Veneto

Question 1

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG:
Main grape
Aging requirement for Normale & Riserva
Established year

Answer 1

Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella

Rosso: Min. 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest
Riserva: Min. 4 years from November 1 of the harvest year

Established 2010

Question 2

Name any non-aromatic grape that may not exceed a total 15% of the blend in Valpolicella

Answer 2

Molinara
Negrara
Oseleta

Question 3

Name any traditionalist and modernist Valpolicella producers

What is the difference in winemaking

Answer 3

Traditionalist:
Giuseppe Quintarelli
- aging the wine in large, neutral Slavonian botti

Modernist:
Dal Forno, Allegrini
- Utilizing new barriques to add spice and density to the wines

Question 4

What is appassimento process

The special lofts is known as what

Answer 4

Grapes are dried for over three months in special lofts (fruttai) before fermentation, effectively concentrating sugar and extract

Question 5

Can Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG produces spumante wines

Answer 5

Yes

Wine styles:
Recioto della Valpolicella
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Recioto della Valpolicella Spumante
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena
Recioto della Valpolicella Valpantena Spumante

Question 6

How is Valpolicella Ripasso made

When was the DOC established

Answer 6

Wine made with the remaining must from the production of Recioto della Valpolicella and/or Amarone della Valpolicella

A wine “re-passed” over and re-fermented with the unpressed skins of grapes previously fermented for Amarone or Recioto

2010

Question 7

Grape of Bardolino Superiore DOCG

Aging requirement

Answer 7

35-80% Corvina Veronese (including up to 20% Corvinone)
10-40% Rondinella
Max. 15% Molinara

Min. one year from November 1 of the harvest year

Question 8

Grape of Soave DOC

Answer 8

min. 70% Garganega,
max. 30% combined Trebbiano di Soave and Chardonnay

Question 9

Subzones of Soave DOC

Answer 9

Colli Scaligeri (hillsides outside the Classico zone)
Classico (part of the communes of Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone)

Question 10

Classico zone of Soave Superiore DOCG

Answer 10

Soave
&
Monteforte d’Alpone

Question 11

Wine style and grape of Gambellara DOC of Veneto

Answer 11

Bianco
Vin Santo
Spumante

Min. 80% Garganega

Max. 20% Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Trebbiano di Soave

Question 12

Main grape of Recioto di Gambellara DOCG of Veneto

Answer 12

100% Garganega

Question 13

Berganze DOC wine style and grape

Notable producer and residual sugar requirement of the sweet wine

Answer 13

White: Tai Bianco
Red: Merlot

Torcolato:
Grape: Vespaiolo
Min. 35 g/L
Fausto Maculan

Question 14

Main grape Prosecco and Prosecco Rosé

When was the DOC established

Answer 14

Prosecco: min. 85% Glera

Prosecco Rosé: Glera & 10%-15% Pinot Nero

Established in 2009

Question 15

What are two DOCG zones are in place for Prosecco
- Name the subzone if there is any

What are the established year

Answer 15

Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
- Subzone: Cartizze

Asolo Prosecco (Asolo) DOCG

Both established in 2009

Question 16

Which three appellation became DOCG in 2010 in Veneto

What are their main grapes

Answer 16

Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio
- Moscato Giallo

Piave Malanotte
- Raboso Piave (red grape)

Lison
- Tai Bianco

Question 17

Which DOC in Veneto utilizes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Carmenère

Answer 17

Montello Asolo DOC

Question 18

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG minimum alcohol and maximum residual sugar requirement

Answer 18

Min. Alcohol: 14%

Max. Residual Sugar: 9 g/L
- For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
- For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed