where are Italy’s lowest average yields?

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Piemonte

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Where was the 1st place to emphasize single-vineyard wines?

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Piemonte

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13
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What area claims the highest number of wine awards?

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Piemonte

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14
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What does Piemonte mean?

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At the foot of the mountain

And it is surrounded on 3 sides by mountains

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15
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What is unique about Franciacorta?

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Like Champagne the name is enough to ID place of origin. Protected

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What is the smallest DOCG in Italy?

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Scanzo DOCG or Moscato di Scanzo DOCG (Lombardia)

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17
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What was the 1st and 2nd DOCGs for Metodo Classico?

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Franciacorta

Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico

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What was the first DOC in Oltrepò Pavese?

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Oltrepò Pavese DOC

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What is the only DOC in Lower Lombardia?

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Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

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What is the sweet rare, distinctive & rich dessert wine from Trentino DOC?

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Moscato Rosa

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21
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How are the great number of wines produced in Trentino?

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Single variety

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22
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What does Maso mean?

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TAA word for homestead, indicates an estate winery

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23
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What is the inter-regional IGT that covers Veneto and T-AA?

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Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT

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24
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What are the red blends allowed in Alto Adige DOC?

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Cabernet-Lagrein
Merlot-Lagrein
Cabernet-Merlot

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25
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What is Italy’s most northerly appellation?

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Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC

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26
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What is Klausner Laitacher?

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Red blend of
Schiava + Lagrein + Portugieser + Pinot Nero
Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC

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27
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Where is the historic home for Schiava?

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Santa Maddalena Alto Adige

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What is the Riviera degli Ulivi?

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Cost of Olive trees on SE shore of Lake Garda

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29
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What does “recia” from Recioto mean?

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“Ear”

Old practice of picking berries on lateral side that had better sun exposure

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30
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What grape from Monti Lessini was exported to Germany for German sparkling wine Sekt?

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Durella - a notoriously high acidic white grape

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31
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What is Torcolato?

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Technique were grapes are bound in clusters with 2 pieces of twine suspended from rafters.

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32
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What are the 2 Monti Lessini DOCs based on Durella?

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Monti Lessini DOC (Durella single variety)

Lessini Durello DOC (sparkling)

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33
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What DOC is a major producer of Merlot in Veneto?

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Piave DOC

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34
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What is Torchiato name (Sweet passito in Conegliano)?

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Ancient art of the traditional grape press “Torchio”

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35
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What are the DOC/Gs in Vini Vulcanici?

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Most important Volcanic DOCs
Soave, Gambellara, Colli Euganei, Lessini Durello, Etna, Campi, Flegrei, Orvieto, Montefiascone, Vesuvio, Vulture & Bianco di Pitigliano

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36
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What are wines labeled Serprino?

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Colli Euganei DOC - Glera used to produce spumante and frizzante & Pinella for frizzante

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37
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What inter-regional in FVG and Veneto was famed amongst the Romans and Venecians?

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Lison DOC
Friuliano based (called Tai)
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38
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What DOC in FVG takes its name from the Roman road Via Annia and is its smallest DOC?

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Friuli Annia DOC

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39
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What is considered the home of Ribolla Gialla?

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Collio in the sub-zone of Oslavia

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40
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What is considered the finest Sauvignon in Italy?

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Collio Goriziano DOCG

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41
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What is the only way Ribolla Gialla can be produced under Friuli DOC?

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Spumante

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What is the only DOC outside Emilia-Romagna that produces Lambrusco?

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Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

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43
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What DOC is known as Mountain Bubbles and 1st DOC for Traditional Sparkling?

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Trento DOC

Ferrari

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44
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What is Vigneti di Montagna?

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Designation under Piemonte DOC where vines nee to be 500m+, 30%+ Gradient

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45
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What is the new subzone for Trentino Superiore that produces Müller Thurgau?

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Valle di Cembra

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46
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What is a distinct variety of Nebbiolo?

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Nebbiolo Rosé
Related but light color, acid
High ABV
Not favored

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47
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Where is the major center for Vermouth

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Torino

Also made in Asti and Carelli

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48
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What appellation in Piemonte is more comparable to Valle d’Aosta?

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Carema DOc

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49
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What region boasts the highest concentration of vineyards and wineries?

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Langhe Hills

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50
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What Nebbiolo region surprisingly allows for rosé?

