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What are the major geographical features of Umbria?

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Apennines

Lake Trasimeno

Lake Bolsena

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Climate of Umbria

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Continental
Cooler-than-Chianti highlands in the North around lake Trasimeno
Mediterranean climate in the South

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Grapes of Umbria

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Sangiovese, ciliegiolo, sagrantino

Trebbiano spoletino, grechetto

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Important DOCs of Umbria

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Orvieto DOC

Lago di Corbara DOC

Rosso di Montefalco DOC

Rosso Orvietano DOC

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Styles of Orvieto DOC

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Orvieto

Orvieto Classico Wines

may be produced as: Secco, Abboccato, Amabile, Dolce, Superiore, Vendemmia Tardiva, Muffa Nobile

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What is the word for semi-dry (slightly sweet) in Umbria?

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Abboccato

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What does amabile mean?

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Semi-sweet (gently sweet)

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What does muffa nobile mean?

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Noble rot

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Grapes of Orvieto DOC

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Minimum 60% Grechetto and Trebbiano Toscano

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What is Trebbiano Toscano called locally in Orvieto DOC?

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Procenico

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What are the soils of Lago di Corbara DOC?

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Tuffeau

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What are the grapes of Lago di Corbara DOC?

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Min 70 % combined: Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Nero, Merlot, Sangiovese

Grechetto, Vermentino, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

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What are the styles of wine for Lago di Corbara DOC?

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Rosso / Rosso Riserva

Bianco / Bianco Riserva

Vendemmia Tardiva

Passito / Passito Riserva

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What are the grapes of Montefalco DOC?

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White: Grechetto, Trebbiano

Red: Sangiovese, Sagrantino

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Grape of Rosso di Montefalco

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Mostly sangiovese and up to 10-15% sagrantino

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What are the DOCG of Umbria?

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Sangrantino di Montefalco DOCG

Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG

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Grape of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

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100% Sagrantino

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Aging requirements of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

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Min. 37 months from December 1 of the harvest year

-including a 12 months in wood; 4 months in bottle

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Style of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

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Historically these wines were passito, today secco and passito

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What is the minimum/maximum residual sugar for Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG Passito?

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80-180 g/l

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What is the grape of Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?

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70-100% Sangiovese

*Standard Torgiano bottlings—varietal wines, Rosso, Bianco, spumante—are simply DOC

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What are the aging requirements fo Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG?

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Minimum 3 years from November 1 of the harvest year, including at least 6 months in bottle

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What family helped elevate Torgiano to a DOCG?

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Lungarotti family

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This is the only landlocked region in Italy.

