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Question 1

Nebbiolo taste characteristics

Answer 1

high acidity
high tannins
Red fruit - red cherry, red plum
Floral - rose, violet
Herbal dried fruit

Very good or outstanding examples can have tertiary aromas of: mushroom, tobacco, leather

Typicallu full bodied

Oak maturattion is common

Question 2

Nebibolo Regions

Answer 2

BArolo DOCG - PIemente region in north west Italy
Barbaresco DOCG - north-east of BArolo DOCG. makes imilarly powerful and long lives wines from NEbbiolo.

Question 3

Varietys permitted in Barolo DOCG

Answer 3

only Nebbiolo

Question 4

Barbera taste characteristics

Answer 4

HIgh acidity
Low to medioum tannins

Aromas:
Red fruit (red cherry, red plum)
Spice (black pepper)

oaked or unoaked

drinkable at younder stage and typically no ageing potential

Question 5

Barbera regions

Answer 5

Barbera d’ASTI DOCG - Piemonte region of north west ITaly

Question 6

Appasimento method

Answer 6

widely use din VEneto region.It involves picking grapes and drying them indoors to concentrTE THEIR SUGARS, ACIDS TANNINS AND FLAVOUR

Question 7

Wines made with Appasimento method

Answer 7

Red: Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG (dry to off dry red)
White: Recioto di Soave DOCG (sweet whiote)

Question 8

Corvina grape characteristic

Answer 8

low to medium in tannins
high in acidity
red fruit flavors (red cherry, red plum)

Question 9

what grape variety is Valpollicella DOC and Valpolicella Classico DOc from ?

Answer 9

mainly Corvina

Question 10

differences betweeb Valpolicella and Valpolicekka Classico

Answer 10

Classico comes from te hillier heartland of teh region and typically has more body and complecity than Valpolicela

Question 11

Amareno della Valpolicela DOCG
characteristics

Answer 11

dry to off dry red wine made from grapes that have een partially dried with Appasimento region
Wine is full bodied with high alcohol (around 15%)
high tannins
pronounced flafors of red fruit (red cherries and dried fruit (prunes, raisins, figs)

Question 12

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG charavteristics

Answer 12

sweet red wine made from partially dried grapes.

Question 13

Most important black grape varieties of Central Italy

Answer 13

Sangiovese and MOntepulciano

Question 14

What is the local name of Sangiovese

Answer 14

Brunello

Question 15

Sangiovese taste cracteristics

Answer 15

HIgh acidity
high tannin
red fruit: red cherry, red plum
Herbal: Dried herbs
Medium to full bodied
often oaked

Question 16

Regions of Sangiovese:

Answer 16

Chianti DOCG
Chianti Classico DOCG
Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Question 17

What does Italian term Classico mean

Answer 17

Classico indicates the taht the grape is from historical centre of the region. Origknal territory.

Usually ini the hilliest part of the region and typically produce wines that are more concentrated in flavour than those from the broader region

Question 18

What does Italian term Riserva mean

Answer 18

Riserva indicates a DOC or DOCG wine that has been aged for at least a set number of months before release.

Question 19

MONTELPUCIANO Characteristics

Answer 19

MEDIUM acidity
HIGH TANNING
bLAck fruit: black plum, black cherrt
Typically for early drinking
blended or single
oaked or unoaked

Question 20

Montelpuciano regions

Answer 20

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC - abruzzo region in east central Italy