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What grape is used Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio DOCG

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Moscato Giallo - rare
Few appellations produce
Dry-sweet
Passito most common

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What does Colli Euganei DOC produce?

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Wide range

Native & International

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Bagnoli soils

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gravely alluvial plains

created from Adige & Brenta Rivers

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What two rivers run through Bagnoli

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Adige & Brenta Rivers

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What two appellations are exactly the same area in Bagnoli?

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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

Bagnoli DOC

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What is the city in Bagnoli?

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Bagnoli di Sopra

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What appellation is exclusive to Friularo (Raboso Piave) in Veneto

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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG

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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG character

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90% Friularo and 50% appassimento

Red Fruit, Violet, High Acid, Tannin

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Bagnoli Friularo Classico DOCG styles

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Dry (+ riserva)
Vendemmia Tardive
Passito

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What is Raboso Piave called in Veneto?

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Friularo

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Where is Breganze DOC found?

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Veneto

Asiago Plateau

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What protects Breganze DOC from northerly cold winds?

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Asiago Plateau

Creates mild climate

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For what is Breganze DOC known?

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High quality, well structured Red

Bordeaux blends and varietals

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What are the native grapes found in Breganze?

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Tai
Vespaiola
Marzemino

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What are the international grapes found in Breganze?

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CabSav
Merlot
Pinot Nero
Chardonnay, SavBlan
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Bianco
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What are the unique wines in Breganze and what grape do they use?

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Torcolato & Vespaiolo
Vespaiola grape
Note: diff grape vs wine

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Describe Vespaiolo wine?

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Single varietal - Vespaiola
Dry
Light Body
Lemon/Almond
High Acidity
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Describe Torccolato wine?

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Sweet white passito

100% Vespaiola

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Wine from Vespaiola?

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Torcolato - sweet

Vespaiolo

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Synonym for Rabaso Piave

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Friularo

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What appellation is known for Garganega?

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Gambellara

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What appellation is known for Moscato Giallo?

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Euganei

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What appellation is known for Raboso Piave?

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Bagnoli

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What appellation is known for Vespaiola?