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Umbria

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What are the major geographical features of The Marches?
Apennines Adriatic Sea
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What is the climate of The Marches?
Mediterranean
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What is the most important grape of the Marches?
Verdicchio
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What are the DOCG of the Marches?
Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG Offida DOCG Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
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Grapes of Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG
Minimum 85% verdicchio Maximum other white grape varieties
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Grape of Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG
Minimum 85% Montepulciano Maximum 15% Sangiovese
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Grape of Offida DOCG
White: Minimum 85% Pecorino or Passerina (native) Maximum 15% other non-aromatic grape varieties in Marche Red: Minimum 85% Montepulciano Maximum 15% other non-aromatic red grape varieties in Marches
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Grape of Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG
Minimum 85% verdicchio Maximum 15% other non-aromatic white grape varieties in Marche
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Grape of Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
Minimum 85% Vernaccia Nera, a minimum 40% of the vernaccia grapes must be dried to achieve 13% alcohol A maximum 15% other non aromatic red grape varieties like sangiovese, montepulicano, ciliegiolo
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What is the grape of Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi DOC?
Minimum 85% verdicchio Maximum 15% other white grape varieties authorized to grow
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Styles of wine in Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi DOC
Verdicchio Verdicchio Spumante Verdicchio Passito Verdicchio Classico Verdicchio Classico Superiore
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What is the minimum sugar content Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi Passito DOC must reach?
Minimum 23% sugar content
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What is the grape of Rossi Piceno DOC?
Red: 35% - 85% Montepulciano 15% - 50% Sangiovese Max15% non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Marche Sangiovese: minimum 85% Sangiovese maximum 15% non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Marche
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What is the grape of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba DOC?
minimum 85% Lacrima maximum 15% other black varieties authorized to grow
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What styles of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba are authorized?
Rosso Passito
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What is the minimum sugar content for Lacrima di Morro d'Alba DOC that must be obtained?
minimum 21% sugar content
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What are the geographical features of Abruzzo?
Apennines Adriatic Coast
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What is the climate of Abruzzo?
Mediterranean
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What are the grapes of Abruzzo?
Montepulciano Trebbiano
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What are the DOCG of Abruzzo?
Montepulciano d' Abruzzo Colline Termano DOCG Terre Tollesi/Tullum DOCG
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Montepulciano d' Abruzzo Colline Termano DOCG is the classico zone of what DOC?
Montepulciano d' Abruzzo
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What are the grapes of Montepulciano d' Abruzzo Colline Termano DOCG?
Minimum 90% Montepulciano Maximum 10% Sangiovese
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List two important producers of Montepulciano d' Abruzzo Colline Termano DOCG?
Emidio Pepe Eduardo Valentini -While efforts to raise the region's prestige culminated in the 2003 evolution of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG—essentially the classico zone of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo—the region's two premier producers, Edoardo Valentini and the naturalistic Emidio Pepe, release their reds simply as Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC.
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What are the grapes of Terre Tollesi/Tullum DOCG?
Pecorino and Passerina: min. 90% state variety max. 10% combined other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Abruzzo region. Red: min. 95% Montepulciano max. 5% combined other non-aromatic red grapes suitable for cultivation in Abruzzo region Spumante: min. 60% Chardonnay max. 40% combined other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for cultivation in Abruzzo region
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What are the styles of Terre Tollesi/Tullum DOCG?
Varietal Passerina Varietal Pecorino Red Spumante Bianco (Brut Nature to Dolce)
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Grape of Montepulciano d' Abruzzo DOC
min. 85% Montepulciano max. 15% other red grapes suitable for production in Abruzzo.
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Grape of Cerasuolo d' Abruzzo DOC
Rosato: Min. 85% Montepulciano max. 15% other red grapes suitable for production in Abruzzo.
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Grape of Trebbiano d' Abruzzo DOC
Min. 85% combined Trebbiano Abruzzese, Trebbiano Toscano, and/or Bombino Bianco. Max. 15% other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for production in Abruzzo.
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In Abruzzo, Trebbiano Toscano is also known as what?
Bombino Bianco
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What are the geographical features of Latium (Lazio)?
Tyrrhenian Coast Apennines
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What is the capital of Latium?
Rome
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What are the main grapes of Latium?
Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia
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What are the DOCG of Latium?
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
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What is the style of Cannellino di Frascati DOCG?
Late harvest
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Minimum residual sugar for Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
35 g/l residual sugar
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What are the grapes of Cannellino di Frascati DOCG?
Minimum 70% combined Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio Maximum 30% Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Greco Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano, and/or Trebbiano Giallo Maximum 15% other white grapes suitable for cultivation in Lazio
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What was the first zone in Lazio to receive DOCG status?
Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
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What are the grapes of of Cenase dil Piglio DOCG?
Minimum 90% combined Cesanese di Affile and/or Cesanese comune (common) Maximum 10% other red grapes of Lazio
