Veneto

Question 1

4 categories of Italian wine

Answer 1

Vino da tavola
IGP
DOC
DOCG

Question 2

What’s the difference between DOC and DOCG

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Definition of Classico and Riserva

Answer 3

Classico: wine that come from the original classified land

RESERVA: highier alchol level and longer aging periods

Question 4

Climatic influences in the north of Italy

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Climate in the north of Italy

Answer 5

Moderate

Question 6

Valle d’Aosta grape

Answer 6

Nebbiolo

Question 7

Alto Adige grapes

Answer 7

White: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco and Gewurztraminer

Red: schiava

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Bolzano

Adige

Question 9

Trentino grapes

Answer 9

Pinot grigio and Chardonnay

Merlot and teroldego

Question 10

Which DOC is the best producer for schiava

Answer 10

Alto Adige Santa Magdalena DOC

Question 11

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

Answer 11

95%

Question 12

Klausner laitacher
In which DOC is and what is it

Answer 12

Alto Adige valle d’isarco DOC

blend of lagrain, Pinot nero, portughese and schiava

Question 13

Friuli Venezia Giulia grapes

Answer 13

Friulano
Merlot
Pinot grigio

Question 14

Name 2 DOC in Friuli a Venezia Giulia

Answer 14

Colli orientali and Collio

Question 15

Name 4 DOCG in Friuli Venezia Giulia

Answer 15

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

Question 16

What’s the grape used for ramandolo DOCG

Answer 16

Verduzzo friulano

Question 17

What are the two most important areas in Veneto

Answer 17

Soave and valpolicella

Question 18

Which is the largest wine producing region in Italy

Answer 18

Veneto

Question 19

Grapes in Veneto

Answer 19

Garganega
Pinot grigio
Chardonnay

Merlot
Corvina
Trebbiano
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 20

Main grape for Bardolino DOC

Answer 20

Corvina

Question 21

Other grapes accepted in Bardolino DOC

Answer 21

Corvinone
Barbera
Sangiovese
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 22

Bardolino superiore DOCG
Bardolino superiore classico DOCG

Minimum aging

Answer 22

12 months

Question 23

Breganze DOC > breganze rosso grape

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

Answer 23

Merlot min 50%

85%

Question 24

Torcolato DOC

Abv, residual sugar
Grape
Method
Riserva

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Where is Gambellara

Answer 25

Between Soave and verona

Question 26

What’s the grape for Gambellara DOC

Answer 26

Garganega + trebbiano di soave, Chardonnay and Pinot bianco

Question 27

Recinto di Gambellara classico Abv Residual sugar Grape Method

Answer 27

14.5% 50g/L Garganega Passito

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Pinot grigio delle Venezie DOC

Question 29

In which DOC is the best Prosecco produced

Answer 29

Prosecco DOC Treviso

Question 30

What’s the grape for Prosecco

Answer 30

Glera

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Inside the doc: Prosecco grapes Outside the doc: glera

Question 32

Best 4 DOCG for Prosecco

Answer 32

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

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Treviso and Asolo

Question 34

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

Answer 34

For spumante not frizzante

Question 35

Main variety of Soave

Answer 35

Garganega Trebbiano di soave (verdicchio)

Question 36

Soave superiore Grapes Aging

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Soave superiore riserva Aging Release date

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Recinto di soave DOCG Grapes Method Botrytis?

Answer 38

Same grapes as Soave Passito Yes botrytis can be present

Question 39

Which sweet wine from Veneto can be sparkling

Answer 39

Recioto di soave

Question 40

Valpolicella DOC grapes

Answer 40

Corvina Corvinone Molinara Rondinella

Question 41

Valpolicella superiore Aging period?

Answer 41

1 year

Question 42

Recioto della Valpolicella Grapes Method Aging

Answer 42

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

Question 43

Explain the ripasso method

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Amarone della valpolicella Grapes Aging also for riserva Method

Answer 44

Corvina Corvinone Rondinella Molinara Oseleta 2 years aging Riserva: 4 years Appassimento method - min 3 months