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Unit 5 Flashcards

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Name most prominent white varieties in the following regions: Tuscany, Sardinia, Abruzzo, Marche

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Tuscany: Vernaccia
Sardinia: Vermentino
Abruzzo: Trebbiano
Marche: Verdicchio

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Name the DOCG for white wine in Tuscany

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano

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What white DOC covers the same area as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo and Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo?

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Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Abruzzese

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What region are Greco di Tufo and Fiano d’Avellino DOCGs found

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Campania

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Name 3 DOPs for white wine on Sardegna, their DOP level, and their grapes

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Vermentino: Vermentino di Gallura DOCG and Vermentino di Sardegna DOC (entire island), Nuragus: Nuragus di Cagliari DOC

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Name the red and white grapes and region of the Etna DOC

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Sicily, Red: Nerello Mascalese, White: Carricante blends

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Name four quality indigenous white grapes of Sicily

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Grillo, Ansonica (aka Inzolia/Insolia), Grecanico Dorato (aka Garganega), Zibibbo

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8
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In what region are the following grapes found:

Pecorino, Fiano, Zibibbo, Nuragus, Coda di Volpe, Grillo, Passerina, Vermentino, Greco

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Pecorino: :Marche
Fiano: Campania
Zibibbo:Sicily
Nuragus: Sardinia
Coda di Volpe: Campania
Grillo: Sicily
Passerina: Marche
Vermentino: Liguria, Tuscany, Sardinia
Greco: Campania
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What is the white grape and quality level for DOP Vesuvio

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DOC, Coda di Volpe

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Name four DOPs for Verdicchio and their region

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Verdicchio di Matelica DOC & Riserva DOCG, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva DOCG; Marche

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Name grape and region of Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone DOC

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Trebbiano Toscano (sweet or dry), Lazio near crater Lake Bolsena

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Name grape and region of Frascati DOC and Superiore DOCG

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Malvasia (sweet or dry), near Rome on hillsides

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Name grape and region of Orvieto DOC

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Majority Grechetto, can be varietal Trebbiano, in Umbria and part of Lazio

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Name 3 locations for Vermentino in Tuscany

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Bolgheri DOC, Maremma Toscana DOC, Elba Island

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Name 3 DOPs and their region for Grechetto

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Pignoletto DOC, Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG in Emilia Romanga; Orvieto DOC in Umbria and Lazio

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What are the Apennines hillside 3 DOPs for white wine in Campania

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Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Greco di Tufo DOCG, Falanghina del Sannio DOC

17
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What’s the grape has the largest production in Sicily

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Catarratto, lower quality blending/bulk wine

18
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Greco Bianco is produced in what Southeastern DOP

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Ciro DOC, Calabria

19
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What white grape is grown in Puglia

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Trebbiano, northern Puglia in same areas as Montepulciano

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What DOP is known for varietal Passerina and Pecorino

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Offida DOCG

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