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What is the grape of Castelli Romani DOC?
Malvasia, Trebbiano Cesanese Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero Buono, and/or Sangiovese
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What styles are authorized for Castelli Romani DOC?
White Rose Red
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Where is Frascati DOC located?
Within Casteli Romani DOC
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What style is authorized in Frascati DOC?
Still Sparkling
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Main grape of Frascati DOC
Malvasia
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What are the grapes authorized for Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC?
50-65% Trebbiano Toscano (locally aka: Procanico) 25-40% Trebbiano Giallo (locally aka: Rossetto) 10-20% combined Malvasia Bianco Lunga and/or Malvasia del Lazio max. 15% other non-aromatic white grapes suitable for production in Lazio
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What is Malvasia Toscano also called in Est! Est!! Est!!! Montefiascone DOC?
Procancio
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What is Trebbiano known as locally in Est! Est!! Est!!! Montefiascone DOC?
Rossetto
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What styles are authorized in Est! Est!! Est!!! Montefiascone DOC?
White (secco, abboccato, or amabile) Spumante (secco only)
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Aleatico is grown in what DOC of Umbria?
Rosso Orvietano DOC -Minimum 70%, combined or separate, Aleatico, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Sangiovese -Minimum 85% of stated varietal
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What is the grape of Rossi Cinero?
Minimum 85% Montepulciano
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In the Orvieto DOC, the grapes used for the Vendemmia Tardiva wines cannot be harvested before what date
October 1
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Red wines from Lago di Corbara DOC may not be released untiil what date following the harvest?
September first of the year following harvest
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What is the minimum alcohol level for the passito wines from Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?
18%
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What are the aging requirements for Montefalco Sagrantino Passito?
Min. 37 months from December 1 of the harvest year -including at least 4 months in bottle
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Who are the most famous producers of quality wine from Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG?
Marco Caprai Paolo Bea
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What are the laws concerning grape usage for red wine in the Torgiano DOC?
-minimum 50% - 100% Sangiovese -maximum 50% other non-aromatic black grapes suitable for cultivation in Umbria \*as opposed to 70% - %100 for Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG
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Who is a notable producer of Bordeaux blends and Grechetto dominated white blends in Umbria?
Antinori's Castello della Sala
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Name some top producers of Orvieto DOC wine.
Palazzone Decugnano Barbi Barberani
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What is the most important wine for the Lungarotti brand?
Rubesco - named for the Latin verb "to blush" - sangiovese & canaiolo blend
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What are the most important differences between Montefalco DOC and Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?
- Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG must be 100% Sagrantino, while Montefalco DOC must be minimum 60% - 70% Sangiovese and only 10% - 15% Sagrantino. - Montefalco DOC makes red and white (based on at least 50% grechetto), while Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG only makes red and passito styles.
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When were the Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG and Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG created?
2009 --at the time it doubled the number of DOCG in the Marche
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How do the styles of Verdicchio differ between Castelli di Jesi and Matelica?
The Matelica (inland and higher-altitude) wines are often sharper, whereas Castelli di Jesi (coastal) provides wines of a fuller, rounder character.
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What is the regional capital of the Marches?
Acona
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Which DOCG in the Marches is dedicated to sparkling red wine?
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG - either dry or sweet, made from a percentage of passito grapes (40%) - Charmat Method - Minimum 85% Vernaccia Nera, a minimum 40% of the Vernaccia grapes must be dried to obtain at least 13% potential alcohol
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What is the most important grape for red wine made in both the Offida DOCG and Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG?
Min 85% Montepulciano
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Other than Montepulciano, what grape can be used to make wine for the Conero (Conero Riserva) DOCG?
Sangiovese - max. 15% - It is matured for two years prior to release, and many producers rely on a percentage of new barriques for aging rather than the traditional old botti.
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Which DOC surrounds the Conero region and what style of wine made there?
Rosso Piceno DOC - typically offers lighter Sangiovese and Montepulciano blends - 35% - 85% Montepulciano - 15% - 50% Sangiovese
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What is the primary soil type found in the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG?
Siliceous Clay, Limestone, Iron
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What are the five most important things to know about the wines of Emidio Pepe?
- Benchmark producer of Montepulciano and Trebbiano d'Abruzzo - Pioneer of Biodynamic winemaking in Italy - No oak used at all in the winemaking process - fermentations in cement and then aged in bottle - Red grapes are crushed by hand, white grapes are crushed by foot - These are some of the most ageworthy,legendary wines in Italy
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What were the two Frascati DOCGs granted in 2011?
Frascati Superiore Cannellino di Frascati (late harvest style)
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What is the broad zone in Lazio that encompasses several smaller appellations where Trebbiano Toscano and Malvasia are the most important grapes?
Castelli Romani DOC -Among the subzones of the Castelli Romani is the Frascati DOC, a commune near Rome whose white still and sparkling wines are principally composed of Malvasia. In 2011 Italian authorities awarded Frascati Superiore and Cannellino di Frascati, a late harvest style, the increasingly dubious honor of DOCG status.
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What is the most famous DOC within the Castelli Romani DOC?
Frascati DOC - Bianco (secco, amabile, or abboccato) - Spumante (brut, or extra dry) - min. 70% combined Malvasia di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio
