Unit 6

Question 1

Name the important white grape variety for the following regions still wines:
Veneto
Marche
Piedmont
Sardinia
FVG
Umbria

Answer 1

Veneto: Garganega
Marche: Verdicchio
Piedmont: Cortese
Sardinia: Vermentino, Nuragus
FVG: Pinot Grigio
Umbria: Grechetto

Question 2

Name three DOPs, their region, and their quality level for Grechetto

Answer 2

Pignoletto DOC and Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto DOCG (Emilia Romanga), Orvieto DOC (Umbria/Lazio)

Question 3

Name the DOCG for Vernaccia

Answer 3

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Question 4

What is the DOP, level and region for Carricante

Answer 4

Etna DOC, Sicily

Question 5

What is the only DOCG on Sicily and what grapes does it allow

Answer 5

Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Nero d’Avola, Frappato

Question 6

What grapes are grown for white still wines in southern Trentino Alto-Adige

Answer 6

Sauvignon, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Traminer

Question 7

What’s the DOCG and region for Malvasia

Answer 7

Frascati Superiore, Lazio

Question 8

What’s another name for Friulano and where is it used

Answer 8

Tai/Veneto

Question 9

Name two regions that have no IGPs

Answer 9

Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta

Question 10

What grapes would be appropriate for a seafood dish from Naples

Answer 10

Fiano, Greco, Falanghina, Code di Volpe

Question 11

In what region would you find the following grapes:
Arneis
Ribolla Gialla
Falanghina
Grecanico Dorato
Cortese
Teroldego
Erbaluce
Catarratto
Garganega
Pigato

Answer 11

Arneis: Southern Piedmont
Ribolla Gialla: Veneto, FVG
Falanghina: Campania
Grecanico Dorato: Sicily
Cortese: Southern Piedmont
Teroldego: Trentino 
Erbaluce: Northern Piedmont
Catarratto: Sicily
Garganega: Veneto
Pigato: Liguria

Question 12

What are the quality levels of the following regions:
Oltrepo Pavese
Delle Venezie
Gavi
Collio
Custoza
Soave
Sudtirol

Answer 12

Oltrepo Pavese: DOC
Delle Venezie: IGP
Gavi: DOCG
Collio: DOC
Custoza: DOC
Soave: DOC (Superiore DOCG)
Sudtirol: DOC

Question 13

Name 5 DOPs that make Montepulciano wines

Answer 13

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC, Offida DOCG, Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC, Conero DOCG, Rosso Conero DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC

Question 14

What DOP ends in __ di Caluso, what’s its level, grape and region

Answer 14

Erbaluce di Caluso, DOCG, Erbaluce, Piedmont

Question 15

What’s the level, grape and region of DOP Soave Superiore

Answer 15

DOCG, Garganega, Veneto

Question 16

What’s the level, grape and region of DOP Lugana

Answer 16

DOC, Trebbiano (actually Verdicchio) Veneto/Lombardy

Question 17

Where is the white variety Prie Blanc grown

Answer 17

Valle d’Aosta

Question 18

What wines can be made in the Garda DOC, where is it located

Answer 18

Red, whites, and rosatos/along Lake Garda in the Lombardy and Veneto regions

Question 19

Where is Trebbiano di Lugano or Trebbiano di Soave grown, what variety is it

Answer 19

Lugano DOC on Lombardy/Veneto border, actually Verdicchio

Question 20

Where is DOP Custoza, what’s its level and what grapes does it encompass

Answer 20

Bianco di Custoza or Custoza DOC, Lake Garda shore in Veneto, Veneto whites like Garganega, Trebbiano, Friulano

Question 21

Which region has the highest white production

Answer 21

FVG

Question 22

Name two DOPs on the Slovenian border

Answer 22

Collio Goriziano DOC and Friuli Colli Orientali DOC