Toscana Part 1

Question 1

How many regions border with Toscana

Answer 1

5 regions

Question 2

Which areas surrounds Toscana

Answer 2

Liguria, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria and Lazio

Question 3

What makes Umbria distinctive among the regions surrounding Toscan

Answer 3

Land locked

Question 4

Which seas are at Toscana

Answer 4

Ligurian and Therrenian Seas

Question 5

What is the area under vines

Answer 5

58.000 ha

Question 6

Toscana is red or white wines

Answer 6

Red

Question 7

What is the percentage of wine in Italy

Answer 7

6%

Question 8

Who issued the famous edict (Bando) that officially delimited the most prestigious winegrowing zones of Toscana in 1716

Answer 8

Cosimo III de’Medici

Question 9

Which forus zones have been delimited by the Bando

Answer 9

Chianti, Carmignano, Pomino and Val d’Arno di Sopra

Question 10

Who did start wine production in Toscan

Answer 10

Etruscan 9th-3th BC

Question 11

After Etruscan were

Answer 11

Romans 3th BC - 5th AD

Question 12

Republics of Siena and Firenze centruries

Answer 12

12th - 16th centuries

Question 13

Which of the following is considered one of the founders of the modern Italian wine renaissance

Answer 13

Giacomo Tachis

Question 14

What is Coltura promiscua

Answer 14

Mixed crop cultivation

Question 15

What is Share-cropping

Answer 15

Mezzadria (until 1960s)

Question 16

What is Starter culture for Vin Santo

Answer 16

Madre

Question 17

Tradition Tuscan vine training system

Answer 17

Archetto

Question 18

What is the topography of Toscana

Answer 18

Hills 67%
Moutains 25%
Plains 8%

Question 19

What is the climate in Toscana

Answer 19

Combination of Mediterranean and Continental influences

Question 20

What is the name of the historic-geographic coastal area located between Toscana and Lazio

Answer 20

Maremma

Question 21

What are the most well known soils in Toscana

Answer 21

Galestro and Alberese

Question 22

How is Galestro soil

Answer 22

Metamorphic rocks, sharp edges tendency to flake

Question 23

How is Alberese soil

Answer 23

Fine-grained calcareous marls

Question 24

Where is Galestro soil found in Toscana mainly

Answer 24

Montalcino, Chinati Classico, Rufina

Question 25

Where is Alerese mainly found in Toscana

Answer 25

Central and southern part of Chianti Classico

Question 26

What is Toscana's most widely planted white grape variety

Answer 26

Trebbiano Toscano

Question 27

What is Toscana's most widely planted red grape variety

Answer 27

Sangiovese

Question 28

What is the percentage of red grapes in Toscana

Answer 28

80%

Question 29

What is the origin of Sangiovese

Answer 29

Ciliegiolo X Calabrese Montenuovo

Question 30

How are the wines of Sangiovese

Answer 30

- Light to medium intensity in color - High acidity and tannic - Voilet, Sour cherry, Tealeaf, earth

Question 31

What are the main names for Sangiovese in Toscana

Answer 31

- Brunello - Morellino - Prugnolo Gentile - Sangiovese Grosso - Sangioveto

Question 32

What Tuscan red grapes is the principal blending partner in Sangiovese-based wines

Answer 32

Canaiolo

Question 33

What is the function of Canaiolo in the blend

Answer 33

- Soften Sangiovese character | - Perfume and mouthfeel

Question 34

What are the main white grapes in Toscana

Answer 34

- Trebbiano Toscano - Malvasia Bianca Lunga - Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Question 35

What are the main white grapes for Vin Santo

Answer 35

- Trebbiano Toscano | - Malvasia Bianca Lunga

Question 36

Which French grape is the same as Trebbiano Toscano

Answer 36

Ugni Blanc

Question 37

Vernaccia di San Gimignano is related to Vernaccia di Oristano Yes or NO

Answer 37

NO

Question 38

What does Vernaccia mean

Answer 38

Indigenous, native | Vernaculus in Latin

Question 39

What are the main international red grapes in Toscana

Answer 39

- Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc - Syrah

Question 40

What is the purpose of Chianti Classico 2000 project

Answer 40

Focus high quality Sangiovese clones

Question 41

What are the training systems in Toscana

Answer 41

- Archeto - Cortone Speronato - Guyot

Question 42

What is Governo winemaking

Answer 42

Fried grapes put together with newly made wine

Question 43

Who were the most well known enologists in Toscana

Answer 43

- Giacomo Tachis | - Gambelli

Question 44

Is Governo still used today

Answer 44

Yes but rarely

Question 45

When did Super Tuscany emerge

Answer 45

1960s and 1970s

Question 46

What were the innovative approach of Super Tuscans

Answer 46

- International grapes - Non Traditional blends - New small Frencha oak barrels

Question 47

What are the main areas for Super Tuscans

Answer 47

- Bolgheri (Sassicaia) | - Chianti Classico (Tignanello, Vigorello)

Question 48

Vin Santo is Passito from air dried white grapes YES or NO

Answer 48

YES

Question 49

How is Vin Santo rose called

Answer 49

Occhio di Pernice (rare pink version)

Question 50

What is the name of the fermentation barrels for Vin Santo

Answer 50

Caratelli

Question 51

What is the name of the place where the Caratelli is stored

Answer 51

Vinsantaia

Question 52

What is Madre (Mother) in Vin Santo winemaking

Answer 52

Thick deposit of wine -soaked lees left in the Caratelli

Question 53

Vin Santo is dry or Sweet

Answer 53

All sweetness levels from dry to sweet

Question 54

What are the four specific Tuscan DOCs for Vin Santo

Answer 54

- Montepulciano - Chianti Classico - Chianti - Carmignano

Question 55

What is Pikay

Answer 55

Way of apassimento. Bunches are hanging to dry