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1
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What styles of wine are permitted under Greco di Tufo DOCG?

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Still W & TM Sparkling W (3 yrs aging in bottle!!!)

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What Campanian white grape varietal is not permitted in Sannio DOC?

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Falanghina

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What DOC lies on the Gulf of Salerno?

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Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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2 DOCs that focus on Gaglioppo

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Ciro DOC & Melissa DOC

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Styles of wine permitted under Aglianico del Taburno DOCG

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ROSE & R

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What are the W & R grapes of Campi Flegrei DOC?

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Falanghina & Piedirosso (min 50) / Aglianico (min 30)

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Faro DOC is a blend of what 3 grapes? Faro vs Fara

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N Mascalese, N Capuccio & Nocera

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DOCs of Cagliari

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Nasco di Cagliari DOC (W), Nuragus di Cagliari DOC, Girò di Cagliari DOC (RED!)

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Sella e Mosca, Santadi and Agricola Punica are producers in what region?

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Sardinia

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Classico, Capo Ferrato, Jerzu & Oliena are subzones of what DOC?

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Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

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Furore, Tramonti & Ravello are subzones of what DOC?

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Costa d’Amalfi

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Puglia sits on what 2 bodies of water?

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Adriatic Sea & Ionian Sea

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Cannonau di Sardegna DOC “Riserva” 3 requirements

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90% Cannonau (vs 85); min 13.5% abv (vs 13); min 12 mo wood (vs 6); comes from Nuoro / Ogliastro areas

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What styles of wine is Vernaccia di Oristano?

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100% Vernaccia di Oristano (W); oxidative / sherry-like (flor); dry or sweet

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What are the wine styles permitted in Priorat?

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White, Rose, Red; Rancio, Mistela (VDL), VDN

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16
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What region of Italy sits on the Sila Plateau?

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Calabria (Ciro DOC)

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17
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Terre degli Osci is an IGT found in which wine region?

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Molise

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18
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Bovale Grande & Bovale di Spagna are clonal variants of what grape? Bovale Sardo?

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Bovale Grande & Bovale di Spagna: Carignan; Bovale Sardo: Graciano

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19
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G/S under Cirò DOC

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W / Rose / R ***all 3!!!

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20
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What is the italian word for saigne?

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Salasso

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21
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Min abv for Primitivo di Manduria DOC; Reserva?

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13.5%; 14% for Rsva

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Name the sub-zones of Cannonau di Sardegna DOC

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Classico, Capo Ferrato, Jerzu, Oliena

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White & R grapes of Vesuvio DOC

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W: Coda di Volpe; Ro/R: Piedirosso

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24
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Ancient wine of Rome

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Falernum

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25
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Assemblage & elevage of Etna Spumante

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a) 60% Nerello M b) 18 mo

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26
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Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG aging requirement

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Normale: 3 years (1 yr barrel / 1 yr bottle); Riserva: 5 years (2 yrs barrel / 2 yrs bottle)

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27
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Name the DOCGs of Puglia

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(4) Castel del Monte Bombino Nero Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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28
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Falerno del Massico DOC grapes

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W: Falanghina; R: Aglianico (min 60%) + Piedirosso; varietal Primitivo

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29
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What is the assemblage of Etna Rosato?

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same as red! min 80% Nerello M, max 20% Nerello C + max 10% OAG

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30
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Rose and red wines of Brindisi DOC is based on what grape?

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Negroamaro

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Min % abv for Vermentino di Gallura “Superiore” DOCG

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13% (high for a W!!)

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32
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Terre di Cosenza DOC is in what region?

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Calabria

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33
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What DOCG sits in the foothills of the Iblei Mountains?

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Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG

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34
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What is Ottavianello a synonym for what grape in Italy? Where?

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Cinsault; Puglia

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35
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What are the 3 grapes must make up at 70% of Marsala Rubino?

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Perricone, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Mascalese

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36
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Biancolella & Forastera are grapes widely-cultivated in what region of Italy?

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Campania: Ischia DOC, Costa d’Amalfi…

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37
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Name 3 contrade of Etna

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Calderara, Guardiola, Feudo di Mezzo, Passopisciaro, Pietramarina, San Lorenzo, Santo Spirito

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38
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Marisa Cuomo calls what DOC home? What town is she in?

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Costa d’Amalfi DOC; Furore

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39
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Top W & R grapes of Molise

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Trebbiano Toscano & Montepulciano ***Abruzzo twin

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Sparkling wines in Molise are produced under what appellation?

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Molise DOC (White, Rose, R, Sparkling)

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41
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What body of water separates Calabria & Puglia?

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Gulf of Taranto

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42
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Largest island in the Mediterranean

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Sicily #1 (Sardinia #2)

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43
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What is the grape of Castel del Monte?

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Nero di Troia

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44
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R grape of Cirò DOC

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Gaglioppo (min 80%)

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45
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What are the elevation requirements for Taurasi?