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What is the story behind the name of Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC wine?
The unusual name of the wine region dates back to a 12th-century tale of a German Bishop traveling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope. The Bishop sent a prelate ahead of him to survey the villages along the route for the best wines. The 'wine scout' had instructions to write 'Est' (Latin for 'There is') on the door or on the wall of the inns he visited when he was particularly impressed with the quality of the wine they served so the Bishop following on his trail would have known in advance where to make a stop. At a Montefiascone inn, the prelate was reportedly so overwhelmed with the local wine that he wrote Est! Est!! Est!!! on the door.
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What is the min. residual sugar in Cannellino di Frascati DOCG wine?
35 g/l
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What is the most important DOCG in Lazio for "late-harvest" wine?
Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
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What is the most important indigenous red grape grown in Lazio?
Cesanese - Cesanese del Piglio, the first zone in Lazio to achieve DOCG status - Red wines make up only 15% of the region's typical production - The variety produces spicy, peppery wines with elevated acidity and moderate to high alcohol levels.
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Some of Lazio's best known red wines on the international stage emerge from which estate?
Falesco - estate in Montefiascone near the Umbrian border - but Falesco's successes string from polished and plush examples of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, not Cesanese.
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Which DOCGs in Marche can ONLY make red wine?
Cònero (Cònero Riserva) DOCG Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG (Sparkling) -Offida DOCG is the only other DOCG of Marche that can make red, but it also makes white.
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Of the 5 DOCGs of Marche, which 2 can only make white wine, which 2 can only make red, and which can make both?
White Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva DOCG Both Offida DOCG Red Cònero (Cònero Riserva) DOCG Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG (Sparkling)
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Of the 3 DOCGs of Marche that can produce red wine, which is the only one that does not rely on the Montepulciano grape?
Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG -Minimum 85% Vernaccia Nera, a minimum 40% of the Vernaccia grapes must be dried to obtain at least 13% potential alcohol
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What is the river that flows past the Umbrian capital Perugia?
Riber Tiber
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Who is Saint Francis? Where was he born?
Founder of th Franciscan order. Umbria
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True or False: Historically Orvieto was made as a dry wine.
False, a sweet wine. The transition to the drier styles happend in the 1800s
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What is the soil that ecompasses Orvieto DOC? What region in France has similar soil type?
Tufa soils similar to Vouvray
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What soils are found in the Orvieto Classico Subzone?
High Tufaceous concentraion
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What is special about the area of Lago di Corbara in terms of micro climate?
There is fog that encourages the development of noble rot, beneficial to the few remaining sweet wines made there.
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What is another name for Grechetto di Todi? Where is this grape found?
Pignoletto Orvieto DOC
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Grapes of Rosso di Orvietano DOC.
Rosso: minimum 70%, combined or separate, Aleatico, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Sangiovese
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What are the advancements Arnaldo Caprai was responible for in Sagrantino di Montefalco?
he transitioned the area from sweet wines to dry wines. he shited vine training to Guyot training
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What formed the fluvial deposits and when in Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?
The Bastardo Basin 2 million years ago
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What mountain range is the backdop of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG? This is a subset of which larger mountain range?
Martani Subset of the Apennines
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What is the soil type in Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG?
Combination of fluvial and alluvial clay soils with high calcareous content
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Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG spans how many communes? What are the communes?
5 Montefalco Bevagna Gualdo Cattaneo Castel Ritaldi Giano dell'Umbria
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Climate of Montefalco di Sagrantino DOCG?
Cold winters mild summer Sagrantino performs best with elevated rainfall
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What does the appassimento process do for Sagrantino?
Due to its aggressive polyphenolic content, the appassimento process helps to breakdown the tannin - this encourages winemakers to include a percentage of dehydrated clusters in their dry wines
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Where is Spoleto DOC located? What grape variety grows there?
Umbria Trebbiano Spoletino
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True or False: Trebbiano Spoletino and Trebbiano Toscano are the same grape variety.
False They are distinct from each other
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Where is Todi DOC located? What grape varieties grow there?
Umbria Minimum 50% Grechetto Minimum 50% Sangiovese
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Colli Martani DOC is locted where? What grape varieties grow there?
Umbria Bianco: minimum 50% Trebbiano Toscano Rosso minimum 50% Sangiovese Spumante minimum 50%, combined or separate, Grechetto, Chardonnay, Pinot Nero
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When did Torgiano DOC become a DOC?
1968-one of the earliest
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When was Torgiano Rosso Riserva elevated to DOCG status?
1990
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Who dominated Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG area? What wine are they famous for?
Lungarotti family Rubesco
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Soils of Torgiano?
clay-sand fluvial soils
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Where was the Holy Roman Emperor born?
Castelli di Jesi
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What is the river where the majority of the DOCG in the Marche is cultivated?
Ensino River
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What are the major geographical features of Castelli di Jesi?
Adriatic Sea to the East Apennines to the West
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What is the climate of Castelli di Jesi?
warm climate, susceptibel to spring frost
