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1
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Chimney Rock’s top wine

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Tomahawk - single vineyard wine

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Chimney Rock - the estate features _____ _______ style architecure

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South African

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Famous Roman wine, said to be made with falanghina grapes

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Falernian

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ancient grape, favored by Roman poets & said to be used in the famous Roman wine Falernian

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Falanghina

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5
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falanghina is of ____ origin

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greek

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Villa Matilde’s falanghina is grown on _____ soil

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volcanic

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7
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unoaked Chard btg

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Nozzole “Le Bruniche”

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Nozzole “le Bruniche” - where is the estate? soils? lees aging?

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the Nozzole estate is located in the heart of the CC region - the chardonnay vines are planted on limestone and marl soils - 3 mo of lees contact give the wine a subtle toastiness

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9
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our “white Super Tuscan” btg

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Tenuta del Cabreo “La Pietra”

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10
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why is Tenuta del Cabreo “La Pietra” considered a white Super Tuscan?

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La Pietra was one of the first Italian white wines aged in small french oak

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11
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good alternative btg wine to PG

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Feudo Maccari “Olli” - Grillo

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12
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Medici “Concerto” Lambrusco - name some selling points

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130 yr old, 5th gen family winery
organic vneyard
pairs well with pork

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13
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Tenuta Nozzole CC Riserva is made with __% sangiovese

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100%

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14
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tenuta Nozzole CC Riserva is a traditional, classic CC from the ______ family, who has been making wine since the ____s. this farm in particular dates all the way back to the ____s

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folonari; 1700s; 1300s

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15
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San Silvestro winery is located in ______

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Novello; heart of the Barolo district

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16
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Insoglio del Cinghiale - blend composition

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Syrah primarily (about half) - merlot, cab sauv, cab franc

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17
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Ornellaia’s “Le Volte” composition

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cab sauv + merlot blend

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18
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Le Volte is aged in ….., to preserve the fruit qualities

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used oak + concrete

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19
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Where is the Ornellaia estate located?

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extends between Bolgheri and the coast

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20
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Crognolo blend composition

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Mostly sangiovese (about 90%) with a splash of merlot

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Antinori’s “Il Bruciato” composition

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cab sauv, merlot, syrah - this is a value wine from the renowned Antinori family

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22
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Amaro Lucano

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created in 1894 - in Basilicata - in the backroom of a bakery - blend of 30+ herbs
flavor: fruit forward, lots of dried fruit, herbaceous finish

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what % of Ornellaia does sangiovese contribute?

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zero. zero zero zero 0%

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24
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Ornellaia composiiton

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cab sauv + merlot, with small amounts of cab franc and petit verdot

25
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Chimney Rock winery is found in…

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Stag’s Leap

26
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Dominus is a _____-style blend

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Bordeaux

27
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Dominus is owned and operated by Christian Moueix, of the same family that owns Chateau _____ in _______

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petrus; pomerol

28
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Antica by Antinori

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a wine estate in Napa Valley - owned and operated by the Antinori family - located at the base of Atlas Peak

29
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Crognolo is the 3rd wine of….

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Tenuta Sette Ponti

30
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history behind name “Crognolo” name

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named after a wild plant that grows all over the Tenuta Sette Ponti estate - the “cornus” plant

31
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our sangiovese based ST btg

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Crognolo

32
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Oreno is made by

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Tenuta Sette Ponti - their flagship wine

33
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Oreno - history of name

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named after a small river that cuts thru the Tenuta Sette Ponti estate

34
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Oreno composition

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Merlot, Cab Sauv, Petit Verdot

35
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“Bordeaux blend with a Tuscan touch”

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Tenuta Sette Ponti’s Oreno

36
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Why is Tenuta Sette Ponti’s estate so well situated for Bordeaux blends?

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the estate has areas of clay - where they plant their merlot- and areas of gravel reminiscent of left bank Bordeaux - where they plant their cab sauv

37
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best recent vintage for Piedmont

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2016

38
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Michele Chiarlo “cerequio” selling points

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key-are-low
chair-ih-kwee-oh
produced only in excellent vintages, in small quantities
cerequio is considered one of the top crus of Barolo

39
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considered a top 3 cru of Barolo - we have available, made by Michele Chiarlo

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Cerequio

40
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Gaja

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“guy-uh”
renowned historical Italian winery

41
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Pian delle Vigne - Brunello di Montalcino is made by the ______ family

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Antinori

42
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tell me a litle about Pian delle Vigne - BdM

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Estate is located just SW of the town of Montalcino - this estate is owned by the renowned Antinori family - high quality, accessible Brunello di Montalcio

43
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Prunotto Barolo - tell me about it

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the estate is owned by Antinori family - wine is a blend of grapes sourced from multiple crus - the “classic way” - not super high quality, push away from this one

44
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Girlan “Trattman” Riserva

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Pinot Noir from Alto Adige - PN is a well kept secret in AA -

45
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A nice Italian Pinot Noir

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Girlan “Trattman” Riserva Pinot Noir - these grapes (90%) are sourced from the Mazzon - a limestone plateau - this plot of land was once an underwater corral reef - the Italian “Cot d’Or”

46
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Firriato “Harmonium”

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Nero d’Avola - this wine is a blend of 3 different crus - each with different soil types - hence, “Harmonium”
Nero d’Avola means “Black of Avola” - compare to Syrah
fear-ee-aw-toe

47
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Tenuta di Nozzole Gran Selezione selling points

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made of grapes of the best vineyards on the Nozzole estate
located in the town of Greve - “gray-vay”
this is a limited production wine, approved by a rigorous tasting panel

48
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Tenuta di Nozzole Gran Selezione is __% Sangiovese

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100%

49
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Vignamaggio

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“veen-yo mah-joe”
cab franc - rich, intense fruit character - COMPLEX, with some peppery herbaciousness in the finish - and SMOOTH
this wine is made with old vines, once forgotten about - rediscovered in the 1990s - aged in French barrique

50
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this is a smooth and complex cab franc - made from vines once forgotten about on the estate and rediscovered in the 1990s

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Vignamaggio

51
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Tenuta di Valgiano Lucchese

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organic + biodynamic
blend of old vine sangiovese, merlot, and syrah
Lucca is west of Florence, somewhat near to the coast

52
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Rec a bottle of Merlot

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Campo al Mare “Baia al Vento”
this is Merlot sourced from vineyards planted on clay soil
a fruity, jammy Merlot from the Folonari family

53
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Campo al Mare “Baia al Vento”

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fruity, jammy Merlot from the Folonari family

54
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Nickel & Nickel CS

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single vineyard cab sauv; heavy on red fruit; under same ownership umbrella as Far Niente and Bella Union

55
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La Fiorita Riserva - Brunello di Montalcino

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this is a single vineyard Brunello di Montalcino with xtended aging - dense and flavorful

56
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La fiorita “fiore di No”

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grapes selected from 3 dif parcels - only made in xceptional vintages

57
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la fiorita “fiore di No” vs their riserva

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“fiore di No” is made from grapes selected from 3 dif parcels - their riserva is a single vineyard wine w/ xtended aging -

58
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Pio Cesare - Barolo

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old school winery - makes Barolo in the OG style, that is marrying multiple crus
“pee-oh chay-zar-ee”

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