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Breganze

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Describe the topology for Eastern Veneto
Series of hills flanking foothills of Venetian Prealps
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What DOCGs are found in the Venetian Prealps?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG | Colli di Conegliano DOC
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What DOCGs are found in the Asolo-Montello District?
Asolo Prosecco DOCG | Montello DOCG
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What DOC/Gs are found in the Eastern Plains District?
Piave DOC Piave Malanotte DOCG Lison--Pramaggiore DOC Lison DOCG
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What is Italy's most important quality sparkling wine district?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
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Where is the historic heartland of Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
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Who is father of Prosecco? Tank Method?
Antonio Carpenè
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Where is Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Treviso province Belluno Prealps N of Piave River
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How many communes in Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
15 communes | covers 6,000 ha
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What is the climate of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Moderately continental Cold winters Warm/dry summers
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What are the soils of Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Diverse Mostly sandstone, marl, clay with alluvial and glacial moraine
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What direction are the hills of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
Run east-west
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Describe Conegliano
``` East Low, gentle hills Adriatic influence --> warmer Softer wines Riper Fruit ```
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Describe Valdobbiadene
``` West Near to mountains Higher Hills Cool Alpine air Higher Acidity ```
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Most common training system for Conegliano Valdobbiadene ?
Sylvoz - on gentle hills | Cappuccina (Guyot) - on steepest slopes
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What can blend with Glera (85%) for Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Verdiso Bianchetta Trevigiana Perera Glera Lunga
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Styles of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
``` Still Frizzante Spumante (most popular) Extra-dry (most common) but can have variety of sweetness ```
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What can spumante of Conegliano Valdobbiadene be labeled?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG | or either of the town names
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What is the tank method also known as?
Martinotti
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Can Conegliano Valdobbiadene be vintage?
Can be either non-vintage or vintage
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What is the requirement for a rive?
Hand Harvest Lower max yields Must be Vintage dated Spumante
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Where are the finest spumanti wines from?
Cartizze
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Describe Cartizze
South Facing hills Highest and Steepest in Village Natural Amphitheater
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Cartizze regulations?
``` Hand Harvest, Strict Yields Only Spumante Non-vintage or vintage Traditionally with residual sugar label "Dry" Superiore di Cartizze on label ```
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What were Prosecco labeled before 2009
Conegliano Valdobbiadene was elevated DOCG | Prosecco IGT elevated to single Prosecco DOC
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What was the Friulano synonym for Prosecco grape?
Glera
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What labeling is for any Glera wine outside Conegliano Valdobbiadene , Asolo or Prosecco DOC?
Must be labeled as IGT using Glera on bottle
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What appellation is almost the same geographic area as Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
Colli di Conegliano DOCG But it is little north and excludes area around Valdobbiadene
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What is Colli di Conegliano DOCG
Bianco Blend Manzoni Bianco (dominate) Pinot Bianco Chardonnay
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What appellation is Manzoni Bianco dominant?
Colli di Conegliano DOCG
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What is Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG
``` Rosso blend Must carry rosso in the name (not like bianco) Marzemino Merlot CabSav CabFranc ```
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What are the subzones of Colli di Conegliano DOCG that produce air-dried grapes?
Refrontolo - red based on Marzemino | Torchiato di Fregona - white passito of Glera, Boschera & Verdiso
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What is subzone associated with a sweet passito made of Glera, Boschera and Verdiso in Veneto?
Torchiato di Fregona
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What subzone is red wine based on Marzemino?
Refrontolo
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What is Asolani and Montello?
Two bands of hills.
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Describe Asolo Prosecco DOCG
``` Town of Asolo Warmer climate than CVP Tank Method Glera Spumante Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG ```
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Describe Montel (or Montell Rosso) DOCG
DOCG 2011 Bordeaux Style CabSav (40-70%) Merlot, CabFranc &/or Carmenère
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Where is Piave DOC located?
Eastern Plains - Province of Treviso & Venice | on both sides of Piave Rivers
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What are the main native grapes of Piave DOC?
Raboso Piave Verduzzo Trevigiano Tai
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What are the International grapes of Piave DOC?
Merlot CabSav CabFranc
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What are the soils of Piave DOC
``` An alluvial plain Created by Piave, Livenza and Tagliamento Rivers Each run parallel into Adriatic North - higher plain, Alluvial South - flatter more sand, clay and loam ```
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Where does the Piave River originate?
Hills of Conegliano and Montello
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Climate of Piave?
North - higher plains, warm with cooling from Venetian Prealps. High Diurnal South - flatter, warmer, more Adriatic influence
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Where is a major production of Merlot?
Piave Rosso DOC
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What % of Merlot is required in Piave Rosso
At least 50%
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What is the most distinctive wine in Piave?
``` Piave Raboso del Piave DOC Native Deep Color Very Tannic, High Acidity Needs ageing, 2 years minimum ```
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What can Piave Bianco be made from?
Tai & Verduzzo - traditional | Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio
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What DOCG covers the exact same region of Piave DOC
Piave Malanotte DOCG
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Piave Malanotte DOCG grapes
Raboso Piave (70%) Raboso Veronese (30%) 15-30% grapes must be air-dried Not vinified before Dec 8
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What was Lison DOCG part of?
Lison Pramaggiore DOC
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Lison DOCG?
Quality Tai-based wines | Can be classico
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What regions do Lison and Lison-Pramaggiore share?
Inter-regional Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giula | Same geographic size
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Describe Prosecco DOC
A large and quantitatively important inter-regional appellation Replaced Prosecco IGT no one big appellation
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What are the regions of Prosecco DOC?
Veneto & FVG | 9 Provinces
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Name the provinces of Prosecco DOC
In Veneto - Vinceza, Padova, Venezia, Treviso, Belluno | In FVG - Pordenone, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste
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Prosecco DOC requirements?
Glera 85% | Local or international 15%
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Prosecco DOC style
Still, frizzante, spumante (tank method) | Extra-Dry (slightly sweet) and Brut
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Describe Prosecco Pyramid
``` #1 Cartizze #2 Conegliano-Valdobbiane #3 Treviso and Trieste #4 Prosecco DOC ```
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Which area is known for white wine based on Glera?
Conegliano Valdobbiane
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Which area is known for white wine based on Manzoni Bianco?
Colli di Conegliano
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Which area is known for white wine based on Tai?
Lison
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Which area is known for Merlot based wines?
Piave
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What province does Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco lie?
Treviso
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What replaced Prosecco IGT and when?
Prosecco DOC | 2009
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Can Conegliano Valdonniadene Prosecco use Superiore label?
Yes
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Describe wines from Valdobbiadene
Have higher acidity since closer to the mountains and higher diurnal range
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In Veneto what is a Cabernet most likely to be?
CabSav + CabFranc
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In Veneto where are the vineyards most likely to be found?
The Plains
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Which grapes is not suitable for appassimento a. Corvinone b. Rondinella c. Vespaiola d. Glera
Glera
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Which Veneto province produces the most wine?
Verona
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Which pair of grapes is completely unrelated to each other? a. Raboso Piave / Raboso Veronese b. Glera / Glera Lunga c. Garganega / Grecanico Dorato d. Corvina / Corvinone
Corvina/Corvinone
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What grape(s) can independently represent 95% of the Valpolicella blend?
Corvina Veronese & Corvinone
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``` Which wines is made by pouring freshly made wine over the unpressed skins and lees of a different wine? Valpolicella Ripasso Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Valpolicella DOC ```
Valpolicella Ripasso DOC
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``` Which appellation is not restricted by hillside only vineyards? Soave Superiore Soave DOC Soave Colli Scaligeri Recioto di Soave DOCG ```
Soave DOC
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What appellation does not have volcanic soils a. Recioto di Gamellara DOCG b. Colli Euganei Fior d'Aranico DOCG c. Soave DOC d. Bagnoli Friolaro DOCG
d. Bagnoli Friularo DOCG Soils are gravely alluvial plains created from Adige & Brenta Rivers
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Which appellation makes spumante only wines?
Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze DOCG

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