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Where does Verdicchio di Matelica lie in comparison to Castelli di Jesi?
Further inland
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Where are the Verdicchio di Matelica vines grown? What is special about this area?
Grown in the Alta Vaellesina - a high valley with a rare north-south orientation It is protected from maritime influence experienced by Castelli di Jesi
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Soils found in Verdicchio di Matelica
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Who in the Marche is a champion of the Passerina grape?
Guido Cocci Grifoni
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Grapes of Falerio DOC
Varietal Pecorino as well as white blends with Passerina and Trebbiano Toscano
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Where is Falerio DOC?
In the Marche at the northern tip of the southern border
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What wines are allowed to be made in Terre di Offida? Where is it located?
sparkling and passito
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Grape of Terre di Offida DOC
Passerina
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Terrain, climate and soil of Offida area of the Marche
gentle plateau moderated by the Adriatic sea grows warmer closer to the coast predominantly clay soils (suited to Pecorino)
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Offida DOCG is surrounded by what DOC?
Rosso Piceno DOC
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Where are the best examples of Montepulciano and Sangiovese in Rosso Piceno?
Cònero DOCG
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Grape of Cònero DOCG
Minimum 85% Montepulciano Maximum 15% Sangiovese
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Where is Cònero DOCG?
Coast of The Marche
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Terrain and Soils of Cònero DOCG
Mountain vineyards limestone-heavy soils
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How does the montepulciano grown in Cònero DOCG comapre to that of Abruzzo?
They are more tannic and austere than Abruzzo - more limestone
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Where is the Lacrima di Morro d'Alba DOC?
Northern part of the Marche Overlaps the Castelli di Jesi
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The Lacrima di Morro d'Alba DOC wines are commonly made using which method?
Governo method
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Where is Vernaccia Nerra found
Le Marche Serrapetrona DOC Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG
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What style of wine and grape does Serrapetrona DOC produce?
Dry red wines from Vernaccia Nera
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What style of wine and grape does Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG produce?
red sparkling fermented from partially dried grapes minimum 40% clusters undergoes secondary fermentation in bottle rather than tank Best known as a sweet, dessert style, though dry examples can be found
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True or False: Vernaccia Nera is the same as Vernaccia Rossa
False
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Vernaccia Rossa is a form of what grape?
Aleatico
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Where is Vernaccia Rossa found?
in the Marche Pergola DOC
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The Lazio lies along what sea?
Tyrrhenian Sea
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Frascati DOC grape variety
min. 70% combined Malvasia di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio max. 30% combined Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Greco Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano, and/or Trebbiano Giallo
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Most important reds in Lazio are made from this grape
Cesanese
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How many of Lazio DOC/G are best recognized for whites?
26 of its 30 DOC/G
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The white wines of Lazio mostly come from these grapes.
Malvasia del Lazio Malvasia Bianca di Candia Trebbiano Toscano Trebbiano Giallo
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What is another name for Malvasai del Lazio
Malvasia Puntinata
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Why is Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC named this?
According to legend, a medieval German bishop traveling to Rome sent an emissary in advance to scout out the taverns serving the best wine. He marked the doors of the qualifying establishments with the Latin word est 'it si' and loved the wines of Montefiascone so much that he scrawled Est! Est!! Est!!! on its local in.
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Grapes of Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC
50-65% Trebbiano Toscano (locally aka: Procanico) 25-40% Trebbiano Giallo (locally aka: Rossetto)
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What three DOC/G have identical boundaries to Frascati?
Frascati Superiore DOCG Cannellino di Frascat DOCG Frascati DOC
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Grape varieties of Frascati Superiore
Minimum 70% combined **Malvasia Bianca** di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio Maximum 30% **Bellone**, Bombino Bianco, Greco Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano, and/or Trebbiano Giallo
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Main Grape Variety of Cori DOC
Bellone
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Where is Cori DOC?
Southern end of Lazio
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What style of wine is made in Cannellino di Frascati. What is the main grape used?
Late harvest wines ## Footnote Minimum 70% combined Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia del Lazio Maximum 30% Bellone
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What is the minium RS of Cannellino di Frascati DOCG
35g/l
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What style of wine is permitted under Frascati DOC?
Dry White and brut/extra dry sparkling
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What are the two distinct varieties of Cesanese that are cultivated within the Roma DOC? What is the difference
Cesanese Comune * more prevalent in the lower plains Cesanese di Affile * smaller berries * more complex * more finicky behavior in the vineyard * prefers higher elevation
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Cesanese di Olevano DOC grows which variety of Cesanese?
Cesanese Comune Cesanese di Olevano is a in a lower plain
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Cesanese di Affile DOC and Cesanese del Piglio DOCG grown which variety of Cesanese?
Cesanese di Affile They are higher and more rugged areas
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What is the only DOCG in Lazio for red wine?
Cesanese del Piglio DOCG
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Agining requirements of Cesanese del Piglio (Piglio) DOCG
Cesanese del Piglio: May not be sold until February 1 of the year following the harvest Cesanese del Piglio Superiore: May not be sold until July 1 of the year following the harvest Cesanese del Piglio Riserva: Minimum 20 months of aging, including 6 months in the bottle

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