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Week 2: Red Wines of Northern Italy Flashcards

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What is made in Liguria and where is it in Italian wine making production?

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It is second smallest, with eight DOC and 4 IGP

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Trentino Alto-Aldige has how many DOC and what are there names?

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Three DOC: Trentino DOC, Alto Aldige DOC, Valdadage DOC which has some of veneto and both of the rest

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What are the three super large DOC in Piedmont and what is their relationship

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Lange and Monferrato are large and in the south. Both DOC. Piemonte DOC encompasses both of them and more.

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Where is the Garda DOC

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Shared between Veneto and Lombardy around Lake Garda

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There are 5 DOCG in Piedmont that use Nebbiolo grapes. What are they?

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Barolo and Barbaresco (luxury wines) then three others. Two are up north Ghemme and Gattinara. The last is in the south its Roero.

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There are 3 DOC/DOCG for Barbera in Piedmont. What are they?

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Barbera d’asti (DOCG), Nizza (DOCG) and Barbera d’Alba (DOC)

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Of the seven regions of Northern Italy what are the top three producers of red wine, in order?

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Veneto, Piedmont, Lombardy

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What is Robaso

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A native grape in Veneto

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Friuli-Venezia Giulia has how many red wine DOCs?

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Friuli has 4 DOCGs, 12 DOCs, and 3 IGPs and is best known for white wine. Only three DOC make red: several of the key denominations such as Friuli DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, and Collio Goriziano DOC produce red blends and varietals in addition to white wines.

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What are the four DOC for Dolcetto?

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They are all Dolcetto D’____ town name. Alba, Asti, Aqui, Ovada

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What kinds of grapes are used in the Valtellina DOCG

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Nebbiolo

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What are the four italian grape varieties in veneto

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Corvina, Rodinella, Reboso (also Cab Sauv and Merlot, a little Refosco but that is mainly Friuli)

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What is the largest wine production in Lombardy

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The oltrepo pavese southern area near emilia romagna

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What is the primary red grape variety of veneto and what is it blended with

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Corvina and its blended with Rondinella

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Name five red grape varieties used in the northwest of italy

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Barbera, Dolcetto, Grigliano, Freisa, Croatina (also Nebbiolo)

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What are the most famous red wine growing areas of Lombardy

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Its most famous red wine areas are Oltrepò Pavese and Valtellina,

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Name two DOC and one DOCG for veneto based on Valpolciello

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Amarone della Valpolciello (DOCG), Valpolciella (DOC), Valpolciello Ripasso (DOC)

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Where are the DOCGs for red wine located in Lombardy? What are they called?

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Valtellina. Three denominations—two DOCGs and a DOC (Valtellina Superiore DOCG, Sforzato di Valtellina or Sfursat di Valtellina DOCG, and Valtellina Rosso DOC)

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What DOC/DOCG are associated with Bardolino in Veneto

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Bardolino DOC Bardolino Superior DOCG

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What is Refosco

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A native grape in Veneto and Friuli

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The most prestigious grape variety of northern italy

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Nebbiolo

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What grapes are used in the Oltrepo Pavese DOC

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Barbera and Croatina, some Cab Sauv

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What are four ways to say of the in italian

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della, dei, del’, delle, del

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What are the three DOCG for Dolcetto?

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Dogliani (DOCG), Ovada (DOCG), Diano d’Alba (DOCG)

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What are the four grape varieties of Lombardy

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Barbera, Nebbiolo, Croatina, and Pinot Nero

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Name three red grapes grown in Trentino-Alto Aldige

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Schiava, Lagrein, Teroldego

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Name the seven regions of Northern Italy

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Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

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What are the two most famous red wine denominations in Veneto

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Valpolciello and Bardolino

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What is the smallest winemaking region in italy and how many DOC/DOCG does it have

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Valle d’Aosta and its a DOC

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What are two IGP significant in northeastern italy

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Veneto IGP and Trevenezie IGP

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