Wine Notes

Question 1

Amarone

Answer 1

Full-bodied, dry and firm, ripe concentrated fruitiness adds sweetness

Question 2

Barbaresco

Answer 2

Lighter in body, more drinkable than Barolo

Question 3

Barbera

Answer 3

Dry, light/med bodied, intense berry flavor, high acidity, little tannin

Question 4

Barolo

Answer 4

Dry, full-bodied, strawberries, tar, herbs, and earth; high tannin

Question 5

Brunello di Montalcino

Answer 5

Dry and quite tannic

Question 6

Chianti

Answer 6

Very dry, medium-modded, moderately tannic tart-cherry flavor

Question 7

Lambrusco

Answer 7

Sweet, fizzy wine with delicious, grape flavor

Question 8

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Answer 8

Medium-bodied; red fruits and slightly vegetal

Question 9

Salice Salentino

Answer 9

Dry, full-bodied; ripe, plummy, baked fruit, and rich, dense texture

Question 10

Valpolicella

Answer 10

Medium-bodied, dry, lean and moderately tannic; varying intensity of cherry aromas/flavors

Question 11

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Answer 11

Medium-bodied, dry and lean; red cherry flavor; similar but fuller than Chianti

Question 12

Asti

Answer 12

Very sweet, low in alcohol, pronounced fruity and floral flavors

Question 13

Frascati

Answer 13

Dry/slightly off-dry, light bodied, un-oaked with crisp acidity and “subdued flavor”

Question 14

Gavi

Answer 14

Crisp and typically un-oaked (sometimes slightly oaky); notes of honey, apples, and minerals

Question 15

Orvieto

Answer 15

Medium-bodied; dry, crisp, with flavors of pear and apple and pleasantly bitter finish

Question 16

Pinot Grigio

Answer 16

Light bodied; dry and crisp; subdued aromas and flavor; no oakiness

Question 17

Soave

Answer 17

Dry, crisp, un-oaked, light/medium bod, subdued flavors of pear, apple or peach.

Question 18

Verdicchio

Answer 18

Dry, medium-bodied, crisp white with mineral flavor and “sea-air freshness”