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1
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4 categories of Italian wine

A

Vino da tavola
IGP
DOC
DOCG

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What’s the difference between DOC and DOCG

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Docg must be bottled in the area of production and a tasting panel tries the wines every year

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3
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Definition of Classico and Riserva

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Classico: wine that come from the original classified land

RESERVA: highier alchol level and longer aging periods

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4
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Climatic influences in the north of Italy

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Adriatic Sea > rain but also breeze
Alps > altitude and shelter rain
River po and lake Garda

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5
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Climate in the north of Italy

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Moderate

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6
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Valle d’Aosta grape

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Nebbiolo

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Alto Adige grapes

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White: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco and Gewurztraminer

Red: schiava

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What’s the most important city and river in Alto Adige

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Bolzano

Adige

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9
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Trentino grapes

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Pinot grigio and Chardonnay

Merlot and teroldego

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Which DOC is the best producer for schiava

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Alto Adige Santa Magdalena DOC

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11
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In Alto Adige terlano DOC if the variety is stated on the label what is the percentage in the wine

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95%

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12
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Klausner laitacher
In which DOC is and what is it

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Alto Adige valle d’isarco DOC

blend of lagrain, Pinot nero, portughese and schiava

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13
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Friuli Venezia Giulia grapes

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Friulano
Merlot
Pinot grigio

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14
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Name 2 DOC in Friuli a Venezia Giulia

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Colli orientali and Collio

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15
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Name 4 DOCG in Friuli Venezia Giulia

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Colli orientali picolit (picolit grape)
Lison (overlaps Veneto)
Ramandolo
Rosazzo

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16
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What’s the grape used for ramandolo DOCG

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Verduzzo friulano

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17
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What are the two most important areas in Veneto

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Soave and valpolicella

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18
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Which is the largest wine producing region in Italy

19
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Grapes in Veneto

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Garganega
Pinot grigio
Chardonnay

Merlot
Corvina
Trebbiano
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

20
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Main grape for Bardolino DOC

21
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Other grapes accepted in Bardolino DOC

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Corvinone
Barbera
Sangiovese
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

22
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Bardolino superiore DOCG
Bardolino superiore classico DOCG

Minimum aging

23
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Breganze DOC > breganze rosso grape

How much of the variety must be present if stated on the label

A

Merlot min 50%

85%

24
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Torcolato DOC

Abv, residual sugar
Grape
Method
Riserva

A

14%abv and 35 g/l
Vespaiolo
Passito
2 years

25
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Where is Gambellara

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Between Soave and verona

26
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What’s the grape for Gambellara DOC

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Garganega + trebbiano di soave, Chardonnay and Pinot bianco

27
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Recinto di Gambellara classico
Abv
Residual sugar
Grape
Method

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14.5%
50g/L
Garganega
Passito

28
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What’s the DOC for Pinot Grigio that Veneto, Friuli and trentino Alto Adige share

A

Pinot grigio delle Venezie DOC

29
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In which DOC is the best Prosecco produced

A

Prosecco DOC Treviso

30
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What’s the grape for Prosecco

31
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What’s the different name of the grape used inside and outside the DOC OF PROSECCO

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Inside the doc: Prosecco grapes
Outside the doc: glera

32
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Best 4 DOCG for Prosecco

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Asolo prosecco (colli asolani)
Valdobbiadene superiore di cartizze
Conegliano valdobbiadene prosecco superiore
Prosecco superiore Rive

33
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Which are the only two communes that can add their name to a Prosecco bottle

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Treviso and Asolo

34
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For Prosecco superiore rive DOCG when is ‘superiore’ used?

A

For spumante not frizzante

35
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Main variety of Soave

A

Garganega
Trebbiano di soave (verdicchio)

36
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Soave superiore
Grapes
Aging

A

Min 70% Garganega
Max 30% trebbiano, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco
5% can be vespaiolo, Riesling, cortese and friulano

Min 3months in the bottle and can be release on the 1st of September following the harvest

37
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Soave superiore riserva
Aging
Release date

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2 years min
3 months min in the bottle and can be released on the 1st of November two years after harvest

38
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Recinto di soave DOCG
Grapes
Method
Botrytis?

A

Same grapes as Soave
Passito
Yes botrytis can be present

39
Q

Which sweet wine from Veneto can be sparkling

A

Recioto di soave

40
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Valpolicella DOC grapes

A

Corvina
Corvinone
Molinara
Rondinella

41
Q

Valpolicella superiore
Aging period?

42
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Recioto della Valpolicella
Grapes
Method
Aging

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Same grapes as valpolicella
Drying grapes from 3 weeks to 3 months
Min 2 years in oak from the 1st of December following the harvest

43
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Explain the ripasso method

A

Adding the pomace left from amarone and Recioto to a valpolicella allowing a second fermentation to take please and increase the alchol level

44
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Amarone della valpolicella
Grapes
Aging also for riserva

Method

A

Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella
Molinara
Oseleta

2 years aging
Riserva: 4 years

Appassimento method - min 3 months

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