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Nebbiolo d’Alba

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51
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Where can Barolo and Barbaresco producers declassify their wines?

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Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC

52
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For Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC where is most of the volume and what changed?

A

In Roero Hills

Many producers label under Roero DOCG now

53
Q

What is unique about Roero Hills vineyards?

A

Steep and need to be hand harvested

And predate Romans

54
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What was the people’s wine in Piemonte?

A

Barbera d’Asti

55
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Difference between Barbera d’Asti and Alba

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Asti is quintessential

Fruitier, Higher Acid, Mineral, refreshing

56
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How many versions of Freisa d’Asti DOC are there?

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4
Still, superiore, frizzante and spumante
Off dry frizzante is traditional

57
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What are the 2 Piemonte appellations that comprise the 3rd largest Barbera production by volume?

A

Barbera del Monferrato Superiore DOCG

Barbera del Monferrato DOC

58
Q

What is the only Monferrato, Piemonte appellation that allows international grapes?

A

Monferrato DOC

59
Q

What rivers in Veneto form a border with FVG?

A

Tagliamento and Livenza River

60
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What river forms the border between Veneto and ER?

61
Q

What 3 grapes account for half of Veneto’s total plantings?

A

Glera
Garganega
Corvina Veronese

62
Q

Where is Italy’s largest plantings of Carmenere and Malbec?

63
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Where is Soave Classico found?

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Between Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone and into north hills

64
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Can Chardonnay be used in Soave Superiore or Recioto di Soave?

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Up to 10% in Superiore

But NOT ALLOWED for Recioto

65
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What DOC was the 1st to use Merlot and Cabernets in Veneto 19th c?

A

Colli Euganei

66
Q

Two wines unique to Breganze DOC in Veneto

A

Vespaiolo - Single varietal Vespaiola

Torcolato - 100% Vespaiola

67
Q

What is another name for the tank method process?

A

Charmat Process

68
Q

Where is the city of Prosecco actually located?

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In Trieste province in FVG

69
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What must any wine outside of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene DOCG, Asolo Prosecco DOCG or Prosecco DOC be labeled?

A

IGT and Prosecco cannot appear on the label outside of Italy

70
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Which grape is completely unrelated to each other?

a. Corvina & Corvinone
b. Raboso Piave & Raboso Veronese
c. Glera & Glera Lunga
d. Garganega & Grecanico Dorato

A

a. Corvina & Corvinone
b. they are related but distinct varieties - RV lesser quality
c. related but distinct - GL is spicier less floral
d. Identical to Sicilian grape

71
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What is Prosecco col Fonda?

A

Ancestral method Prosecco (ferment in bottle)

“Prosecco with deposit”

72
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Where is the only place the grape Pinella is grown?

A

Colli Euganei DOC in frizzante form

73
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What is Glera called in Colli Euganei?

74
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What is Vini Vulcani and who belongs?

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Italy’s most important Volcanic DOCs
Soave, Gambella, Colli Euganei, Lessini Durello, Etna, Campi Flegrei, Orvieto, Montefiascone, Vesuvio, Vulture and Bianca di Pitigliano

75
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What is Asti Secco?

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Asti DOCG produced drier up to Extra Brut and labeled Asti Secco.

76
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What is the only Northern Piemonte DOC that allows Croatina?

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Bramaterrra DOC

77
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What are the DOCs in Northern Piemonte that require the least amount of Nebbiolo?

A

Fara DOC

Sizzano DOC

78
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What two small lakes does Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG surround?

A

Candia

Viverone

79
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What are the 2 DOCs in Alto Adige that are shared with Trentino?

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Lago di Caldaro DOC

Valadige DOC

80
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What areas does ASTI DOCG overlap

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Most of Barbaresco

Sarralunga in Barolo

81
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How many villages are within Asti DOCG?

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50 within Asti, Cuneo and Alessandria

82
Q

What soils do Moscato Bianco prefer?

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Calcareous soils eg Terre Bianche

83
Q

Why is Asti Method better for aromatic grapes?

A

Single Fermentation preserves fragrance and fresh quality

84
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What bank of the Tanaro is Asti on?

A

Right Bank

85
Q

What Piemonte DOC borders Liguria, ER and Lombardia?

A

Colli Tortonesi DOC
Between Alto Monferrato &
Oltrepò Pavese

86
Q

Where is the non ER Lambrusco? What is the DOC and what is the dominant grape?

