Veneto/ Friuli-Venezia Giulia/Trentino Alto-Adige

Question 1

What region produces the most amount of wine in Italy?

Answer 1

Veneto

Question 2

What is the blend of Valpolicella?

Answer 2

45%-95% Corvina
Rondinella

Question 3

What makes Corvina so great for Appassiimento

Answer 3

it has thick skins which makes it great for airdrying
Corrects sugar and alcohol while drying

Question 4

What are the sensitivies of Corvina

Answer 4

humidity
botrytis
sunburn

Question 5

What is the training method for Corvina?

Answer 5

Pergola Veronese

Question 6

What is Toar

Answer 6

the local name for soil in Veneto
red and brown calcareous material

Question 7

Classic subzones of Valpolicella DOC?

Answer 7

Fumane
Negrar
Marano
Sant’Ambrogio
San Pietro

Question 8

Are grapes harevested earlier or later for Recioto della?

Answer 8

early- to maintain acidity

Question 9

what is fruttai

Answer 9

the lofts used to dry grapes for Appassimento

Question 10

What are the typical ways to dry grapes for Appassimento

Answer 10

Bamboo Racks
Stacked in crates
hung from ceiling

Question 11

Minimum alcohol for Amarone

Answer 11

14%

Question 12

What does amaro and amarone mean

Answer 12

bitter
big bitter

Question 13

What is ripasso method?

Answer 13

repass- refermenting the unpressed skins of grapes that were fermented for Amarone

Question 14

How many crus in Soave

Answer 14

33

Question 15

How much Amarone can be added to the secondary fermentation of Ripasso?

Answer 15

15%

Grapes must have .5% alcohol

Question 16

What is Bardolino region known for making?

Answer 16

Novello wines from Corvina- similar to Nouveau

Question 17

Grape blend of Soave

Answer 17

70% Garganega
madx 30% Trebbiano di Soave

Question 18

Sub regions of Soave Superiore DOCG

Answer 18

Clasico/Colli Scaligeri

Question 19

What is the name for Verdicchio in Soave?

Answer 19

Trebbiano di Soave

Question 20

Who produced one of the first single vineyard wines?

Answer 20

Pieropan

Calvarino in 1971

Question 21

Max RS for Amarone della Valpolicella

Answer 21

9g/l

For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 14%, an additional 0.10 g/l of residual sugar is allowed
For every 0.10% of alcohol exceeding 16%, an additional 0.15 g/l of residual sugar is allowed

Usually between 12-16 g/l realistically

Question 22

What region is known for Orange wine

Answer 22

Fruili

Question 23

What region is the rainiest in Italy

Answer 23

Friuli

Has gravely soil so it balances okay

Question 24

What is Ponca

Answer 24

friable sedimentary rock, best soil

Question 25

Important DOC of Frulil

Answer 25

Friuli Colli Orientali

Question 26

What river runs throu FC Orientali

Answer 26

Judrio River

Question 27

What is metodo friulano

Answer 27

friulian method

fermenting grape juice at low temps and reducing oxygen exposure

Question 28

What large regions is Processco in?

Answer 28

Friuli and Veneto

Question 29

Most notable cru in processco

Answer 29

Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze

Question 30

What % of the bottle needs to be the vintage when vintage bottled in Procesco

Answer 30

85%

Question 31

Stars of Modern Friuli

Answer 31

Gravner
Radikon
Miani
Livio Felluga
Venica e Venica
Ronco del Gnemiz

Question 32

New barrique producers of Amarone

Answer 32

Allegrini
Dal Forno

Question 33

Traditonal producers of Amarone

Answer 33

Quintarelli
Bertani
Venturini

Question 34

When can amarone be labeled riserva

Answer 34

aged a min of 4 years

Question 35

Does Prosecco have to state the vintage on the bottle?

Answer 35

Yes

Question 36

Encepagement of Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG

Answer 36

45-95% Corvina

Question 37

Where can you find Schiava

Answer 37

Trentino Alto Adige

Question 38

What are the big reds of Trentino Alto Adige

Answer 38

Schiava
Lagrein

Question 39

What is the local name for Schiava

Answer 39

Vernatsch