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400m-700m

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46
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Elevage & abv for Etna Rosso Riserva

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a) 13% abv b) 4 yrs (1 yr oak)

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47
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Palombina & Per e Palummo are synonyms of what grape?

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Piedirosso

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48
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What river divides Taurasi in half?

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Calore River

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49
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Min % Greco in Greco di Tuffo DOCG; what is the complimentary grape?

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85%; Coda di Volpe

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Cantina Santadi and Cantine Argiolis are producer in what Italian wine region?

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Sardinia

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51
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Closest Italian DOC to Naples

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Vesuvio DOC

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52
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Signature grape of the Aeolian Islands

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Malvasia delle Lipari

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53
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The Gulf of Taranto divides what 2 wine regions?

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Calabria & Puglia

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In what region of Italy will you find Cinsault?

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Puglia (called Ottavianello locally)

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55
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Highest volume-producing IGP of Italy

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Terre Siciliane IGP

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56
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What is the color of the Nasco grape and in what Italian region is it grown? Nuragus?

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a) both W b) Sardinia (Nasco di Cagliari DOC)

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57
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Squinzano & Copertino DOCs produce reds based on what grape?

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Negroamaro

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58
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Matera DOC is in what region of Italy?

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Basilicata

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59
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Sardinia’s oldest DOC

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Vernaccia di Oristano DOC

60
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Where is the Carignano del Sulcis DOC?

61
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% Primitivo & min RS under Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG

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a) 100% Primitivo b) min 50 g/l RS

62
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What color grape is Semidano? In what region is it grown?

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White; Sardinia

63
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Vecchio Amaro del Capo comes from what Italian region?

64
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2 mandatory white grapes & 2 mandatory red grapes of Costa d’Amalfi

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W: Falanghina / Biancolella; Piedirosso (30) / Tintore (20)

65
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W & R grapes of Melissa DOC; what region?

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a) Calabria b) W: Greco Bianco R: Gaglioppo

66
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Gaglioppo is grown in what DOC? What famous Italian grape is it related to?

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Ciro DOC (Calabria); Sangiovese

67
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The Salento Peninsula is a feature of what wine region?

68
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Tintilia is a grape native to what wine region?

69
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What is concia as it relates to the production of Marsala?

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The addition of mosto cotto (cooked must); ***permitted for ambra styles only

70
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2 producers of Vermentino di Gallura

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Cantina del Vermentino, Capiccheroa, Vigne Surrau

71
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Taurasi elevage

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N: 3 yrs (1 yr barrel); Rsva: 4 yrs (1.5 yrs barrel)

72
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Maximum elevation for Etna DOC What marks Etna DOC’s northern boundary?

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1,000 meters (DOC boundary marked by Etna’s Strada Provinciale Quota Mille :) )

73
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What is pergola called in Campania?

74
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Why does vineyard acreage diminish in 1980s in Sardinia?

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Vine pull scheme (arrachage)

75
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Magliocco Dolce is a native grape to what wine region?

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Calabria (RED)

76
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Marco Caprai is assoc w/ what wine region?

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Montefalco Sagrantino

77
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What is Grenache called in Sardinia?

78
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Provinces of Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

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Olbia-Tempio & Sassari

79
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Where will you find the white grapes Fenite, Ginestra, Pepella, Ripoli?

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Costa d’Amalfi DOC

80
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2 rose-only appellations of Italy

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Castel del Monte Bombino Nero DOCG & Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC

81
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What is the DOC of the Aelian Islands?

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Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

82
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Min % Fiano in Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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85% (+ Greco, Coda di Volpe, Trebb Toscano) ***both Campania W DOCGs 85%

83
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Min % Aglianico in Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

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100% (vs 85% in Taurasi)

84
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Radici Taurasi Riserva comes from a single vineyard within what commune?

A

Montemarano <3

85
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What grape dominates southern Puglia?

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Negroamaro

86
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Name the island-wide DOCs of Sardinia

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Cannonau di Sardegna DOC, Monica di Sardegna DOC, Moscato di Sardegna DOC, Sardegna Semidano DOC, Vermentino di Sardegna DOC,

87
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Where is the Aversa DOC? What is the grape?

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Campania; W (still / sparkling); Asprinio (Greco)

88
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R grape of Salice Salentino DOC

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Negroamaro

89
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Where is Galluccio DOC? What are the grapes?

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Campania; Falanghina & Aglianico

90
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Famous vintage of Radici that puts Taurasi on map

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1968 ***same as 1st V of Sassicaia

91
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What is the soil of Cerasuolo di Vittoria?

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Terra Rossa!!!!!! Iron-rich clay over LS (sand in E & S)

92
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Most planted grape of Sardinia?

93
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What regions make up the “classico” subzone of Cannonau di Sardegna DOC?

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Nuoro & Ogliastro

94
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Tuscan estate behind Agricola Punica

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Sassicaia x Santadi

95
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“Apianum” is in reference to what grape varietal in Campania?

