Trentino Alto Adige

Question 1

What is the sparkling wine DOC of TAA

Answer 1

Trento DOC

Question 2

What are the 6 sub zones of Alto Adige and general location

Answer 2

Meranese (NW)
Valle Venosta(NW)
Colli di Bolzano (NC)
Santa Maddalena(NC)
Valle Isarco (East)
Terlano (South)

Question 3

What are the 2 basic soils of TAA and were are they located

Answer 3

Alluvial Deposits & Morainic
Val Venosta - Alluvial
Valdadige Trento - Alluvial
Valdadige Bozen - Morainic
Val Isarco - Morainic

Question 4

What are the Native Red grapes fo TAA

Answer 4

Teroldego (T)
Lagrein (AA)
Schiava (T/AA)
Marzemino (T)
Enantio (Lambrusco Foglie Frastagliate) T

Question 5

What are the Native White grapes of TAA

Answer 5

Moscato Giallo (T/AA)
Nosiola (T)

Question 6

Where does Nosiola get its name

Answer 6

Nocciola or hazelnut for the color of the grape stalks and aromas in the wine

Question 7

What style of wine doe Nosiola produce

Answer 7

Dry white and sweet Vino Santo.. in trentino vin santo is spelled with an “O” - Vino

Question 8

In what regions is Marzemino Grown and what is its most interesting DOC

Answer 8

Trentino Marzemino DOC

TTA; Lombardy; Veneto: ER

Question 9

Marzemino is related to which grapes

Answer 9

Teroldego (and possible Pinot Noir) is its parent. It is the parent of Marzemina bianca and Refosco del Peduncolo Rosso

Question 10

What is Teroldego’s two most important DOC

Answer 10

Teroldego Rotaliano

Trentino

Question 11

Teroldego is the parent of what two grapes and related to which international variety

Answer 11

parent of Lagrein & Marzemino

Related to Pinot Noir - might be PN ancestor

Question 12

Physiologically, what is a problem with Teroldego

Answer 12

The berries detach easily, which can be a problem in windy conditions

Question 13

What is Teroldegos cru

Answer 13

Campo Rotaliano

Question 14

What other name does Enantio go by and what are its two most important DOCs

Answer 14

Lambrusco a Foglia Frastagliata
Valdadige Terra dei Forti DOC
Modena DOC

Question 15

Where is the best place to grow Kerner and what is it a crossing of?

Answer 15

Alto Adige
Schiava Grossa (Trollinger) & Riesling

Question 16

What is Muller Thurgau a crossing of

Answer 16

Riesling & Madaleine Royal (not sylvaner)

Question 17

Where is SB performing the best in TAA

Answer 17

Alto Adige

Trentino

Question 18

Where is Sylvaner making the most interesting wines and how is it different from German/Franken

Answer 18

Alto Adige Vale Isarco
Colli Tortonese (piedmont)
it is much lighter in style that Franken

Question 19

Where is the most interesting Lagrein produced

Answer 19

Alto Adige DOC - its the most important red of the region

Question 20

What grapes is Lagrein related

Answer 20

Teroldego - offspring
Pinot Noir - descendant of
Syrah - cousin
Marzemino - sibling

Question 21

What is the difference between Lagrein Dunkel and Lagrein Kretzer

Answer 21

Red vs Rose

Question 22

Stylistically how does Moscato Giallo differ from Moscato Bianco

Answer 22

It is a bigger, richer, fleshier, sweeter wine with less acid than Bianco

Question 23

What is Moscato Rosa called in Alto Adige and how did it get its name?

Answer 23

Rosenmuskateller

Smells intensely of roses

Question 24

What are the best sites for Piont nero in Alto Adige

Answer 24

Egna
Pinzon
Mazzon

Question 25

What are the three unrelated Schiava grapes and how did they get their names

Answer 25

Schiava Gentile (from piccolo or small)
Schiava Grigia (grigio or grey bloom)
Schiava Grossa (big bunch/big berries)