A

Lombardia
Lambrusco Mantovano DOC
Lambrusco Viadanese

87
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Where is the only other area where Nebbiolo thrives outside of Piemonte?

88
Q

Where are the largest Coops found?

A

ER’s Lambrusco region

89
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What unique grapes are grown in Colli Piacentini sub region Vin Santo di Vigoleno?

A

Santa Maria

Melara

90
Q

What is the Lambrusco district often called?

A

Terri di Lambruschi (Land of Lambrusco)

91
Q

What is the Southern part of Collio found in Slovenia called?

A

Brda or Goriška Brda

92
Q

Where is the best example of Sauvignon in Italy?

A

Collio DOC

93
Q

Where is the historic home for Ribolla Gialla?

A

Oslavi, Collio DOC

94
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Where is Pinot Grigio made in the Alsatian style?

A

Collio DOC

95
Q

What are Super Whites?

A

White blend of Collio Bianco DOC
Mix of native (Friulano, Ribolla, Malvasia)
+
International (SB, C, PB, PG)

96
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Where is the only appellation where Tazzelenghe can be produced?

A

Collio Oriental

97
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Where is the classic area for reds in Collio Oriental

A

Buttrio, Cividal & Manzano

98
Q

What vineyard area of Slovenia is part of Collio?

A

Western Primorska

99
Q

What is the difference between wine producers in TAA and FVG?

A 
TAA = Coops
FVG = family owned
100
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What is Flysch or Cormons named after?

A

The town of Cormon

101
Q

Most productive wine region in Italy?

102
Q

What are the primary fining agents for wine production and what do they do?

A

Bentonite (clay) - bonds with proteins
Gelatin - bonds with tannin
Egg White - bonds with tannin
Casein - bonds with tannin & acid

103
Q

Nizza DOCG was separated from what appellation?

A

Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG

Includes 18 villages

104
Q

What does Valpolicella mean?

A

Assumed to mean “valley of the many cellars”

105
Q

DOC in ER with “vini delle sabbie” (wine of the sands) and no phylloxera?

A

Bosco Eliceo DOC

106
Q

What is the ER DOC named after a Roman jug?

A

Gutturnio DOC

“Gutturnium”

107
Q

Best place for Sylvaner?

A

Val Isarco (95% of total plantings)

108
Q

What are the majority plantings in AA - native or international?

A

International

109
Q

What was the Roman capital of Val d’Aosta?

A

Augusta Praetoria

110
Q

What is the difference between Emilia and Romagna?

A 
Emilia = frizzante
Romagna = still
111
Q

What are the Frizzante DOC wines of Emilia

A

Gutturnio
Piacentini
Lambruscos
Bolognesi

112
Q

What two areas in Lombardia and Emilia are next to each other and have similar growing conditions?

A

Picenza

Oltrepò Pavese

113
Q

What are Super Whites typically labeled?

A

Bianco
In Collio, Orientali and Venezia Giulia IGT
Either 1. Intense aromatic or 2. Barrel aged

114
Q

What are the 3 DOCs on FVG’s Coastal Plain

A

Latisana
Annia
Aquileia

115
Q

What area has the largest plantings of Malbec and Carmenère?

116
Q

What was the Roman outpost in Trentino?

A

Tredentum (Trento)

117
Q

Where did Trentino sell during in the Middle Ages?

A

Germans in Bavaria

Terdoldego, Schiava, Marzemino

118
Q

Where is the only DOC in Veneto that produces Vin Santo?

A

Gambellara DOC

119
Q

Where is the very rare Vin Santo Classico made in Veneto?

A

Gambellara DOC

120
Q

Where is the only place you can grow Picolit?

A

Cialla Subzone in Colli Orientali

121
Q

What are considered to be some of Italy’s best valued white wines?

A

Custoza DOC

Blend of TT + Garganega + Tai + Cortese

122
Q

What town splits E/W Soave?

A

Monteforte d’Alpone

123
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Is Cartizze required to be vintage dated?

A

No can be either

Only Rivers are required to be vintage dated

124
Q

Production area for Colli Orientali?

125
Q

What is Ancellota typically used for in Lambrusco?

A

Color

Most is for MCR

126
Q

What Lombardia region borders ER Lambrusco?

A

Lambrusco Mantovano DOC

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