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Fiano (reference to ancient wine from Fiano; permitted on bottles of Fiano di Avellino DOCG)

96
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Silvio Carta is a producer in what DOC?

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Vernaccia di Oristano DOC

97
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Etna rosso can contain up to what % OARG?

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max 10% (max 20% N Capuccio / max 10% non-aromatic …)

98
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Sardinia’s only DOCG; what year?

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Vermentino di Gallura DOCG; 1996

99
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San Severo is a DOC in what region?

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Puglia’s 1st DOC

100
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Minimum wood aging for Marsala Superiore Riserva

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min 4 years

101
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What separates Sardinia from Corsica?

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Strait of Bonifaccio

102
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Greco di Bianco DOC produces what style of wine? In what region?

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White passito; Calabria

103
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Cagliari is the capitol of what Italian wine region?

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Sardegna (important b/c lots of DOCs w/ Cagliari in name)

104
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Name the island-wide IGT of Sardinia

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Isola dei Nuraghi IGT

105
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Name the producer and region of the following bottlings: “Barrau”, “Montessu” and “Samas”

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Agricola Punica (Sassicaia / Santadi JV)

106
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Bovale Sardo is a synonym of what grape?

107
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Italy’s 2nd DOC

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Ischia DOC

108
Q

Trellising in Taurasi

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Raggiera / Pergola Avellinese

109
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S-most DOC of Italy

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Sicilia DOC (or Noto DOC / Eloro DOC)

110
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2 mandatory white grapes & 2 mandatory red grapes of Ischia DOC

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W: Forastera / Biancolella; Guarnacha / Piedirosso

111
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Name 2 Italian appellations based on Zinfandel

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Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG, Gioia del Colle DOC

112
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1-producing DOC of Sardegna

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Vermentino di Sardegna DOC

113
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Grapes of Capri DOC

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W: Falanghina & Greco; R: Piedirosso

114
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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG sweetness level / color / wine style

A

LH sweet red (min 50 g/l RS)

115
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Styles of wine made under Tintilia di Molise DOC

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Rose & Red

116
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What body of water divides Calabria and Sicily?

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Strait of Messina

117
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Isola dei Nuraghi IGT covers what Italian wine region?

118
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Who produces “Turriga” and “Costera”? Under what appellation?

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Argiolis; Isola dei Nuraghi

119
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Top 2 DOCs of Puglia for R wines based on Negroamaro

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Brindisi DOC & Salice Salentino DOC

120
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Sardinia was long-ruled by what kingdom?

121
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In what year does Cerasuolo di Vittoria gain DOCG status?

122
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Top W & R grapes of Calabria

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Greco Bianco & Gaglioppo

123
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Where is the Gargano Peninsula?

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Puglia (N-most part)

124
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DOC closest to Naples

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Campi Flegrei DOC / Vesuvio DOC

125
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Catanzaro is the capitol of what Italian region?

126
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Min % Vermentino in Vermentino di Gallura DOCG

127
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Who produces “Titolo”?

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Elena Fucci

128
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What is the most-planted grape of Sardinia? What is it called locally?

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Grenache; Cannonau

129
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Name 2 producers of Fiano di Avellino DOCG

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Mastroberardino, Feudo di San Gregorio, Quintodecimo (also all make Greco di Tufo DOCG)

130
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In what region does the Appenine mountain range end in Italy? / What region of Italy marks the end of the Appenin Mtns?

131
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What mountains directly affect Mt Etna?

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Nebrodi Mtns

132
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Cantine Lento, Librandi & Odoardi are producers in what Italian wine region?

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Calabria (Cirò DOC)

133
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Min % abv for Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG

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13.5% (same as Priorat!)

134
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Taurasi is in what province? Aglianico del Taburno DOCG?

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Avellino; Benevento

135
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Trellising in Costa d’Amalfi DOC

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Terraced pergola

136
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S-Italy’s 1st DOCG; what year?

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Taurasi (1993)

137
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1st Taurasi Riserva Mastroberardino; 1st vintage of Radici?

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1928, 1986

138
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What does Lacryma Christi indicate on a bottle of wine? What appellation is this associated with?

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Higher alcohol (12 for W/Ro/R); Vesuvio DOC

139
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Old vine Carignan DOC of Sardegna

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Carignano de Sulcis DOC

140
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Marsala labeled “Semi-Secco” can include up to how much sugar?

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min 40 g/l RS - max 100 g/l RS

141
Q

Soil of Gallura

142
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Ellenico is the ancient name for what grape?

143
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What is the R grape of the following DOCs? Brindisi, Salice Salentino, Squinzano, Copertino

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Negroamaro

144
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What wine styles are permitted under Vermentino di Gallura DOCG?

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(W) Still, Frizz / Sp, VT / Passito

145
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What 2 DOCs of Sardinia produce flor-aged wines?

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Malvasia di Bosa DOC & Vernaccia di Oristano DOC

146
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Italy’s least mountainous region

147
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What color grape is Monica? In what region is it grown?

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Red; Sardinia

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